The following sections provide information about Charters and Sessions, the main concepts, and how they work on the Xray Exploratory App.
Charters
According to ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board), a test charter is defined as "A statement of test objectives, and possibly test ideas about how to test."
Thus, a test charter is like a mission statement for an exploratory testing session.
Sessions
A test session is an uninterrupted period of time spent testing and is focused on a charter. During a session, a tester follows a charter and records its execution.
Xray Exploratory App allows you to record audio and video, take screenshots, add notes, and upload any other evidence when executing a session. Additionally, it also generates reports of a session.
Relationship between Charters and Sessions
A session can be explained as an instantiation of a charter, which means that a session is based on a charter.
The following figure illustrates the creation of a Session with its charter definition highlighted.
