Programming Portal: Usability Conditions in software conditions

S.No	Usability Conditions
1	Are all the dropdowns on this screen sorted correctly? Alphabetic sorting is the default unless otherwise specified.
2	Is all date entry required in the correct format?
3	Have all pushbuttons on the screen been given appropriate Shortcut keys?
4	Do the Shortcut keys work correctly?
5	Have the menu options, which apply, to your screen got fast keys associated and should they have?
6	Does the Tab Order specified on the screen go in sequence from Top Left to bottom right? This is the default unless otherwise specified
7	Are all read-only fields avoided in the TAB sequence?
8	Are all disabled fields avoided in the TAB sequence?
9	Can the cursor be placed in the micro help text box by clicking on the text box with the mouse?
10	Can the cursor be placed in read-only fields by clicking in the field with the mouse?

11	Is the cursor positioned in the first input field or control when the screen is opened?
12	Is there a default button specified on the screen?
13	Does the default button work correctly?
14	When an error message occurs does the focus return to the field in error when the user cancels it?
15	When the user Alt+Tab's to another application does this have any impact on the screen upon return to the application?
16	Do all the fields edit boxes indicate the number of characters they will hold by there length? e.g. a 30 character field should be a lot longer

S. No	Data Integrity Conditions	Remarks
1	Is the data saved? When double clicking on the close box closes the window?
2	Check the maximum field lengths to ensure that there are no truncated characters?
3	Where the database requires a value (other than null) then this should be defaulted into fields. The user must either enter an alternative valid value or leave the default value intact
4	Check maximum and minimum field values for numeric fields?
5	If numeric fields accept negative values can these be stored correctly on the database and does it make sense for the field to accept negative numbers?
6	If sets of radio buttons represent a fixed set of values such as A, B and C then what happens if a blank value is retrieved from the database? (In some situations rows can be created on the database by other functions, which are not screen based, and thus the required initial values can be incorrect.)

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