Stability Testing Process
- Test Planning: Considering the expected usage patterns of the system and the need for constant performance over an extended period of time, define the general goals and aims of stability testing.
- Test Case Design: To evaluate the stability of the system, provide detailed test cases that match real-world usage patterns and circumstances.
- Test Case Review: Examine the test cases for accuracy and completeness to guarantee their effectiveness and quality.
- Test Execution: Conduct stability tests to evaluate the system’s capacity to sustain stable operation for a prolonged period of time and in a variety of circumstances.
- Report Defects: Determine and record any flaws, irregularities or problems found during stability testing to help in repair and growth.
Stability Testing – Software Testing
Stability Testing is a type of Software Testing to check the quality and behavior of the software in different environmental parameters. It is defined as the ability of the product to continue to function over time without failure.
It is a Non-functional Testing technique that focuses to stress the software component to the maximum. Stability testing is done to check the efficiency of a developed product beyond normal operational capacity that is known as break point. It has higher significance in error handling, software reliability, robustness and scalability of a product under heavy load rather than checking the system behavior under normal circumstances.
Stability testing assesses stability problems. This testing is majorly intended to check whether the application will crash at any point in time or not.