1. Validation for different
kind of data
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2. Purpose
Introduce
some issues on creating
validation for different kinds of data
when writing test case and executing
test

3. Objective
Give information on:
 Validation
for text fields
 Validation
for date fields
 Validation
for numeric data

4. Validate Text Fields (1)
 Validate
text fields when inputting data

Check mandatory fields.

Max length of text field.

The text field accepts special
characters/html tags or not (e.g.: name,
email address, password, text content …).

5. Validate Text Fields (2)

Spaces at the beginning and the end of
string should be trimmed.

Check full-size characters/half-size
characters for Japanese projects

6. Validate Text Fields (3)
 Validate
text fields when searching

Case-sensitive or not.

Spaces at the beginning and the end of
string should be trimmed
Notes: Be careful, you may miss testing if
system requires Unicode support.

7. Validate Date Fields (1)
 Validate
text fields when inputting data

Check mandatory fields

Check date format (inputted date,
conversion of inputted date)

Compare inputted date to current date (if
required)

Compare dates based on business rules

8. Validate Date Fields (2)
 Validate
text fields when searching
data

Check date format.

Compare “From Date” to “To Date”.

Search in case the field stores date and time
Notes: When displaying search results/new record
check if date format is correct and independent on
regional setting

9. Validate Numeric Data (1)
 Validate
numeric data when inputting
data

Check mandatory fields

Check max value/min value

Check integer/decimal number

10. Validate Numeric Data (2)

Check positive/negative number

Check conversion of format (decimal
symbol, digit grouping symbol, display
leading zero)
 Validate

numeric data when displaying
Display decimal symbol, digit grouping
symbol, leading zero

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