Testing Documentation is the documentation which gives the complete information about the techniques used for testing, the bugs found while testing, the information of the fixed errors and the approaches used to fix them. Any changes made for removing the errors. All these are included in the Testing Documentation.

Documentation for software testing should be done before performing the testing or during the testing of the software. 

This document is very important as it also provides information to other testers and developers about the errors which are fixed and how are they fixed.

TYPES OF TEST DOCUMENT:

There are various types of testing document in software testing. Some of them are as follows:

• Test Scenarios: Test Scenarios are the ways which are used for testing an application software. It doesn’t include the inputs and outputs for the navigation of the application. But it is used widely to understand the flow of the software from point-to-point. Test Scenarios and Test Case are similar kind of concepts, but the only difference is that Test Scenarios include several steps for testing the application while Test Case only include a test case for testing the application.
• Test Case: As we just discussed about Test Scenarios, Test Case is also used for testing the application. But a Test Case is a single case of input and output used for testing the application. For testing an application, only a single test case is not sufficient, therefore multiple test cases are developed for testing the software and these test cases are documented in a Test Document.
• Test Plan: As the name defines itself, which means in this document we will make a plan for the testing of the software which we will perform while developing the application or after the development. This plan is very useful for effective testing of the software application. As anything we do by making a plan becomes successful, though Test Plan document is also important for successful testing.
• Test Data: The data before the execution of the testing procedures is called Test Data. The test data is useful for comparing the results of test cases whether they are correct or not. An Excel sheet format is used for Creating the Test Data Document.

ADVANTAGES OF TESTING DOCUMENTATION: 

• Documentation helps to understand the complete information related to Testing of the software.
• It gives clarification of the methods and plans executed for the testing.
• It gives the cases which are used to perform the testing.
• It makes the testing easier by providing the test scenarios required for testing the application.
• Test document is also useful for testing other similar applications.

DISADVANTAGES OF TESTING DOCUMENTATION: 

• It is a tough task to design a test document, because it requires the complete assessment of the application requirements and the workings.
• If the document doesn’t contain proper information about the testing procedures, plans, then it will create a problem for the developer and the customer as well.
• It is not good if the document is written by a person who doesn’t have the knowledge about this topic.