Input Data Validation
Every web application is expected have at least one submit form. Data entered in form is transferred as input to database or to any other application and will decide the output. So, input data plays a very important role in retrieving the output data. Such data needs to be validated by the code. And tester has the responsibility of validating such data. At this point tester thinks about how can the validations be done and what type of data should be provided to validate the input field. Test data needs to be created and passed to the form through the automation tool or manually. Here are few steps or guide lines to validate the data. Let’s consider a sample form which acts as input to signing in as new member in a social networking site like facebook. It contains different types of input fields – Numeric, String, Alpha Numeric, date, preset values (from drop downs or check boxes), file uploads and Email addresses. Name: String input field Password : Alphanumeri