• <GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
    • Data Dictionary Module
    • The CSPro Language
    • Data Entry Module
    • Batch Editing Applications
      • Introduction to Batch Editing
      • Create a Batch Edit Application
      • Order of Editing
      • Correcting Errors
      • How to ...
      • Steps in Developing a Batch Editing Program
        • General Batch Editing Issues
        • Review Edit Specifications
        • Define Coding Standards
        • Code Edits of Individual Data Items
        • Develop Comprehensive Test File
        • Test CSPro Program
        • Re-Test with Live Data
        • Begin Production Editing
    • Tabulation Applications
    • Data Sources
    • CSPro Statements and Functions
    • Templated Reporting System
    • HTML and JavaScript Integration
    • Action Invoker
    • Appendix
  • <CSEntry>
  • <CSBatch>
  • <CSTab>
  • <DataViewer>
  • <TextView>
  • <TblView>
  • <CSFreq>
  • <CSDeploy>
  • <CSPack>
  • <CSDiff>
  • <CSConcat>
  • <Excel2CSPro>
  • <CSExport>
  • <CSIndex>
  • <CSReFmt>
  • <CSSort>
  • <ParadataConcat>
  • <ParadataViewer>
  • <CSCode>
  • <CSDocument>
  • <CSView>
  • <CSWeb>

Develop Comprehensive Test File

A comprehensive test file should be created; it can be made at any time after the edit specifications are finalized, and it can be done by anyone familiar with the data file. Each member of the team should create records to test all paths of his/her subroutines. These records can be combined into one test file in a logical sequence.