For other uses, see TPS.
A TPS report is a document used in software engineering, in particular by a Software Quality Assurance group or individual, that describes the testing procedures and the testing process.
The official definition and creation is provided by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as follows:
- IEEE 829 - Test Procedure Specification
- The Test Procedures are developed from both the Test Design and the Test Case Specification. The document describes how the tester will physically run the test, the physical set-up required, and the procedure steps that need to be followed. The standard defines ten procedure steps that may be applied when running a test.
In popular culture
- "TPS report" has come to denote pointless mindless paperwork after its use in the comedy film Office Space. In the story, a primary character is reprimanded by several of his superiors for forgetting to put the new cover sheet on his TPS report. Mike Judge, who wrote and directed the movie, said that it meant "Toilet Paper Sheet" in the movie.[1]
- The television show Lost refers to "TPS reports" in the first season episode, "Walkabout."
- TPS Reports can be seen on desks and cork-boards in the video game F.E.A.R..
- TPS Reports were also mentioned at Janet's new job in Season 4 in the episode "High" [episode 10 - 24:30] of Rescue Me.
- Reebok's Office Linebacker series of short films features a scene where Terry Tate (the linebacker) tackles a worker because of incorrect TPS reports.
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