Need for Globalization Testing
1. Language vocabulary: The application should be designed in such a way that it can easily understand multiple languages.
In India —> Hindi and English
In Spain —> Spanish
2. Pin code format: The application should be designed in such a way that it handles the zip code functionality properly. For example, if the user enters Country India and then the Pincode field should only accept 6-digit Pincode.
In India —> 6-Digit Pincode
In US —> 5-Digit-4-Digit
3. Phone number and mobile number format: The application should be able to handle phone numbers, mobile number formats, and ISD codes of all countries.
In India —> +91
In UK —> +44
4. Currency format: The application should support all types of currency formats as every country has its own currency format.
In India —> INR
In Canada —> CAD
5. Date and Time Format: The time and date format vary from country to country. The application should be able to handle multiple formats.
In India —> DD MMMM YYYY
In US —> MM-DD-YYYY
6. Address format: The application should be tested in such a way that it can access the address format for multiple countries.
In India —> Address order is name, city, state and postal code.
In Japan —> Address order is postal code, state, city.
Globalization Testing – Software Testing
Globalization Testing is a type of software testing that is performed to ensure the system or software application can function independently of the geographical and cultural environment. It ensures that the application can be used all over the world and accepts all language texts. Nowadays with the increase in various technologies, every software product is designed in such a way that it is a globalized software product.
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