<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="task" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Testing process" /> <meta name="abstract" content="The testing of a globalization-enabled product should be done in the phases listed in this topic." /> <meta name="description" content="The testing of a globalization-enabled product should be done in the phases listed in this topic." /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rbagsdevelopingappsprocess.htm" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Rights.Owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="rbagstestingprocess" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>Testing process</title> </head> <body id="rbagstestingprocess"><a name="rbagstestingprocess"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Testing process</h1> <div><p>The testing of a globalization-enabled product should be done in the phases listed in this topic.</p> <ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Test the running code</span> <p>The running code should be tested in a globalization support environment in order to check all the possible language-dependent combinations. Translators should not test the product functionality.</p> </li> <li class="stepexpand"><span>Check the textual data</span> <p>The textual data should be tested to check correct translation and consistency throughout the product.</p> </li> <li class="stepexpand"><span>Integrate the running code and textual data</span> <p>After the textual data and the code have been tested separately, an integration test should be performed to test if the application has taken into account all the globalization-related processing, and that the translation of the textual data has not caused a malfunction in the product.</p> <p>If your application will also run on a multinational or multilingual system a separate test that includes more than one set of textual data should be planned.</p> </li> </ol> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbagsdevelopingappsprocess.htm" title="Before you invest your time and money into the development of globalized applications, you will benefit from a planning process that gives you an opportunity to consider how you can efficiently and effectively serve your users. The information in this topic will help you develop such a plan.">Goals and processes</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>