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Catapult Application - User Acceptance Test (UAT) Plan

1. UAT Plan & Schedule

1.1 Objectives

  • Verify Catapult meets all business, user, and technical requirements for Catalog, Profile, and Learn modules.
  • Ensure all user roles (Officer, Supervisor, Mentor, CDO, Admin, Superuser) can perform their expected tasks.
  • Validate integration with Joomla and adherence to UI/UX, accessibility, and security standards.

1.2 Scope

  • All high-level, detailed, and technical requirements as listed in the requirements section.
  • All user roles and their permissions.
  • End-to-end workflows for Catalog, Profile, and Learn.

1.3 Team & Roles

  • UAT Lead: Coordinates UAT, tracks progress, and reports results.
  • Business Users: Officers, Supervisors, Mentors, CDOs.
  • Admin/Superuser: Test admin-specific features.
  • Support: Developers and QA for defect triage.

1.4 Schedule

PhaseDatesResponsible
UAT PlanningJune 12UAT Lead
Test Data SetupJune 13Admin/Support
UAT ExecutionJune 14–18All Testers
Defect ResolutionJune 19–20Dev/QA
Retest/RegressionJune 21All Testers
UAT Sign-offJune 22UAT Lead/Stakeholder

2. UAT Test Case Template

Test Case ID:
Requirement:
User Role:
Preconditions:
Test Steps:
Expected Result:
Pass/Fail:
Comments/Defects:

3. UAT Test Execution Log Template

DateTesterTest Case IDPass/FailComments/Defects

4. UAT Summary Report Template

MetricValue
Total Test Cases
Passed
Failed
Blocked
Defects Raised
Defects Resolved
UAT Sign-off Status
Comments

5. Detailed UAT Test Cases & Scripts

5.1 Catalog

CAT-01: Browse Courses

  • User Role: Officer, Supervisor, Mentor, CDO, Admin, Superuser
  • Preconditions: User is logged in with appropriate role.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Navigate to the Catalog section.
    2. Verify a list of courses is displayed with title, category, sub-category, modality, and proficiency.
    3. Click a course to view its details.
  • Expected Result: Courses and details are displayed correctly.

CAT-02: Categorization & Tagging

  • User Role: All roles (view), Admin/Superuser (manage)
  • Preconditions: Categories and tags exist.
  • Test Steps:
    1. As Admin, create/edit/delete categories and tags.
    2. Assign categories/tags to courses.
    3. As Officer, filter courses by category/tag.
  • Expected Result: Categories/tags are managed and filterable.

CAT-03: Search & Filter

  • User Role: All roles
  • Preconditions: Courses exist in the catalog.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Use the search bar to find a course by keyword.
    2. Apply filters for category, sub-category, proficiency, and modality.
    3. Observe the total number of courses displayed.
  • Expected Result: Search and filters work as expected. The course count updates accordingly.

CAT-04: Course Registration (Internal/External)

  • User Role: All roles
  • Preconditions: Courses with both internal and external registration exist.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Open a course detail page.
    2. For internal courses, click the registration link.
    3. For external courses, verify the registration URL is displayed and can be copied.
  • Expected Result: Registration works as expected for both types.

CAT-05: Add to Learning Plan

  • User Role: Officer, Supervisor, Mentor, CDO
  • Preconditions: User is logged in and viewing a course detail.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Click "Add to Learning Plan" on a course detail page.
    2. Navigate to the user's learning plan and verify the course is listed.
  • Expected Result: Course appears in the learning plan.

CAT-06: Admin Catalog Management

  • User Role: Admin, Superuser
  • Preconditions: Admin access to catalog management.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Create, update, delete, and hide courses, categories, subcategories, proficiency levels, and modalities.
    2. Verify changes as a regular user.
  • Expected Result: Catalog updates are reflected for all users.

CAT-07: Data Import/Export

  • User Role: Admin, Superuser
  • Preconditions: Access to ETL/data management.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Import catalog data from JSON, XML, or CSV.
    2. Export catalog data to each format.
    3. Verify catalog updates accordingly.
  • Expected Result: Data import/export works as expected.

CAT-08: Course Feedback & Questions

  • User Role: All roles
  • Preconditions: Feedback/question form is available.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Submit feedback or a question for a course.
    2. Verify submission is received by the appropriate mail group.
  • Expected Result: Feedback/question is sent and acknowledged.

5.2 Profile

PRO-01: Create/Update Profile

  • User Role: Officer, Admin, Superuser
  • Preconditions: User is logged in.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Navigate to Profile section.
    2. Create or update profile information.
    3. Save and verify changes.
  • Expected Result: Profile is created or updated successfully.

PRO-02: Define Relationships

  • User Role: Officer, Admin, Superuser
  • Preconditions: User is logged in.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Edit profile to add Mentor, CDO, and Supervisor.
    2. Save and verify relationships are displayed.
  • Expected Result: Relationships are saved and visible.

PRO-03: Experience Validation

  • User Role: Officer, Supervisor, Admin, Superuser
  • Preconditions: User has added experience to profile.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Officer adds education and work experience.
    2. Supervisor reviews and validates experience.
    3. Officer verifies validation status.
  • Expected Result: Experience is validated and status is updated.

PRO-04: Career Acceleration

  • User Role: Supervisor
  • Preconditions: Officer profile exists.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Supervisor flags an Officer for fast-tracking.
    2. Officer and Admin verify status update.
  • Expected Result: Officer is flagged for career acceleration.

PRO-05: Profile Deletion Request

  • User Role: Officer
  • Preconditions: Officer profile exists.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Officer requests profile deletion.
    2. Admin reviews and processes the request.
    3. Officer verifies profile status.
  • Expected Result: Deletion workflow is triggered and processed.

5.3 Learn

LEA-01: Learning Tracks

  • User Role: Officer, Admin, Superuser
  • Preconditions: Learning tracks exist.
  • Test Steps:
    1. View available learning tracks.
    2. Enroll in a track.
    3. Verify courses are added to learning plan.
  • Expected Result: Track enrollment works and courses are added.

LEA-02: Request Workflow

  • User Role: Officer, Supervisor
  • Preconditions: Officer is enrolled in a course requiring approval.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Officer requests training.
    2. Supervisor approves or denies the request.
    3. Officer verifies request status.
  • Expected Result: Request workflow functions as expected.

LEA-03: Course Schedule

  • User Role: Officer
  • Preconditions: Officer has courses in learning plan.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Add upcoming course dates and completion dates.
    2. Mark courses as completed.
    3. Verify schedule updates.
  • Expected Result: Schedule is tracked and updated.

LEA-04: Custom Learning Plans

  • User Role: Officer, Admin, Superuser
  • Preconditions: User is logged in.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Add custom courses to learning plan (not in catalog).
    2. Specify course title, source, modality, and proficiency.
    3. Verify custom course appears in plan.
  • Expected Result: Custom learning plan is updated.

5.4 Technical/Access

TEC-01: Access Control

  • User Role: All roles
  • Preconditions: User accounts exist for each role.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Attempt to access the application without logging in.
    2. Log in as each role and verify access to permitted features only.
  • Expected Result: Access is restricted by role and login status.

TEC-02: UI Consistency & Accessibility

  • User Role: All roles
  • Preconditions: Application is running in a browser.
  • Test Steps:
    1. Inspect headings, lists, and forms for consistent styling.
    2. Test keyboard navigation and screen reader compatibility.
    3. Resize window to test responsive design.
  • Expected Result: UI matches design, is accessible, and responsive.