The developer shall perform CSCI qualification testing in accordance with the
following requirements.
Note 1: CSCI qualification testing is performed to demonstrate to the
acquirer that CSCI requirements have been met. It covers the CSCI requirements
in software requirements specifications (SRSs) and in associated interface
requirements specifications (IRSs). This testing contrasts with
developer-internal CSCI testing, performed as the final stage of unit
integration and testing.
Note 2: If a CSCI is developed in multiple builds, its CSCI qualification
testing will not be completed until the final build for that CSCI, or possibly
until later builds involving items with which the CSCI is required to interface.
CSCI qualification testing in each build should be interpreted to mean planning
and performing tests of the current build of each CSCI to ensure that the CSCI
requirements to be implemented in that build have been
met.
5.9.1 Independence in CSCI qualification testing. The person(s) responsible
for qualification testing of a given CSCI shall not be the persons who
performed detailed design or implementation of that CSCI. This does not
preclude persons who performed detailed design or implementation of the CSCI
from contributing to the process, for example, by contributing test cases that
rely on knowledge of the CSCI's internal implementation.
5.9.2 Testing on the target computer system. CSCI qualification testing
shall include testing on the target computer system or an alternative system
approved by the acquirer.
5.9.3 Preparing for CSCI qualification testing. The developer shall define
and record the test preparations, test cases, and test procedures to be used
for CSCI qualification testing and the traceability between the test cases and
the CSCI requirements. The result shall include all applicable items in the
Software Test Description (STD) DID (see
6.2 ). The developer shall prepare the test data needed to carry out the
test cases and provide the acquirer advance notice of the time and location of
CSCI qualification testing.
5.9.4 Dry run of CSCI qualification testing. If CSCI qualification testing
is to be witnessed by the acquirer, the developer shall dry run the CSCI test
cases and procedures to ensure that they are complete and accurate and that
the software is ready for witnessed testing. The developer shall record the
results of this activity in appropriate software development files (SDFs) and
shall update the CSCI test cases and procedures as appropriate.
5.9.5 Performing CSCI qualification testing. The developer shall perform
CSCI qualification testing of each CSCI. The testing shall be in accordance
with the CSCI test cases and procedures.
5.9.6 Revision and retesting. The developer shall make necessary revisions
to the software, provide the acquirer advance notice of retesting, conduct all
necessary retesting, and update the software development files (SDFs) and
other software products as needed, based on the results of CSCI qualification
testing.
5.9.7 Analyzing and recording CSCI qualification test results. The
developer shall analyze and record the results of CSCI qualification testing.
The results shall include all applicable items in the Software Test Report
(STR) DID (see 6.2
).
