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So far, our tests have been concentrated on whether or not the data is correct, or "functional" testing, as it is also known. Almost as important, although often neglected, is non-functional testing.
Non-functional testing refers to the aspects of a report outside the calculations and measures used within the report and looks to examine aspects such as load times, security, and adherence to design standards.
We've already touched on some of these ideas – two in particular, in the form of responsiveness and accessibility. Let's start with responsiveness.
One of the problems of non-functional tests is that they're often subjective. Let's start with how long is too long for a visual to refresh.
As a general rule of thumb, if you're hitting 3 seconds for all the visuals on a page to update after a control is clicked or a slicer is updated, that's too long. For some edge cases and complex scenarios, more...