What are the entrance and exit criteria in the system test?

Entrance and exit criteria of each testing phase is written in the master test plan.

Enterence Criteria:

-          Integration exit criteria have been successfully met.

-          All installation documents are completed.

-          All shippable software has been successfully built

-          Syate, test plan is baselined by completing the walkthrough of the test plan.

-          Test environment should be setup.

-          All severity 1 MR’s of integration test phase should be closed.

Exit Criteria:

-          All the test cases in the test plan should be executed.

-          All MR’s/defects are either closed or deferred.

-          Regression testing cycle should be executed after closing the MR’s.

-          All documents are reviewed, finilized and signed-off.

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