===== For ULS Version 1.8.0 =====

This is the test suite for version 1.8.0 of ULS.


==== Test Environment ====

The stage environment is used for all tests.


==== Test Scenarios ====

A number of administrative tasks and entries must be done to set up the necessary settings for all tests.
This is also a test of the ULS **administration** itself.

A number of well-defined **basic values** containing all supported datatypes are sent to the ULS 
and the correct transmission and presentation is checked thru a manual **basic analysis**.

**boundary tests** are made to verify the correct processing of e.g. very small and very large values. 

**continuous tests** are based on values derived from the current number of seconds
  * within the current hour
  * within the current day
  * within the current week (since 00:00 of last monday) and
  * within the current month

These values are specifically prepared and calculated to cover the most common scenarios. 
In combination with **threshold** definitions they are used to test the firing of **notifications** for threshold violations 
The notifications will contain replaced static and dynamically calculated embedded **placeholders** in their message bodies.

These values will also be used for the check of the **aggregation** or **compression** of values.

Reports are used to check the different expected results and to check the **report** functionality itself.

  * do the necessary [[uls:testsuite:version_180:preparations]]

The test cases are separated by function in different sections:

  * administrative settings and tests in [[uls:testsuite:version_180:admin_settings]]
  * basic values, one execution in [[uls:testsuite:version_180:basic_values]]
  * continuous values generation in [[uls:testsuite:version_180:continuous_values]]
  * special values generation in [[uls:testsuite:version_180:special_values]]
  * aggregations in [[uls:testsuite:version_180:aggregations]]
  * notifications in [[uls:testsuite:version_180:notifications]]
  * deletion of values after elapsed [[uls:testsuite:version_180:retention]]


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