Acceptance testing completes the formal testing process and is the only test that is the responsibility of the customer. After the acceptance test is finished, the developer should be ready to implement with a high level of confidence that the system will be relatively error-free and stable. The acceptance test is the last opportunity customers have to make sure that the system is what they actually demanded. When this final test is complete, the developer team expects that the customer will formally approve the system. Therefore, unlike all the other tests performed, acceptance testing is the customers responsibility.
Acceptance Testing is a key feature of projects to implement new systems or processes. It is the formal means by which the developer ensures that the new system or process does actually meet the essential user requirements. Each module to be implemented will be subject to one or more Acceptance Tests before implementation at the user end.
The scope of Acceptance Test will vary depending on which business process is being tested. In general however, tests will cover a number of defined test cases using quality data to validate end-to-end business processes, a comparison of actual test results against expected results and a discussion forum to evaluate the process and facilitate issue resolution.
In the end, the objectives of Acceptance Testing are to validate system set-up for transactions and user access, to confirm use of system in performing business processes, to verify performance on business critical functions and to confirm integrity of the software system.
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