Hi alli am into a project where the system generates various reports and i have to test all the reports so what has to be tested in the reports i.e what are the important things to be tested in the reportsferoz

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Feb 10th, 2006
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Gollakoti

Feb 21st, 2006

1. Check whether the report displayed on the web page is perfectly aligned or not2. Compare the report data with the database data and validate for the same same query results3. See whether the report is displayed properly in html and or PDF formats.

yogesh

Mar 1st, 2006

Check if the reports are generated in the respective folder or webpage . Check whether data present in report makes sense. Check if the data matches with database using ur SQL query. Atlast have a visual check on the reports.

StevenPace
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Jul 12th, 2008

Testing should be done, for the most part, from the users prospective. If a user would accept the answer the software is giving, so should you, if not, it is a bug. If the software complies with the specification, but neither makes sense from a users perspective than BOTH ARE WRONG. In this case, report bugs on both.
Since you can not test everything, prioritise on a risk basis. If it destroys data, insults someones religious beliefs, it is more serious than if it is mearly a minor style issue. The objective is to have as few deffects as possible, and the defects that do exist will have the lease impact, so look the most, were the most serious or numerous bugs are going to be hiding. And be especially concerned if the programs behavior is just plain weird, there is no telling what wierd code will do......