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Bill Cycle Setup (BX03US02)

Bill Cycle Setup - (BX03US02)

Test Scenario Analysis

A. Functional Test Scenarios

Core Functionality Scenarios

  1. Dashboard Metrics Display - Real-time display of consumer coverage, active cycles, and performance indicators
  2. Bill Cycle Creation - Complete cycle creation workflow with validation
  3. Premise Selection - Area-based filtering and premise selection with consumer count updates
  4. Consumer Management - Individual consumer selection and category breakdown
  5. Cycle Monitoring - Performance tracking and billing summary analysis
  6. Historical Analysis - Trend analysis and run history tracking
  7. Search and Filter Operations - Advanced search across cycles and consumers
  8. Export Functionality - Data export capabilities across different views

Business Rules Scenarios (Weighted by Importance)

  1. Cycle Uniqueness Validation (Weight: 10) - Prevent duplicate cycle names
  2. Consumer Eligibility Rules (Weight: 9) - Only Active and Temp Disconnected consumers
  3. Billing Duration Constraints (Weight: 8) - Valid duration ranges and restrictions
  4. Premise Assignment Logic (Weight: 8) - Prevent overlapping cycle assignments
  5. Real-time Count Updates (Weight: 7) - Dynamic consumer count calculations
  6. Status-based Operations (Weight: 7) - Active/Inactive cycle management
  7. Permission-based Access (Weight: 6) - Role-specific functionality access

User Journey Scenarios

  1. Billing Manager Complete Workflow - Dashboard → Create Cycle → Monitor Performance → Analyze Trends
  2. Billing Specialist Execution Flow - View Cycles → Execute Billing → Track Progress → Handle Exceptions
  3. Monthly Cycle Management - Create → Configure → Execute → Monitor → Report
  4. Exception Handling Journey - Identify Issues → Investigate → Resolve → Document


B. Non-Functional Test Scenarios

Performance Scenarios

  • Dashboard load time < 1 second
  • Cycle creation response < 1 second
  • Consumer count updates in real-time
  • Large dataset handling (>10,000 consumers)
  • Concurrent user operations

Security Scenarios

  • Authentication validation
  • Role-based authorization
  • Data access controls
  • Input validation and sanitization
  • Session management

Compatibility Scenarios

  • Chrome latest version compatibility
  • Responsive design validation
  • Cross-resolution support (1920x1080, 1024x768, 375x667)

Usability Scenarios

  • Intuitive navigation flow
  • Error message clarity
  • Loading state indicators
  • Data validation feedback

C. Edge Case & Error Scenarios

Boundary Conditions

  • Maximum consumer count per cycle
  • Minimum billing duration (1 day)
  • Maximum billing duration limits
  • Empty premise selections
  • Zero consumer scenarios

Invalid Input Scenarios

  • Duplicate cycle names
  • Invalid billing durations
  • Malformed search queries


System Failure Scenarios

  • Meter data service unavailability
  • Database connection issues
  • Large dataset timeout scenarios
  • Export operation failures



Detailed Test Cases

Test Suite 1: Dashboard and Overview

BX03US02_TC_001

Title: Verify Dashboard Metrics Display. 

Created By: Sarvesh

Created Date: 2025-05-27 Version: 1.0

Classification:

  • Module/Feature: Dashboard Overview
  • Test Type: Functional/UI
  • Test Level: System
  • Priority: P1-Critical
  • Execution Phase: Smoke
  • Automation Status: Not-Automated

Enhanced Tags: MOD-Dashboard, P1-Critical, Phase-Smoke, Type-Functional, Platform-Web, Report-Product, Customer-All, Risk-Low, Business-Critical, Revenue-Impact-Medium, Integration-End-to-End

Business Context:

  • Customer_Segment: All
  • Revenue_Impact: Medium
  • Business_Priority: Must-Have
  • Customer_Journey: Daily-Usage
  • Compliance_Required: No
  • SLA_Related: Yes

Quality Metrics:

  • Risk_Level: Low
  • Complexity_Level: Medium
  • Expected_Execution_Time: 1 minutes
  • Reproducibility_Score: High
  • Data_Sensitivity: Low
  • Failure_Impact: High

Coverage Tracking:

  • Feature_Coverage: 100% of dashboard metrics
  • Integration_Points: Billing system, Consumer database
  • Code_Module_Mapped: Dashboard.js, MetricsService.js
  • Requirement_Coverage: Complete
  • Cross_Platform_Support: Web

Stakeholder Reporting:

  • Primary_Stakeholder: Product
  • Report_Categories: Quality-Dashboard, Module-Coverage
  • Trend_Tracking: Yes
  • Executive_Visibility: Yes
  • Customer_Impact_Level: High

Requirements Traceability:

Test Environment:

  • Environment: Staging
  • Browser/Version: Chrome 115+
  • Device/OS: Windows 11
  • Screen_Resolution: Desktop-1920x1080
  • Dependencies: Billing service, Consumer database, Metrics API
  • Performance_Baseline: < 1 second load time
  • Data_Requirements: Active billing cycles, consumer data

Prerequisites:

  • Setup_Requirements: Test data with active billing cycles
  • User_Roles_Permissions: Billing Manager access
  • Test_Data: 24 total cycles, 18 active cycles, consumer coverage data
  • Prior_Test_Cases: None

Test Procedure:

Step

Action

Expected Result

Test Data

Comments

1

Navigate to Billing module

Dashboard loads successfully

Valid credentials

Page loads < 1 sec

2

Verify Consumer Coverage metric

Shows eg:- 84% (+2% from last month)

Live consumer data

Green indicator for positive trend

3

Verify Active Cycles count

Shows eg:- 18 (75% of total 24 cycles)

Active cycle data

Correct calculation displayed

4

Verify Average Run Count

Shows eg:- 4.3 per cycle

Historical run data

Accurate average calculation

5

Verify Total Billing Cycles

Shows eg:- 24 (+2 this month)

Total cycle count

Growth indicator present

Verification Points:

  • Primary_Verification: All four metrics display correct values
  • Secondary_Verifications: Trend indicators, percentage calculations, tooltips
  • Negative_Verification: No error messages or loading failures




BX03US02_TC_002

Created By: Sarvesh Created Date: 2025-05-27 Version: 1.0

Classification:

  • Module/Feature: Search
  • Test Type: Functional
  • Test Level: System
  • Priority: P2-High
  • Execution Phase: Regression
  • Automation Status: Not-Automated

Enhanced Tags: MOD-Dashboard, P2-High, Phase-Regression, Type-Functional, Platform-Web, Report-QA, Customer-All, Risk-Medium, Business-High, Revenue-Impact-Low

Business Context:

  • Customer_Segment: All
  • Revenue_Impact: Medium
  • Business_Priority: Must-Have
  • Customer_Journey: Daily-Usage
  • Compliance_Required: No
  • SLA_Related: Yes

Quality Metrics:

  • Risk_Level: Low
  • Complexity_Level: Medium
  • Expected_Execution_Time: 1 minutes
  • Reproducibility_Score: High
  • Data_Sensitivity: Low
  • Failure_Impact: High

Coverage Tracking:

  • Feature_Coverage: 100% of dashboard metrics
  • Integration_Points: Billing system, Consumer database
  • Code_Module_Mapped: Dashboard.js, MetricsService.js
  • Requirement_Coverage: Complete
  • Cross_Platform_Support: Web

Stakeholder Reporting:

  • Primary_Stakeholder: Product
  • Report_Categories: Quality-Dashboard, Module-Coverage
  • Trend_Tracking: Yes
  • Executive_Visibility: Yes
  • Customer_Impact_Level: High

Requirements Traceability:

Test Environment:

  • Environment: Staging
  • Browser/Version: Chrome 115+
  • Device/OS: Windows 11
  • Screen_Resolution: Desktop-1920x1080
  • Dependencies: Billing service, Consumer database, Metrics API
  • Performance_Baseline: < 1 second load time
  • Data_Requirements: Active billing cycles, consumer data

Test Procedure:

Step

Action

Expected Result

Test Data

Comments

1

Enter cycle name in search box

Cycle names should display

Search results filter correctly

Case-insensitive search

2

Apply Status filter "Active"

Only active cycles displayed

Active status filter

Correct filtering logic

3

Apply date range filter

Cycles within range shown

Last 30 days

Date validation working

4

Clear all filters

All cycles displayed again

Reset functionality

Filters reset properly

5

Test partial search match

"Monthly"

Shows all monthly cycles

Partial matching works




Test Suite 2: Bill Cycle Creation

BX03US02_TC_003

Title: Verify New Bill Cycle Creation - Happy Path 

Created By: Sarvesh Created Date: 2025-05-27 Version: 1.0

Classification:

  • Module/Feature: Cycle Creation
  • Test Type: Functional
  • Test Level: System
  • Priority: P1-Critical
  • Execution Phase: Smoke
  • Automation Status: Not-Automated

Enhanced Tags: MOD-CycleCreation, P1-Critical, Phase-Smoke, Type-Functional, Platform-Web, Report-Engineering, Customer-All, Risk-High, Business-Critical, Revenue-Impact-High

Business Context:

  • Customer_Segment: All
  • Revenue_Impact: Medium
  • Business_Priority: Must-Have
  • Customer_Journey: Daily-Usage
  • Compliance_Required: No
  • SLA_Related: Yes

Quality Metrics:

  • Risk_Level: Low
  • Complexity_Level: Medium
  • Expected_Execution_Time: 1 minutes
  • Reproducibility_Score: High
  • Data_Sensitivity: Low
  • Failure_Impact: High

Coverage Tracking:

  • Feature_Coverage: 100% of dashboard metrics
  • Integration_Points: Billing system, Consumer database
  • Code_Module_Mapped: Dashboard.js, MetricsService.js
  • Requirement_Coverage: Complete
  • Cross_Platform_Support: Web

Stakeholder Reporting:

  • Primary_Stakeholder: Product
  • Report_Categories: Quality-Dashboard, Module-Coverage
  • Trend_Tracking: Yes
  • Executive_Visibility: Yes
  • Customer_Impact_Level: High

Requirements Traceability:

Test Environment:

  • Environment: Staging
  • Browser/Version: Chrome 115+
  • Device/OS: Windows 11
  • Screen_Resolution: Desktop-1920x1080
  • Dependencies: Billing service, Consumer database, Metrics API
  • Performance_Baseline: < 1 second load time
  • Data_Requirements: Active billing cycles, consumer data

Test Procedure:

Step #

Action

Expected Result

Test Data

Comments

1

Click "Create New Bill Cycle" button

Creation form opens

N/A

Form loads correctly

2

Enter unique cycle name

Name accepted

"Monthly-West-2025"

Validation passes

3

Select consumer category

Category selected

"Residential"

Dropdown works

4

Set billing duration

Duration accepted

30 days

Valid range accepted

5

Navigate to Premise Selection

Premise list loads

Available premises

Consumer counts update

6

Select premises

Consumer count updates

Central Plaza, North Heights

Real-time calculation

7

Review category breakdown

Percentages calculated

92% Residential, 8% Commercial

Accurate distribution

8

Save cycle configuration

Cycle created successfully