update the test cases in StandardIntegrationTest to be independent fr…

…om each other.

ChangeLog.yaml

@@ -10,13 +10,17 @@
     to correct the error codes generated when the server accepts a `<voice>`
     element with invalid content.
   - |
-    The [`dns.nameservers`](#Input-Parameter-dns.nameservers) input parameter has
-    been updated to allow different nameservers to be specified for each TLD
+    The [`dns.nameservers`](#Input-Parameter-dns.nameservers) input parameter
+    has been updated to allow different nameservers to be specified for each TLD
     being tested. The description of the [DNS](#Test-Suite-StandardDNS) has been
     updated to reflect this change.
   - |
-    documented [Test TLDs for RSP
+    Documented [Test TLDs for RSP
     Evaluation](#Preamble-2.6.-Test-TLDs-for-RSP%0AEvaluation).
+  - |
+    Updated the test cases in the [Integration test
+    suite](#Test-Suite-StandardIntegrationTest) to be independent from each
+    other.
 
 2024-06-26:
   - Correct errors in [epp-12](#Test-Case-epp-12).

inc/integration/cases.yaml

@@ -41,17 +41,18 @@ integration-02:
   Description: |
     This test confirms that the EPP and DNS systems are properly integrated,
     that is, that transform commands performed on objects in the EPP system
-    are reflected in the RDAP system within the Service Level Requirement of
-    the SLA.
+    are reflected in the DNS within the Service Level Requirement of the SLA.
+
+    The test system will connect to the EPP server and create domain and (if
+    applicable) host and contact objects using the same methodology as
+    `integration-01`.
 
     The test system will perform DNS queries to confirm that the DNS servers
-    provide responses for the domain names created in `integration-01`. All DNS
-    servers **MUST** provide the correct DNS response for all domains within 1
-    hour of the domains's `<crDate>` element.
+    provide responses for the created domain names. All DNS servers **MUST**
+    provide the correct DNS response for all domains within 1 hour of the
+    domain's `<crDate>` element.
   Input-Parameters:
     - dns.nameservers
-  Dependencies:
-    - integration-01
   Errors:
     - INTEGRATION_DNS_QUERY_FAILED
     - INTEGRATION_DOMAIN_NOT_PRESENT_IN_DNS
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ integration-03:
     that is, that objects created in the EPP system are reflected in a valid
     RDE deposit file within the Service Level Requirement of the SLA.
 
+    The test system will connect to the EPP server and create domain and (if
+    applicable) host and contact objects using the same methodology as
+    `integration-01`.
+
     The test system will periodically connect to the SFTP server specified by
     the `integration.rdeSFTPHostname` input parameter, using the username
     specified in the `integration.rdeSFTPUsername` input parameter and the SSH
@@ -73,9 +78,9 @@ integration-03:
     listed in the `integration.rdeSFTPACL` resource have been added to the
     Access Control List for the SFTP server (if any).
 
-    All objects created in the `integration-01` test case **MUST** be found
-    within a valid RDE deposit file (that is, the deposit passes all the tests
-    in the RDE test suite) within 24 hours of each object's `<crDate>` element.
+    All objects created **MUST** be found within a valid RDE deposit file (that
+    is, the deposit passes all the tests in the RDE test suite) within 24 hours
+    of each object's `<crDate>` element.
 
     Furthermore, for each deposit found in the directory, the corresponding
     RDE report (as described in [Section 2.1 of