On July 28, 2026, real-browser attempts to submit the WMS forms with Enter did not work. Visible confirmation buttons completed the recorded workflow. That failure narrowed the claim: the browser path works with buttons, while Enter-key and physical-scanner acceptance remain unresolved.
Browser verification is not user acceptance
API and database checks can establish transaction and replay outcomes. Browser checks can establish that one interface path reaches those outcomes. User acceptance asks whether representative people can complete, understand, and recover from the task in conditions that match their work.
The WMS case study has the first two forms of evidence. Representative warehouse-operator acceptance has not been performed, so the current record cannot establish scanner compatibility or operational usability.
Let the record change
| Assumption | Observation | Change | Retest |
|---|---|---|---|
| A browser path covered by lower-level checks will also submit with Enter. | Enter attempts did not submit; visible buttons worked. | Narrowed the supported claim and kept Enter/scanner acceptance open. | Button-driven completion is recorded; Enter and physical-scanner use remain unresolved. |
| A correct final state is enough to attribute the outcome to the browser journey. | Test setup could otherwise leave an already completed outcome for the UI to display. | Required proof of open work before the workflow and bound the final assertion to that scenario. | The final API/database check reads the resulting state without performing the operation itself. |
What acceptance still needs
A representative-user session should start with open receiving work and define an observable inventory outcome. It should cover incorrect input, uncertain submission status, repeated submission, and recovery. A physical scanner must be part of the setup if scanner-driven work is the claim being tested.
The record should identify who tested, the environment, the task, the result, and what remains uncovered. Until that work happens, “user acceptance passed” would say more than the evidence supports.
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