Testing Applications and Procedures
In the new installation, you should test the following areas:
• Applications
• Performance
• System administrator procedures
Testing should not be random. You should have a test plan that includes the expected results. For example, if a query does mathematical calculations against a data set, the result should be manually computed so that the actual results can be verified against the expected results. Comparing the results from the previous version of Ingres with the new version may give the same answer, but both could be wrong.