Workflow testing

- [Instructor] Most testers are probably familiar … with the concept of workflows. … A workflow is just a set of steps that the user needs to go … through to accomplish a given goal. … In general, most users don't just do one thing … in a software system and then leave. … They usually execute a set … of actions or a workflow. … Workflows can be used to structure your exploratory testing, … and I want to focus in … on a particular technique known as a testing tour. … The name comes from tours that are offered … in tourist destinations. … If you go to a popular tourist destination … like say Paris, France, you can just wander around … and go where the whims lead you. … Or you could book a tour operator to take you … on a certain kind of tour. … You might book a food or a wine tour … or you might book a bus tour or a sightseeing tour, … a museum tour, et cetera. … There are many different kinds of tours, … but they all share something in common. … They give some structure and guidance … to where you will go and what you will see and experience. …