Software testing FAQ - No. 12

Please provide a definition of migration testing. My boyfriend is trying to write a song about migration testing but I don't really think he knows what it is and I told him so.

That question was sent in by Chantelle. Without the context of the song it is hard to know what type of Migration testing you (or your boyfriend) are interested in. To help you I have provided three different definitions. Take your pick.

1. Where a system or systems are being completely or partially replaced with a new system, testing the process used to migrate from the old to the new. This can include staggered transfer of data, data cleanse activities, parallel running and synchronisation of old and new, and transfer of users.
2. Testing, conducted prior to needed regulatory clearances to determine whether a food-contact substance migrates to the food
3. Testing the migration of wild fowl to determine the spread of avian flu.