Difference between Session issues and functionality issues

Hi everyone ! I am not able to figure out the difference between session issues and functionality issues....
Can anyone clear this concept with an example.....



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Saurabh Garg

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Session Issues - With in allotted time u have to comeplete the work is called session issues 
 
Finctionality Issues - In this selection of testing and form this how much of item is testing from the project

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Hi ! I got a hint ! But can u tell me dat in my aplication i m testing for working of back button..
CR was that on all the pages where return button exist back button should not work...
If I m testing the functionality of back button on those pages..
will it come under functionality issue or session issue????????
I m confusd because back button is not a part of functionality....of the appln..

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Hi,
I think session issue is, for example suppose you have logged in to any application and for few mins u dont perform any operations and after that when u do any operation in application you are again asked to login, i.e., ur session has timed out
In ur case i think the back button which u have informed is of functionality issue


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ketan

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Priyarun

  • Dec 20th, 2007
 

Since the condition you mentioned explains how the back button should function, I guess its a functionality issue.

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Session Issue means say, for example you have to complete your transaction for 1 minute, then all the formalities w.r.t the application should be completed with in that time and if you consume more than the intended time then it is a session issue, suppose if you are not able to complete the process with in the allotted time, then it is a functional issue. These kind of issues are able to identify easily using any performance testing tools like Silk performer, Load runner.. etc

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HI

  Session Issues: If an user logged into the application then concerned sessions will be created, these are 2 types, Permanant and temparory....

  Issues:

 -> Try to use the application upto session out time, and verify whether application is logging out or not

-> Leave system as idle upto session out time, and verify whether application is logging out or not

-> If it's a permanant session then system should not logged out for ever, etc


Functional issues:

-> Consider login page, if user is not able to logged into the system then it'a functional issue

etc

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The primary difference between session and functionality issues is sessions are time-dependent and functionalities are not.

A session is a process that enables interaction between two or more communicating entities (ex: two computers; computer and user) over a predetermined span of time.  Sessions are established and later torn down.  Session issues arise when they fail to establish; they are torn down too soon; there are problems with state management; and session cookies are corrupted.
 

Functionality refers to the capacity of an application to perform a particular task.  Functionality issues arise when they fail to perform as expected.
 

In web testing, the ability to click a browser's Back Button in order to display the previous page is an example of a functionality issue.  The ability to retain the previous page after the web session times out would be an example of a session issue.

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