Method and system for generating test strategy for a software application

• US 10,102,112 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2016
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wipro Limited
• Original Assignee: Wipro Limited
• Inventors: Raghavan, Girish, Nagaraja, Selvan, Narayan, Ganesh
• Primary Examiner(s): Chowdhury, Ziaul A
• Application Number:
  US15/002,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20170161178A1
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for generating test strategy for a software application. The test strategy generation system receives a plurality of parameters from internal and external data sources and determines one or more behavioral patterns for the plurality of parameters of the external data sources. The test strategy generation system calculates a score for the plurality of parameters of external and internal data sources based on a corresponding weightage value and one or more behavioral patterns and compares an aggregate score with corresponding threshold weightage value for the plurality of parameters. The test strategy generation system generates test strategy parameters based on the comparison and filters a set of test cases for the plurality of parameters from the plurality of test cases based on the test strategy parameters.

Claims

1. A method for generating test strategy for a software application, the method comprising:

receiving, by a test strategy generation system, a plurality of parameters from internal data sources and external data sources, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with internal data source comprises application specific requirement parameters, test parameters and user defined input parameters;

determining, by the test strategy generation system, one or more behavioural patterns for the plurality of parameters of the external data sources;

calculating, by the test strategy generation system, a score for the plurality of parameters of the external data sources and the internal data sources based on the one or more behavioural patterns and a weightage;

comparing, by the test strategy generation system, an aggregate score with corresponding threshold weightage value for the plurality of parameters, wherein the aggregate score is calculated based on the score for the plurality of parameters;

generating, by the test strategy generation system, test strategy parameters that comprise a number of test cases to be executed on the software application, a number of users accessing the software application, a type of device used for accessing the software application, and a sequence of steps followed by the users in executing the software application based on the comparison; and

filtering, by the test strategy generation system, a set of test cases from a plurality of test cases for the plurality of parameters based on the test strategy parameters.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with external data sources comprises user behavioural parameters, technology related parameters and time specific parameters.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the threshold value for the plurality of parameters is defined by a user.

4. A test strategy generation system for generating test strategy for a software application, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor instructions, which, on execution, causes the processor to;

receive a plurality of parameters from internal data sources and external data sources, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with internal data sources comprises application specific requirement parameters;

test parameters and user defined input parameters;

determine one or more behavioural patterns for the plurality of parameters of the external data sources;

calculate a score for the plurality of parameters of the external data sources and the internal data sources based on the one or more behavioural patterns and a weightage;

compare an aggregate score with corresponding threshold weightage value for the plurality of parameters, wherein the aggregate score is calculated based on the score for the plurality of parameters;

generate test strategy parameters that comprise a number of test cases to be executed on the software application, a number of users accessing the software application, a type of device used for accessing the software application, and a sequence of steps followed by the users in executing the software application based on the comparison; and

filter a set of test cases from a plurality of test cases for the plurality of parameters based on the test strategy parameters.

5. The test strategy generation system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with external data sources comprises user behavioural parameters, technology related parameters and time specific parameters.

6. The test strategy generation system as claimed in claim 4, herein the processor receives a threshold value for the plurality of parameters by a user.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instruction stored thereon that when processed by at least one processor cause a test strategy generation system to perform operation comprising:

receiving a plurality of parameters from internal data sources and external data sources, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with internal data SOURCES COMPRISES APPLICATION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT parameters, test parameters and user defined input parameters;

determining one or more behavioural patterns for the plurality of parameters of the external data sources;

calculating a score for the plurality of parameters of the external data sources and the internal data sources based on the one or more behavioural patterns and a weightage;

comparing, by the test strategy generation system, an aggregate score with corresponding threshold weightage value for the plurality of parameters, wherein the aggregate score is calculated based on the score for the plurality of parameters;

generating test strategy parameters that comprise a number of test cases to be executed on the software application, a number of users accessing the software application, a type of device used for accessing the software application, and a sequence of steps followed by the users in executing the software application based on the comparison; and

filtering a set of test cases from a plurality of test cases for the plurality of parameters based on the test strategy parameters.

8. The medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with external data sources comprises user behavioural parameters, technology related parameters and time specific parameters.

9. The medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein the instruction causes the processor to receive a threshold value for the plurality of parameters from a user.