Artifact:  Test Package

Test Package	A stereotype of Package in the design model.
UML representation:	Package in the design model, stereotyped as «test package».
Role:	Designer
Optionality:	This artifact is only used if you are designing and implementing test specific functionality.
Reports:	Design Package Report
More information:	Guidelines: Design Package Artifact: Design Package
Purpose Properties Timing Responsibility Tailoring

Input to Activities: Implement Test Components and Subsystems Design Test Packages and Classes

Output from Activities: Design Test Packages and Classes

Purpose

The purpose of the test package is to identify and define the test specific functionality to facilitate or automate tests. This test-specific functionality should be included in the design model. There are two main types of test-specific packages in a design model:

• Test packages that are "stubs" for design classes that you need to simulate or have decided not to include completely in a test target.
• Test packages that are drivers, facilitating the automation of test cases.

• The Implementer uses the test packages to implement the test specific functionality.

Properties

See Properties in Artifact: Design Package.

Timing

Test packages are created and modified in parallel with creating and modifying corresponding design packages.

Responsibility

See Responsibility in Artifact: Design Package.

Tailoring

See Tailoring in Artifact: Design Package.

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