Various Scenarios and appropriate Black Box Testing Techniques
A summary on various scenarios under which different Black Box testing techniques will be useful are as under:
Sr. | Type of Test Scenario | Appropriate Black Box Testing Technique |
1 | Output values dictated by certain conditions depending upon values of input variables. | Decision tables. |
2 | Input values in ranges, with each range showing a particular functionality. | Boundary Value Analysis (BVA). |
3 | Input values divided into classes. | Equivalence partitioning. |
4 | Checking for expected and unexpected input values. | Positive and negative testing. |
5 | Workflows, process flows or language processors. | Graph based testing. |
6 | To ensure that requirements are tested and met properly. | Requirements based testing. |
7 | To test the domain expertise rather than product specification. | Domain testing. |
8 | To ensure that the documentation is consistent with the product. | Documentation testing. |
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