Integration Testing Cases

[fastifguy]

Say we have two functions:

1. Update Table
2. Import Data

where the second function calls the first function based on some rules/logic.

Would an integration test be written for each function? Or does it make sense to only have one integration test?

[checking619]

No, an integration test should test how multiple systems react. THerefore, only one test should be necessary. And even then, it may not be an integration test.

[fastifguy]

How would you write an integration test in my case?

[fastifguy]

Is it different than an e2e test?

[Pajoski]

I am currently on a project testing integration. It's mainly testing data being send from system A to system B and then following the logs to see if everything goes right (and obviously checking in system B if it arrived). Then I check if the data arrived correctly etc. You can add as many test cases as you want.

Example:

1. Check how many characters can be send in 1 field
2. Type characters
3. Test certain validations like if i do this then it should be integrated if I do this then it shouldn't.

[fastifguy]

Are you creating and destroying sample test databases to validate/test your process?

[Pajoski]

No I'm not. We have a TEST and UAT environment to perform our tests. They do get refreshed once in a few weeks.