Common use of ACCEPTANCE TEST CRITERIA Clause in Contracts

ACCEPTANCE TEST CRITERIA. Three types of criteria govern the Compliance Check Procedure. The entrance criteria have to be met before the Compliance Check Procedure is started. The acceptance criteria determine the successful completion of the test cases. If the termination criteria are fulfilled, the testing has to be suspended due to major technical issues or immaturity of the solution. Entrance criteria As an entrance criterion, the NSP has passed Step 1 and then communicated to the ESMIG Operator the readiness of its Network for acceptance testing. The NSP has provided to the ESMIG Operator confirmation of the successful completion of the NSP's internal tests. After the ESMIG Operator confirmed the readiness for the Compliance Check Procedure, an acceptance entrance meeting has been held and the ESMIG Operator and the NSP have agreed to start acceptance testing activities. Acceptance criteria The acceptance testing phase is completed when all of the following conditions are matched: x all acceptance test cases have been executed; x except otherwise agreed with a specific action plan, the NSP has resolved all reported defects; x all contingency plans and procedures have been successfully tested; x the NSP's infrastructure has been running without major issues or incidents for at least 7 consecutive calendar days; x the NSP and the ESMIG Operator have held an acceptance testing exit meeting and agree that the acceptance testing stage has been successfully completed. The following picture gives a visual representation: The acceptance flow can be split into 10 different steps: (step 1) ready for acceptance, (step 2) performing the tests, (step 3a) all tests are passed, or (step 3b) some tests are not passed, (step 4) adapt1, (step 5) tests are repeated, (step 6) some tests are not passed, (step 7a) terminate (i.e. test case is failed), or (step 7b) request to adjust, (step