Conduct Final Integration Test

Use

The purpose of this task is to conduct the final integration test based on the final integration test plan. This is crucial for the functional verification of your production system. It is a simulation of live operation.

This includes verification of all dependencies of the business processes along the value chain, and interfaces, output and print functions, and enhancements. Remote locations are included in the test. This is done in the quality assurance system.

Check the data conversion programs to verify that master and transactional data is correct and available for integration testing.

Final integration testing is a critical milestone activity in your project.

This includes:

Procedure

  1. Prepare for integration test.
    Prepare test room, check equipment and system, and collate relevant materials.
  2. Hold Kickoff meeting for integration test.
    Introduce objectives and the plan to test personnel. Ensure that all know the test logon procedure, and the issue recording method.
  3. Verify that required test data is loaded on the QA system as defined in the Integration Test Scenario.
  4. Run test cases.
    Run each test scenario as defined in the integration test plan.
  5. Record results.
    Record results in the Integration Test Scenario.
  6. Compare results to expected results.
    Compare expected results with actual results. Classify differences in terms of impact on the project. If you can, resolve the issue and re-test.
  7. Record issues.
    Record problems that you find during the test in the issue management system. Integration issues must be escalated and resolved quickly.

Be sure to resolve issues that affect key business processes. Also, link the issue to the Integration Test Scenario.

  1. Set test case as complete.

Result

Tested SAP System that meets the requirements of the integration test plan.