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ISTQB Exam CT-TAE Topic 8 Question 38 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISTQB's CT-TAE exam
Question #: 38
Topic #: 8
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You have executed an automated test suite for a product that was released into production. Although all the tests passed, there was a major failure in production in an area that was covered well by your automated tests.

You have run the automated tests again and one of the tests is now failing and this is directly related to the production defect that was raised. You decide to run the automated test suite again on the same version of the SUT and the test now passes.

What SHOULD you do now to verify the validity of the automated tests?

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by Freeman at Sep 18, 2024, 09:37 AM

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Rodolfo
3 days ago
This is a tricky one. I'm not sure if I should remove the intermittently failing test or just run the suite again and see if it passes. I'll need to think this through carefully.
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Erasmo
18 days ago
Ah, I see. The issue is that actual cost-based transfer prices can "charge inefficiencies to the department that is transferring the goods." That's an important limitation to be aware of.
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Ligia
12 months ago
Ah, the old 'pass one, fail one, pass one' routine. Classic software shenanigans. I'd be tempted to go with option C and just roll the dice again, but that's probably not the best approach. Hmm...
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Shelia
11 months ago
A) Remove the intermittently failing test from the test suite and investigate the reason why the test sometimes passes and sometimes fails.
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Cordelia
11 months ago
B) Check that the production defect that was reported was an actual defect
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Gaston
11 months ago
A) Remove the intermittently failing test from the test suite and investigate the reason why the test sometimes passes and sometimes fails.
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Edmond
1 years ago
I've seen this kind of thing before. It's like the software is having a mood swing or something. I'd go with option B - make sure the production defect was legit before doing anything else.
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Jess
1 years ago
Intermittently failing tests? That's a new one. Sounds like we need to dive into that reference. I'm leaning towards option D, but let's see what the others have to say.
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Gianna
1 years ago
But shouldn't we also check if the production defect was a real issue before making any changes to the test suite?
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Meghan
1 years ago
This is just bizarre. How can a test pass one time and fail the next? Clearly, the automated tests are not reliable. I'd say option A is the way to go - get to the root of this problem.
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Tayna
11 months ago
Removing the intermittently failing test sounds like a good idea to me.
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Nicolette
11 months ago
I think we should definitely investigate why the test is failing sometimes.
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Marcos
12 months ago
I agree, it's strange that the test results are inconsistent.
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Carey
1 years ago
I agree with Maddie. It's important to ensure the reliability of our automated tests.
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Maddie
1 years ago
I think we should remove the intermittently failing test and investigate why it's failing.
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