v.17.1 UK Bill Test Script
- Matt Lynch
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| 1 | Login to Lawmaker as an OPC user | 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) |
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| 2 | Create a New Bill Project Select UK Public Bill > Government Bill 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 |
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| 3 | Check and edit document information for the Bill using the Document Information panel in the Editor 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 |
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| 4 | Create some content in the Editor using the CCA Inserting provisions and other elements 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 |
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| 5 | Insert two or more schedules | The "SCHEDULES" heading will appear before the first schedule When inserting three or more schedules: 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 |
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| 6 | Press Ctrl+S or click on the Save button | 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 |
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| 7 | Renumber the whole Bill | 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 |
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| 8 | Add one or more J-Refs to Sections or Schedules
| J-Refs are displayed in the Editor in Red  Each J-ref is also visible in the structure view | Pass Fail |
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| 9 | Create cross reference(s) to sections that contain J-refs. Click Tag X-refs 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 |
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| 10 | Turn on Tracked Changes Delete one or more elements, insert one or more elements, and move one or more elements | Inserted and deleted elements are display in the editor and blue (insert) or red (deleted) | Pass Fail |
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| 11 | Insert a Table of Contents | Table of Contents is inserted at the start of the document "Front cover" appears in the Structure View | Pass Fail |
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| 12 | Generate a PDF Ensure:
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 14 | Duplicate a document Duplicating a document version 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 |
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| 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 To test this in a realistic document, import a reasonably large Bill, such as this one: Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 Steps for importing are here: https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/186941441 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  fold button | Pass Fail |
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| 16 | Create a new working version 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 |
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| 17 | Edit Portion of a document https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/688223 | 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 |
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| 18 | Close the Editor and Finalise the document Tick all options in the Finalise modal https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/61046815
| 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 |
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| 19 | Move a version to a new folder | Selected version is moved to another existing folder or to the newly created folder specified in the modal | Pass Fail |
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| 20 | Share a version with the House of Commons https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/688436 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 22 | Make a working copy of the significant version | 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 |
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| 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 https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/9339139 | 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 |
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| 24 | Update document information for the new working version 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 |
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| 25 | Manage proposers and supporters on a Bill in the Editor | 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 |
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| 26 | Add Back cover to the Bill https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/9339407 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 28 | Insert a Front cover https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/9339407 | 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 |
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| 29 | Generate a PDF of the Bill with changes applied, line numbering, and footers; include a footer note; ensure ‘Record snapshot version’ is ticked | PDF opens in new tab The PDF contains line numbering and footers Footer note text is correct Output PDF shows changes applied | Pass Fail |
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| 30 | Publish a significant version of the generated PDF https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/688381 | 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 |
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| 31 | Create an ‘as amended’ folder and version by duplicating the published version | New working version with the specified name in the specified folder is created | Pass Fail |
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| 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 |
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| 33 | Generate a PDF and publish the ‘as amended’ 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 |
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| 34 | Generate the House Bill https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/63406081 | 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 |
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| 35 | Share a new copy with the House of Lords https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/688436 | Significant version created on the right-hand side of the Project Tab Significant version label will start with the word ‘Shared’ | Pass Fail |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 39 | Generate a PDF of this version and then create a Significant version Generating and viewing a PDF https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/688381 | 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 |
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| 40 | Create an ‘as amended’ folder by duplicating a version | New working version with the specified name in the specified folder is created | Pass Fail |
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| 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 |
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| 42 | Create an Act version of the Bill https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/688681 | 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 |
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| 43 | Generate a PDF of this Act version; ensure ‘Record snapshot’ is ticked | PDF snapshot is generated | Pass Fail |
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| 44 | Submit the Act to TNA https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/103448601 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 |
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| 45 | Download a ZIP of the Act and resolve dates in the XML https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/688696 | Able to download a ZIP of the Act ZIP contains the Act XML, PDF, and any images | Pass Fail |
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