Test manager

• US 20060184918A1
• Filed: 02/11/2005
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Webberlet, Barry, Porter, Roger, Rosaria, Steven, LaVigne, Glenn, Corning, Michael P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,475,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3672 Test management

Abstract

An exemplary computer-implementable method includes receiving a test specification document file for a software product wherein the test specification document file includes mark-up language, calling for storage of the test specification document file in a test database, parsing the mark-up language, creating test information for manual test variations based at least in part on the parsing of the mark-up language, outputting a list of at least some of the manual test variations, receiving manual test result information based on execution of at least one of the manual test variations on the software product and calling for storage of the manual test result information in the test database. Various other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a test specification document file for a software product wherein the test specification document file includes mark-up language;

calling for storage of the test specification document file in a test database;

parsing the mark-up language;

creating test information for manual test variations based at least in part on the parsing of the mark-up language;

outputting a list of at least some of the manual test variations;

receiving manual test result information based on execution of at least one of the manual test variations on the software product; and

calling for storage of the manual test result information in the test database.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the calling for storage of the manual test result information in the test database comprises associating the manual test result information with the test specification document file.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the mark-up language comprises XML.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the test database comprises an SQL database.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the creating test information for manual test variations relies on test information stored in the test database.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising filtering the manual test variations prior to the outputting.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the outputting displays the list of manual test variations using a user interface that allows a user to select one or more of the manual test variations.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the calling for storage of the test specification document file comprises calling for storage of the file as binary data stored as a single entity.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the outputting comprises emailing information.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the emailing comprises emailing a link to a Web site.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the manual test variations comprise a manual test pass.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the test database comprises a schema that associates manual test result information with the test specification of the test specification document file.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving another test specification document file for the software product wherein the test specification document file includes mark-up language and calling for storage of this test specification document file in the test database.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the test database stores test result information for more than one stored test specification document file for the software product.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the manual test result information includes information as to the build of the software product.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the manual test result information includes information as to the software product test execution platform.

17. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying test variations for testing of a software product at a Web site;

receiving, at the Web site, ownership information for one or more of the test variations;

performing a statistical analysis of the ownership information; and

displaying results of the statistical analysis at a Web site.

18. A system configured to manage software product tests, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory into which a plurality of instructions are loaded, the plurality of instructions performing a method comprising;

receiving a test specification document file for a software product wherein the test specification document file includes mark-up language;

calling for storage of the test specification document file in a test database;

parsing the mark-up language;

creating test information for manual test variations based at least in part on the parsing of the mark-up language;

outputting a list of at least some of the manual test variations;

receiving manual test result information based on execution of at least one of the manual test variations on the software product; and

calling for storage of the manual test result information in the test database.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the test database uses one or more fields selected from a choice of fields that includes at least a test specification field, a tester field, a test variation field, a test result information field and a software product build field.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the choice of fields further includes a test pass field, a start date field or an end data field.