Test results report in software testing

Dmitri Kozlov
1 min readOct 14, 2020

Test Results report is a detailed summary of all tests performed for a particular testing project.

The testing project could be:
a) New enhancement or new changes testing
b) Bug testing
c) A testing project with a specific focus

The test results report is the standard requirement in the software testing process enforced by Software auditing companies.

The software test engineer writes the test results report upon the successful completion of all software tests executed. The software ticket must include the test results report in the bug management program.

The test results report includes:
a) The summary of all tests performed

The test summary is useful for all members of the software development team.

The test summary could be any file format.

For simple tests, this is a list of items tested.
For complicated tests, this is an Excel file with tables summarising tests.
For screen changes, this is the list of all screenshots saved in the Excel file.

b) Parameters used in testing
c) Data files used in testing

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Dmitri Kozlov

Senior Software QA Analyst — 19 yrs experience (B.A. Mathematics Temple University 1998)