Configuration Management Principles and Practice

Testers test a system according to the applicable test plan. Testing can be performed at various levels, but all levels are treated together here. Testers also perform later retesting or regression tests throughout a product's life cycle. Testers are responsible for using the appropriate configuration management system in performing all test activities, and they have a central role in connection with configuration management. They contribute to the performance of configuration management by

• Identifying relevant configuration items (test plans, descriptions, scripts, and data, and releases for an entire test, including test environment)

• Placing relevant items in storage after appropriate approval

• Producing appropriate event registrations for items used in connection with testing, such as source code or (sub)systems

Benefits

On top of the benefits of placing their own products under configuration management, testers may benefit from configuration management by

• Extracting related configuration items as the basis for testing, such as individual configuration items or, more important, deliveries in terms of integrated (sub)systems

• Getting information on the status and history of these items

• Getting information about relevant event registrations and their progress

References

It may be of special interest to a tester to read Chapter 16Test.