Adaptable Process Model Checklists: Conducting Integration Tests
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	Conducting Integration Tests As the software is being constructed, it's necessary to consider a number of important issues. The following checklist can be applied as integration tests are planned and during the integration process itself. For this checklist, the more questions that elicit a negative response, the higher the risk that integration testing will not adequately achieve its purpose. Has the software architecture been fully defined in the design document? Has the structure of global data been identified? Is the component-level design complete for all modules within the system? Has an integration schedule been established? Have drivers and stubs been defined and developed? Has an appropriate integration strategy been chosen based on the needs of the customer? If a top-down strategy has been chosen, are stubs available so that top-level modules can be adequately tested? Is regression testing performed as new modules are integrated? Are components integrated depth first so that appropriate functionality along one control path can be demonstrated? Are error recording mechanisms in place? If a bottom-up strategy has been chosen, are drivers available so that bottom level module clusters can be adequately tested? Has smoke testing (SEPA, 5/e, p. 492) been considered as an integration strategy? Return to Checklist Table of Contents