Navigational Testing
This test determines whether each window can be navigated to by initiation (via all the multiple ways of initiating) of all the different functions from any other appropriate window in the system, without necessarily performing any of the detailed processing that might be required when it gets there. Again, the best format for this test is a checklist, as shown in Table 15-3. Each list is unique to the particular window that is being tested. The list of navigational actions and results can be easily retested and verified by the test reviewer.
Table 15-3 Example Navigation Design Checklist
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Navigation |
Action Result | Navigation Checked |
| File : New | Entry fields reinitialized for new input | |
| File : Open | Windows Open dialog box displayed | |
| File : Delete | Customer details deleted after confirmation | |
| File : Print | Windows Print dialog box displayed | |
| File : Exit | Application terminated | |
| View : Customer Orders | Customer Orders screen displayed | |
| Options : Toolbar | Toolbar display toggled | |
| Help : Contents | Application Help file contents displayed | |
| Help : Search | Application Help file search displayed | |
| Help : Using Help | Windows Help file displayed | |
| Help : About | Application About box displayed |