Happy path
The best-case user journey where everything works as intended, with no errors, delays, or unusual edge cases.
What it is
The happy path is the straightforward version of a process: the user enters the expected data, the system behaves correctly, and the result is successful. It is useful for design and demos, but it is not the whole story.
When you would use it
You use happy path when you want to describe the normal success route before considering failures and exceptions.
Common operations
- Designing a first-pass flow
- Demonstrating a feature quickly
- Writing a basic test case
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