UK Bill Test Script

	Test Case	Expected outcome	Pass / Fail
1	Login to Lawmaker as an OPC user Overview of Lawmaker	Dashboard displayed (or last tab associated with the project you last viewed) Top-right menu on the dashboard shows that I am logged in with my username Able to see projects that have been created by OPC users Able to see projects that have a published Bill or Act in them from other organisations Unable to see projects created by other organisations that do not have a published Bill in them	PASS FAIL (delete as appropriate)
2	Create a New Bill Project Select UK Public Bill > Government Bill Creating a new project Ensure you include the word “Bill” at the end of the project/bill Title as a real bill would (this is necessary to test bill-to-act conversion later on in the script)	A new project is created, visible only to users in the same organisation as the current user It appears on the main Dashboard Project tab opens for the new document Editor opens in a new tab showing an empty template document	PASS FAIL
3	Check and edit document information for the Bill using the Document Information panel in the Editor Managing document information Note that there is sometimes a delay between changing a value in this panel and the text changing in the main editor pane	Document information is updated in the main editor window Able to edit: Title, Session, Year, Rubric	PASS FAIL
4	Create some content in the Editor using the CCA Inserting provisions and other elements Steps Click on the Body placeholder Press Enter on your keyboard to bring up the CCA Add a section and some sub-sections Build-up the Bill Structure by creating: Parts, Chapters, and Cross Headings. Create some other elements, like definitions lists.	CCA is displayed Able to creates a realistic looking Bill within the Editor Structure view (left-hand side of the Editor window) is updated in line with new elements created in the Editor	PASS FAIL
5	Insert two schedules	The "SCHEDULES" heading will appear before the first schedule If “Auto-renumbering” is OFF then schedules will not be renumbered  If “Auto renumbering” is ON then schedules will still not be renumbered	PASS FAIL
6	Press Ctrl+S or click on the Save button Saving your document	A progress bar appears and progresses to 100% A message is displayed saying ‘Document Saved’ On the project tab, the version last modified is the same as the time it was saved	PASS FAIL
7	Renumber the whole Bill Renumbering provisions Locking and unlocking numbers	All provisions will be renumbered sequentially including all their descendants. This action shouldn’t renumber any locked numbers, and those locked numbers will influence subsequent numbers	PASS FAIL
8	Add one or more J-Refs to Sections or Schedules Managing J-refs	J-Refs are displayed in the Editor in Red Each J-ref is also visible in the structure view	PASS FAIL
9	Create cross reference(s) to sections that contain J-refs. Click Tag X-refs Cross-references (x-refs) Steps Right-click on the provision in the Structure view you want to refer to (pick the section or schedule you labelled with a J-ref in the preceding step) From the context menu that appears, select the reference you want to copy from the Select x-ref to copy sub-menu. (The menu will show all the different options for referring to the provision so you can select whether or not you want to include the provision name - e.g. “section” - and whether any ancestor provisions should be included in the reference. This will place the selected cross-reference in the clipboard. To insert the reference, place your cursor in the Editor where you would like the cross reference to be inserted and press Ctrl+v to paste in the reference.	Able to copy a reference out of the structure view Able to paste a reference in another part of the document Able toggle on and off to display the J-ref in cross-references (from the toolbar: Tools > Show/hide J-refs in cross references) and these J-refs are then shown alongside the pasted cross references	PASS FAIL
10	Turn on Tracked Changes Delete one or more elements, insert one or more elements, and move one or more elements Using tracked changes	Inserted and deleted elements are display in the editor and blue (insert) or red (deleted)	PASS FAIL
11	Insert a Table of Contents Inserting table of contents	Table of Contents is inserted at the start of the document "Front cover" appears in the Structure View	PASS FAIL
12	Generate a PDF Generating and viewing a PDF Ensure: ‘Show tracked changes’ is selected ‘Show J-Refs in margins’ is selected 'Show J-Refs within cross references' is selected Deselect ‘Record Snapshot’ Add a Version Description	PDF is generated in separate tab Table of Contents is included Tracked changes are displayed in red for deleted text; blue for inserted text J-Refs are shown in margins J-Refs are shown next to x-refs No snapshot is visible on the Project tab	PASS FAIL
13	Make some more small changes in the Editor and then close the Editor using the Close button in the top-left	Prompted to Save changes	PASS FAIL
14	Duplicate a document Duplicating a document version Tips Click the Actions menu next to a particular version Select ‘Duplicate’ In the modal, add a new folder and give the version a new name	New folder created with a duplicated version inside it	PASS FAIL
15	Open a document version in the Editor Click the fold button in the toolbar, then use the Structure View to expand a particular provision Folding provisions Steps To test this in a realistic document, import a reasonably large Bill, such as this one: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/36/contents/enacted Steps for importing are here: Import legislation from www.legislation.gov.uk In the Editor, click the Fold button to collapse all provisions Now select a section from the structure view	The Editor will jump to the selected provision, and unfold it, showing the content	PASS FAIL
16	Create a new working version Steps On the Project tab, click Document Actions Select Create New working version In the modal, create a new folder or select an existing folder Input a new name for the new version Click Create Use the CCA to add some sections to the new working version Save and close the editor	A new working version is created which appears on the 'Project' tab under the appropriate folder heading. Clicking on it to open it in the Editor will reveal an empty new document, allowing you to start drafting Able to save and close the new working version	PASS FAIL
17	Edit Portion of a document Opening and editing a portion of document Steps From the Project tab Click the Actions menu next to one of the working versions you created in a previous step - it must have more than one provision in it for this test to be meaningful Select one or more provisions and they don’t need to be next to each other. All selected provisions must be at the same level so, for example, you can select a number of different sections dotted around a Bill, or you could select a couple of different Parts of an SI but you can’t select a cross-heading group and an individual section in a Bill. Renumber and tag/update x-refs will only be run over the provisions you have in the Editor - not the whole document in the backend.	The selected subset of provisions is opened in the Editor The highest level provisions e.g. sections, regulations or Parts, will have their numbers locked so that when you renumber the document, they do not get automatically updated	PASS FAIL
18	Close the Editor and Finalise the document Tick all options in the Finalise modal Finalising a document To test the ‘Renumber’ part of the Finalise action, you should randomly change the numbering of some of the provisions using the Editor and save the document	All provisions in the document, including provisions in quoted structures, are renumbered All existing cross references in the document are updated accordingly, including those within quoted structures If ‘Insert Front Cover’ is selected: any existing front cover is replaced, including the Table of Contents If ‘Insert Table of Contents’ is selected: any existing table of contents is replaced, but other parts of the front cover are left as they are	PASS FAIL
19	Move a version to a new folder https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/688786/Documents+and+folders+on+the+Project+Tab#How-to-move-a-working-version-to-another-folder	Selected version is moved to another existing folder or to the newly created folder specified in the modal	PASS FAIL
20	Share a version with the House of Commons Sharing a document with another organisation	A Significant version of the Bill is created on the project tab This version is also visible to HoC users This version is not visible to users in other organisations	PASS FAIL
21	Login as a HoC user and navigate to the project created by OPC in previous steps	Dashboard displayed (or last tab associated with the project you last viewed) Top-right menu on the dashboard shows that I am logged in with my username Able to see projects that have been created by HoC users Able to see projects that have a published Bill or Act in them from other organisations Unable to see projects created by other organisations that do not have a published Bill in them In the bill project created by OPC in previous steps, a significant version of the Bill is visible on the project tab with the same name as the original working version	PASS FAIL
22	Make a working copy of the significant version Steps Use the Actions menu next to the Significant version Select Duplicate version Choose a folder name Choose a version name Click Create	A working version of the Bill is created, duplicating the content of the significant version The new working version appears in the selected folder or newly created folder (with the name specified in the modal) Able to open and edit the new working version	PASS FAIL
23	Mark sections/schedule paragraphs/subsections/schedule sub-paragraphs in a UK Bill as a "money provision" so that it (and all its descendants) is rendered in italics in the Editor and PDF Marking 'money provisions'	Able to set provisions as money provisions Money provisions should appear italic in the Editor and in the generated PDF Descendants of those provisions also display in italics	PASS FAIL
24	Update document information for the new working version Managing document information Example details to add/change: Session: 58/1, Bill year: 2021, Bill number: Bill 221, version rubric: "As introduced", printed by: "House of Commons"	Bill title and version rubric are updated in the editor, corresponding to the changes made in the Doc Info panel On the Dashboard showing all projects, Bill number and session are updated	PASS FAIL
25	Manage proposers and supporters on a Bill in the Editor Managing document information Steps Open the Bill in the Editor Expand the ‘Document Information’ pane Scroll to the bottom and click the Manage members button In the modal, search for names of proposers and supporters and add them Click Update	Able to add and remove proposers and supporters Able to change the order of names by dragging and dropping in a different order	PASS FAIL
26	Add Back cover to the Bill Inserting UK Bill and Act front and back covers	Back cover will be inserted at the end of the Bill in the Editor The back cover shows the Bill is being introduced by the proposer The back cover shows the Bill is being supported by the supporters The back cover shows the introduction date	PASS FAIL
27	Re-insert the Back cover after changing proposers and supporters and updating the printed date	Back cover is reinserted and replaces the existing one Proposers/supporters names are updated The printed date is updated	PASS FAIL
28	Insert a Front cover Inserting UK Bill and Act front and back covers	Front cover shows the Bill title in the editor Any existing Table of Contents is replaced with an up-to-date Table of Contents	PASS FAIL
29	Generate a PDF of the Bill with changes applied, line numbering, and footers; include a footer note; ensure ‘Record snapshot version’ is ticked Generating and viewing a PDF Additional tests Make sure there are some tracked changes edits in the version of the Bill In the ‘Generate PDF’ modal, select ‘show changes applied’ Add a footer note	PDF opens in new tab The PDF contains line numbering and footers Footer note text is correct Output PDF shows changes applied	PASS FAIL
30	Publish a significant version of the generated PDF Publishing a Bill document version Steps On the Project tab From the Actions menu next to the PDF snapshot version under your working version, select ‘Publish version’	Significant version created on the right-hand side of the Project tab Significant version visible to users in other organisations Copy of the Bill is accessible through the PDR API	PASS FAIL
31	Create an ‘as amended’ folder and version by duplicating the published version Steps Using the Actions menu next to a version on the Project tab, select Duplicate version Create a new folder (“As Amended in Committee”) and give the version a label (“as amended”) Tick the option which removes page/line numbers	New working version with the specified name in the specified folder is created	PASS FAIL
32	Open the newly created ‘as amended’ version in the Editor and change some Document Information: Change the ‘printed' date Update the document rubric to ‘as amended in Committee’ Re-insert the front and back covers Save and close the Editor	Able to update the document information from the Editor Text shown in the main Editor pane updates accordingly Text on the front and back covers is updated accordingly	PASS FAIL
33	Generate a PDF and publish the ‘as amended’ version Steps From the Project tab, click the Actions menu next to your ‘as amended’ version Select ‘Generate PDF’; ensure ‘Record snapshot’ is ticked Once the PDF is generated, click the Actions menu next to the PDF snapshot and select Publish version	Significant version created on the right-hand side of the Project tab Significant version visible to users in other organisations Copy of the Bill is accessible through the PDR API	PASS FAIL
34	Generate the House Bill Preparing a House Bill Steps Duplicate the latest working version; create a new folder called ‘Lords copy’ Generate a PDF and select Line numbering and Generate as House Bill	Able to generate a House Bill First page of the PDF shows the year, bill short title and long title with appropriate styling	PASS FAIL
35	Share a new copy with the House of Lords Sharing a document with another organisation Steps Duplicate a version of the Bill Specify a version name (“Lords copy 1”) and folder (“Lords copy”) In the Duplicate version modal, choose to strip out page and line numbering From the Actions menu next to the new version, select Share version In the modal, select the House of Lords	Significant version created on the right-hand side of the Project Tab Significant version label will start with the word ‘Shared’	PASS FAIL
36	Login as a HoL user, navigate to the same project, and Duplicate a version of this shared copy to create a new working version	Able to create a new working version in the folder you specify in the modal Version label has the name you specified in the modal	PASS FAIL
37	Update the Document information from the Actions menu on the Project Tab to make this the “as brought from the Commons” version Specify a Bill number, e.g. HL Bill 29 Specify a ‘brought from’ date Specify that it is printed by the House of Lords	All changes are possible in the modal Clicking Update* works as expected* When opening the document in the Editor, new document information is visible (you may have to re-insert the front and back covers - see next step)	PASS FAIL
38	Open this version in the Editor and reinsert the front and back covers	Able to reinsert the front and back covers Back cover shows correct version rubric and brought from/printed by dates	PASS FAIL
39	Generate a PDF of this version and then create a Significant version Generating and viewing a PDF Publishing a Bill document version	Able to generate PDF Able to select Publish version* from the Actions menu next to the PDF snapshot* Warning modal is displayed On clicking Publish, a new significant version is created on the right-hand side of the Project Tab Version is accessible through the PDR API with the correct House and docType values	PASS FAIL
40	Create an ‘as amended’ folder by duplicating a version Steps Using the Actions menu next to a version on the Project tab, select Duplicate version Create a new folder (“As Amended in Committee”) and give the version a label (“as amended”) Select the option which removes page/line numbers	New working version with the specified name in the specified folder is created	PASS FAIL
41	Open the newly created ‘as amended’ version in the editor and change some Document Information: Change the ‘printed' date Update the document rubric Re-insert the front and back covers	Text shown in the main Editor pane update accordingly Text on the front and back covers is updated accordingly	PASS FAIL
42	Create an Act version of the Bill Converting a UK Bill into an Act Steps On the Project Tab, select Duplicate version from the Actions menu next to the document version you want to convert into an Act The system will ask you to specify a folder and a version description When you have provided a folder and version description, tick the ‘Convert Bill to Act’ checkbox and click Create Open the newly created document version in the Editor Check the Act title is correct; Update the Document Information including the Act year, chapter number & assent date Delete Explanatory Notes rubric from front cover if not required (and any other element, e.g. the table of contents); Save the document Generate a PDF (see Generating and viewing a PDF. On the Project Tab, find the PDF snapshot of the approved PDF version and select Submit to TNA	New working version created containing an Act version of the bill Act title is correct Text on the cover and preface change accordingly in the main Editor pane	PASS FAIL
43	Generate a PDF of this Act version; ensure ‘Record snapshot’ is ticked	PDF snapshot is generated	PASS FAIL
44	Submit the Act to TNA Submitting a UK Act to TNA From the Actions menu next to the PDF snapshot, select ‘Submit to TNA’	Warning is displayed, with Submit* and Cancel buttons* On clicking Submit, a new Significant version is created The Act is available through the PDR API	PASS FAIL
45	Download a ZIP of the Act and resolve dates in the XML Downloading a ZIP file of a document	Able to download a ZIP of the Act ZIP contains the Act XML, PDF, and any images	PASS FAIL
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