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This report is a list of test sessions along with their vital statistics. All numbers except Bugs, Issues, and Testers represent normal sessions. A normal session is about 90 minutes of uninterrupted test time by a single tester. An actual session may be worth more or less than a normal session depending on the duration of the session and the number of testers involved with it.

Each session row is linked to the full session report.

SESSION DATE TIME DUR CHTR OPP TEST BUG SETUP BUGS ISSUES TSTRS
et-jsb-010417-a 4/17/01 9:30 am 2.66 2.66 0 0.79 1.06 0.79 7 3 2
et-jsb-010417-c 4/17/01 5:30 pm 2 1.8 0.2 0.9 0.54 0.36 8 2 2
et-jsb-010418-a 4/18/01 9:30 am 1 1 0 0.2 0.6 0.2 6 0 1
et-jsb-010416-c 4/16/01 2:30 pm 2 2 0 1.8 0 0.2 1 1 2
et-jsb-010416-a 4/16/01 9:30 am 1 1 0 0.8 0 0.2 0 3 1
et-jsb-010418-c 4/18/01 4:00 pm 1.33 1.33 0 0.93 0.26 0.13 0 3 1
et-jsb-010418-b 4/18/01 1:00 pm 1 1 0 0.3 0.6 0.1 6 2 1
et-jsb-010417-b 4/17/01 1:30 pm 0.66 0.6 0.06 0.42 0.12 0.06 4 2 1
et-jsb-010416-b 4/16/01 1:00 pm 1.33 1.33 0 1.33 0 0 0 2 2

Column Definitions

SESSION = the title of the session report

This value is linked to the actual session report, which you can view for more information about the session.

DATE = the day the session started

 

TIME = the time the session started

 

DUR = the approximate duration of the session

Duration is specified in terms of normal session units. Each session is worth about 90 minutes of uninterrupted tester attention.

CHTR = total amount of on-charter work

The total amount of session work that was within the charter of each session. This value plus the Opportunity value should equal the total amount of session work associated with the corresponding coverage area. CHTR + OPP = TOTAL

OPP = total amount of off-charter work

The amount of session work that was not within the charter of each session. The TBS breakdown for opportunity testing is not reported. All we know is that the work was off the subject of the specific charter. CHTR + OPP = TOTAL

TEST = amount of on-charter test design and execution

The amount of on-charter work that was devoted to searching for bugs. The higher this value, the more time was spent by testers productively testing. TEST + BUG + SETUP = CHTR.

BUG = amount of on-charter bug investigation and reporting that interrupted testing

The amount of on-charter work that was devoted to investigating and reporting bugs. This work is only reported if it interrupts bug searching. Thus, the fewer problems there are, or the easier they are to investigate, the lower this value will be, and the more testing will get done. TEST + BUG + SETUP = CHTR.

SETUP = amount of session setup work that interrupted testing

The amount of on-charter work that was devoted to anything other than bug searching or bug investigation and reporting. This work is only reported if it interrupts bug searching. Typically, this category includes gathering information for testing, setting up equipment, or filling out the session reports. Thus, the more organized the test process is, the lower this value will be, and the more testing will get done. Chronically high setup values probably indicate that the test project is still getting up to speed. TEST + BUG + SETUP = CHTR.

BUGS = total number of bugs found in sessions associated with this coverage area

The total number of bugs reported to the test lead during the session. Not every bug reported to the test lead will be proper to report in the bug tracking system.

ISSUES = total number of issues found in sessions associated with this coverage area

The total number of issues reported in the session. Issues can be problems with the test process or questions about the product that are escalated to the test lead.

TSTRS = number of testers on the session

The number of testers who were devoted to the session. A session with two testers counts as two sessions worth of work.