Release Testing Procedure

Purpose

A broad manual smoke/regression test to run on any deployment of a new release of The Combine.

• Covers core functionality across all deployment targets.
• Not a substitute for automated tests or for testing release-specific changes.

General Info

Assumptions

• The deployment itself is already verified: no pod/deployment/job errors, db migrations applied.
  • See How To Deploy The Combine.
• Only a browser is needed; no WireGuard or cluster access.
• You have (or will create in step 2A) two user accounts, at least one a site admin.
• Steps assume the project Owner (the user who created the project) unless stated otherwise.
• 🟨 master is auto-deployed to QA, so fixes can be retested shortly after merge.

Flags

Steps and sub-steps are tagged with the narrowest applicable flags. Untagged items apply to all deployments.

Flag	Applies to
🟧 [ONLINE]	Both online deployments (QA and Prod)
🟥 [PROD]	https://thecombine.app only
🟨 [QA]	https://qa-kube.thecombine.app only
🔵 [OFFLINE]	Both offline deployments (Laptop and NUC)
🟢 [LAPTOP]	Laptop install (Ubuntu installer script) only
🟣 [NUC]	NUC install only

Sample text

Copy-paste these for font and RTL testing as needed.

Script	Text
Arabic (RTL)	مرحبا بالعالم
Hebrew (RTL)	שלום עולם
Telugu	నమస్కారం
Thai	สวัสดีชาวโลก
Korean	안녕하세요

Testing Steps

1. Load the login/signup page

Open the site and confirm the page loads without error.

• This confirms the frontend, backend, and database are all running and communicating.
• 🟧 Confirms the Turnstile (captcha) widget loads.

Flag	Login	Sign-up
🟥	https://thecombine.app/login	https://thecombine.app/signup
🟨	https://qa-kube.thecombine.app/login	https://qa-kube.thecombine.app/signup
🟢	https://local.thecombine.app/login	https://local.thecombine.app/signup
🟣1	https://nuc1.thecombine.app/login	https://nuc1.thecombine.app/signup
🟣2	https://nuc2.thecombine.app/login	https://nuc2.thecombine.app/signup
🟣3	https://nuc3.thecombine.app/login	https://nuc3.thecombine.app/signup

2A. Sign up

Create a user via the sign-up form and confirm you land in the app.

• 🟧 Skip if you already have 2 users, unless a sign-up change is being tested.
• 🟧 If signing up, use a valid email you control, e.g. <last>_<first>+combine@sil.org.

2B. Log in

Log in.

• Skip if you were logged in via signup.
• This confirms authentication end-to-end.

3. Password reset — 🟧 Online only

From the login page, request a password reset; open the email, follow the link, set a new password, and log in.

• This confirms the email service.
• Alternates that also test the email service: email verification (in user settings), project invite via email (in Project settings).

4. Create projects

Create two projects: one with LIFT import and one without.

• 🟥 Include "test" in project names to distinguish them from real projects.
• With LIFT import:
  • Test LIFT files (zipped): Backend.Tests/Assets/ or https://github.com/sillsdev/TheCombine/tree/master/Backend.Tests/Assets/, e.g.:
    • Resembli.zip (small project with definitions and parts of speech).
    • SingleEntryLiftWithSound.zip (tiny project with audio).
  • Confirm imported entries appear.
• Without LIFT: use an RTL vernacular, e.g. Arabic ar or Hebrew he.

5. Project settings

Open project settings and click through the tabs.

• Change the semantic domain language; confirm the domain tree updates.
  • Include any language new in this release.
• In the Users tab, add a second user to the project:
  • 🟧 Via email invite or username search.
  • 🔵 Via username search.
  • Change the user's role; verify permissions match (e.g., Harvester sees only Data Entry).
• In the Users tab, add a speaker; select it in the top bar when recording in Data entry.
• In the Schedule tab, set a workshop schedule that includes today (used in the Statistics step).

6. Data entry

Enter several words across multiple semantic domains.

• Paste from Sample text as needed to test LTR and RTL non-Latin scripts.
• Confirm RTL text displays correctly and the vernacular font renders.
  • This confirms fonts are being served.
• Add a gloss and a note to at least one entry.
• On one entry, add a recording before submitting it and another after submitting it.

7. Data Cleanup

7.1. Review entries

Open Data Cleanup > Review Entries and make edits.

• Edit a word; record and play audio; add a flag.

7.2. Merge duplicates

Open Data Cleanup > Merge Duplicates in the LIFT-imported project.

• Complete at least one merge and one defer.
• Verify the defer makes Review Deferred Duplicates available in Data Cleanup.

7.3. Check Orthography

Open Data Cleanup > Check Orthography in the LIFT-imported project.

• Mark one character Accepted and one Rejected; save.

7.4. Completed

Open Data Cleanup > "You've Completed:" and verify all cleanup was captured.

8. Statistics

Open the project Statistics page (chart button in the top bar) and click through its views.

• Confirm the per-user, per-domain, and per-day counts reflect the entries you made.
• Confirm the workshop progress estimate appears (requires the schedule from step 5).

9. Export and verify

Export the LIFT-imported project and spot-check the zip contents:

• entries present in the .lift file;
• audio files included.

10. User interface localization

In user settings, switch the UI language and confirm the UI updates.

• Include any UI language new in this release.
• Test RTL UI: set browser language to Arabic, set user setting to detect browser, refresh.
  • Confirm layout mirrors (menus, navigation, dialogs).

11. User Guide

Open the User Guide from the app.

• Switch the guide to a non-English language; confirm pages render.

12. Site Settings

Log in as a site admin and open Site Settings.

• Confirm the project list and user list load.
• Archive any test project that you're done with.
• Add a banner; refresh to confirm it displays; remove banner.