Akash Dolas

• Dec 16th, 2005

 

Workaround time is a time in which the high priority defects should be fixed by Developers.( For Eg:-If a page crashes at a particular instance then usually this defect should be fixed in i guess in 6 hrs ,this again depends upon what type of test strategy you have applied to application)

Akash Dolas

• Dec 16th, 2005

 

Workaround time is a time where in developer should fix a high priorty defect in less then 3 hrs again it depends upon how much time is defined to deveoper in your test strategy

Manu

• Dec 27th, 2005

 

Guys, before posting your comments about any questions, please check that the answer is correct. The above answers are actually for TURNAROUND time and NOT Workaround.

workaround

A workaround is a method, sometimes used temporarily, for achieving a task or goal when the usual or planned method isn't working. In information technology, a workaround is often used to overcome hardware, programming, or communication problems. Once a problem is fixed, a workaround is usually abandoned.

Agi, Priya

• Jan 20th, 2006

 

Well guys, we feel like the explanation what you guys have posted is not correct in terms of QA.

Work Around means the level at which the tester can continue the other parts of applications excluding the one that is having the deffect. Normally it is categorized as Level 3 issue.

This what we understood from our testing career.

Thanks and please we welcome other comments from anybody who is interested in analysing our concept is correct or not.

Sridevi

• Feb 3rd, 2006

 

to my knowledege Workaround is a method - whenever there is a anomaly (issue/bug/defect/error) which is stoping the production , techniclal people provide the temperary solution to continue the production. This process is called workaround

pankaja

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• Feb 28th, 2006

 

workaround in development:

Suppose there 1 bug in the s/w which is quite tuft to solve immediately,due to which testers can't check certain functionality. In this case the developer finds some quick soln to rectify this problem temp, so that testers can @ least check the funtionality.The fix which the developer puts just solves the problm temp, its not a permanent soln.This is called as workaround.

workaround in testing:

Suppose due to 1 bug the tester cant check a particular funtionality, after analyzing the log files suppose tester finds tht the sam funtionality can be checked by just modifying some files prior to checking( say setting some values and so on).. thus he can temp chck the functionality by modifying certain files which he should not be doing as a normal user.This is called as workaround.

kurtz182

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• Dec 26th, 2009

 

A workaround is a temporary fix that implies a genuine solution to the problem is required.  Workarounds are considered brittle in that they do not respond well to further pressure on the system.  For example, software "patches" are implemented to serve as workarounds until permanent fixes are developed and deployed.  

A workaround is also a temporary solution that enables progress on a particular task in a manner that was neither intended nor is typically as productive.  For example, when the quality management system goes down and is no longer accessible, a tester may choose to create test cases in a word processing program and later copy the details into the test case repository when the system comes back up.  Though these activities aren't as productive, the "workaround" allows the tester to move forward on the project.