Testexport

Testexport is a term used in multiple domains to describe the export of test-related information from one system or environment to another. There is no single, universally accepted definition, and the meaning varies by context. In practice, it refers to moving data or artifacts that arise during testing to external tools, storage, or workflows.

In software testing and test management, testexport commonly refers to exporting test cases, test steps, or test results from a test management tool to external formats such as CSV, XML, JSON, or YAML. This enables sharing with stakeholders, archiving for compliance, or integration with continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines. Typical metadata includes test ID, title, description, status, execution date, and associated defects.

In hardware and automated manufacturing testing, testexport may denote exporting test vectors, stimulus files, or diagnostic data produced by test equipment. Formats can include standard vector representations, CSV, or vendor-specific binary formats used by production testers or data historians.

In data science and machine learning, test export can refer to exporting the hold-out test dataset or evaluation metrics used to assess model performance. This supports reproducibility, peer review, or deployment auditing.

Notes on usage and challenges: the term is informal and its exact meaning depends on the workflow and tooling in use. Key considerations include data privacy, sanitization, provenance, version control, and preserving data mappings during export.

See also: test data, test management, export format, data governance.