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Given/When/Then
A format for acceptance criteria that states the starting situation (Given), the action or event (When) and the checkable result (Then).
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Write the ticket with testable acceptance criteria in Given/When/Then: one happy-path example with real amounts, the expired-code error with its exact message, case sensitivity, and the one-code-per-order rule. No adjectives that can't fail.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Feature ticket”.
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Try it as a puzzle →An online shoe store's product lead writes the ticket a developer (or an AI coding tool) will build promo codes from.
Why: A: Given a $50 cart and SAVE10, When I tap Apply, Then the total shows $45.00.
More ways experts use it
Write acceptance criteria for the appointment-reminder story as Given/When/Then scenarios: one for sending the reminder one hour before, in the patient's time zone, and one for the patient confirming. Every Then must be observable: channel, content, and what the doctor sees.
Appointment reminder criteria · Product & specs
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