Which of the following attributes should NOT be included in a test execution report associated with a suite of automated tests?

Question

Options

• ASummary of the test execution results
• BSystem/Application under test and its version
• CDefect clusters identified during test execution
• DEnvironment in which the tests have been executed

• A
  88% (29)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  6% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option A should NOT be in a test execution report because a summary of results belongs in a Test Summary Report - a separate, higher-level management artifact. A test execution report captures the granular, raw details of what ran, when, where, and what happened; summarizing those results is the job of a different document.

Why the distractors are wrong (i.e., they SHOULD be included):

• B - The system/application version is essential for traceability and reproducibility; without it, you can't link failures to a specific build.
• C - Defect clusters observed during execution belong in the report because they provide immediate risk intelligence to the team.
• D - The environment (OS, browser, hardware, config) is critical context; the same test can pass in one environment and fail in another.

Memory tip: Think of a test execution report as a flight data recorder - it logs raw facts (what ran, on what, under what conditions, with what outcome). A "summary" is the pilot's debrief - that's a different document entirely.

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