The cube notation for test environments

A lot of characteristics must be recorded for test environments. Characteristics that are determinants for the identification of an environment, but also those about which an agreement has to be reached with other parties. The registration method for these characteristics partly determines the success of the various arrangements. When multiple test environments are involved, the clear and structured recording of the characteristics may be problematic. One way to do this is to work with the socalled cube notation. A number of characteristics are placed in each visible plane of the drawn cube. An example is shown in figure 1 “Cube notation of the various characteristics of a test environment”.

Figure 1: Cube notation of the various characteristics of a test environment