Acceptance Test

This section outlines the user-facing flow used to demonstrate acceptance criteria to the client during the final testing meeting.

Procedure

🖥️ 1. Access the Platform

• Navigate to the Transcription Platform website on a local machine
• Display the landing page with navigation menu and introduction

📤 2. Upload Audio File

• Click on Upload or Transcribe
• Select a sample audio file (e.g., .wav or .mp3)
• Confirm the selection and click Submit

📶 3. Transcription In Progress

• System shows a loading animation or progress indicator
• Real-time feedback indicates that transcription has started

📬 4. Email Input

• Enter a valid email address into the input field
• Verify placeholder text and format validation
• Click Send or Confirm

✅ 5. Transcription Result Confirmation

• Display success message: “Transcription completed. The result has been sent to your email.”

📂 6. Navigate to History Section

• Click on History from the navigation bar
• List previously uploaded files with:
  • File name
  • Transcription status
  • Expiry date (human-readable format, e.g., “30 May 2025”)

🔍 7. View Transcription Result

• Click on any listed record
• Display:
  • Speaker-labeled transcript (e.g., Speaker 1, Speaker 2)
  • Timestamps
  • Diarised segments
• Confirm download option is available (only .txt for now)

📝 Notes from Client Feedback (May 30 Meeting)

1. 📅 Date Format: Adjusted to day/month/year for Australian users
2. 🔘 UI Visibility: Added clearer “Transcribe” button for action prompt
3. 📤 Download Format: Currently supports .txt; consider .docx or .pdf for future
4. 🧪 Accuracy: Confirmed FastWhisper is used for better performance over standard Whisper
5. ⚙️ Deployment: Client asked for minimum hardware specs; provided verbally and in documentation