Testing Integration

Trigger Boundary

• •Use when verification strategy or release confidence evidence must be designed.
• •Do not use for production observability ownership; use observability-*.
• •Do not use for architecture topology selection.

Goal

Build sufficient verification evidence to prevent regressions.

Inputs

• •Change scope and risk profile
• •Domain evidence for component and service interaction correctness at integration boundaries
• •Operational, compliance, and rollout constraints

Outputs

• •Integration boundary test matrix
• •Decision log for component and service interaction correctness at integration boundaries
• •Verification checklist with measurable pass-fail criteria

Workflow

1. •Clarify outcomes and hard constraints for component and service interaction correctness at integration boundaries.
2. •Produce options and select an approach for component and service interaction correctness at integration boundaries.
3. •Evaluate trade-offs across security, performance, operability, and maintainability.
4. •Verify decisions using dependency and interface integration test runs.
5. •Publish decisions, residual risks, and accountable follow-up actions.

Quality Gates

• •Scope and assumptions for component and service interaction correctness at integration boundaries are explicit and reviewable.
• •Decision rationale is backed by evidence instead of preference.
• •Rollout and rollback criteria are defined when production impact exists.
• •Residual risks have owners, due dates, and verification steps.

Failure Handling

• •Stop when integration seams are unverified for failure and timeout paths.
• •Escalate when accepted risk exceeds team policy thresholds.