calctext/.gemini/skills/bmad-testarch-trace/steps-c/step-03-map-criteria.md

name, description, nextStepFile, outputFile

name	description	nextStepFile	outputFile
step-03-map-criteria	Map acceptance criteria to tests and build traceability matrix	./step-04-analyze-gaps.md	{test_artifacts}/traceability-report.md

Step 3: Map Criteria to Tests

STEP GOAL

Create the traceability matrix linking requirements to tests.

MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES

• 📖 Read the entire step file before acting
• ✅ Speak in {communication_language}

---

EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:

• 🎯 Follow the MANDATORY SEQUENCE exactly
• 💾 Record outputs before proceeding
• 📖 Load the next step only when instructed

CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:

• Available context: config, loaded artifacts, and knowledge fragments
• Focus: this step's goal only
• Limits: do not execute future steps
• Dependencies: prior steps' outputs (if any)

MANDATORY SEQUENCE

CRITICAL: Follow this sequence exactly. Do not skip, reorder, or improvise.

1. Build Matrix

For each acceptance criterion:

• Map to matching tests
• Mark coverage status: FULL / PARTIAL / NONE / UNIT-ONLY / INTEGRATION-ONLY
• Record test level and priority
• Record heuristic signals:
  • Endpoint coverage present/missing (for API-impacting criteria)
  • Auth/authz coverage present/missing (positive and negative paths)
  • Error-path coverage present/missing (validation, timeout, network/server failures)

---

2. Validate Coverage Logic

Ensure:

• P0/P1 criteria have coverage
• No duplicate coverage across levels without justification
• Criteria are not happy-path-only when requirements imply error handling
• API criteria are not marked FULL if endpoint-level checks are missing
• Auth/authz criteria include at least one denied/invalid-path test where applicable

---

3. Save Progress

Save this step's accumulated work to {outputFile}.

• If {outputFile} does not exist (first save), create it using the workflow template (if available) with YAML frontmatter:

  ---
  stepsCompleted: ['step-03-map-criteria']
  lastStep: 'step-03-map-criteria'
  lastSaved: '{date}'
  ---
  

  Then write this step's output below the frontmatter.

• If {outputFile} already exists, update:

  • Add 'step-03-map-criteria' to stepsCompleted array (only if not already present)
  • Set lastStep: 'step-03-map-criteria'
  • Set lastSaved: '{date}'
  • Append this step's output to the appropriate section of the document.

Load next step: {nextStepFile}

🚨 SYSTEM SUCCESS/FAILURE METRICS:

✅ SUCCESS:

• Step completed in full with required outputs

❌ SYSTEM FAILURE:

• Skipped sequence steps or missing outputs Master Rule: Skipping steps is FORBIDDEN.