Test case manager

• US 20080270841A1
• Filed: 04/11/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quilmont, LLC
• Original Assignee: Patrick J. Quilter
• Inventors: Quilter, Patrick J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,881,105 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3672 Test management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3696 Methods or tools to render software testable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells

Abstract

The test case manager interfaces with an application under test via an automation tool manager and is automation tool independent. Scripts are installed from a library based on the automation tool and the application type. The scripts perform the actions of learning the application objects, play back/validation, and automate test case creation. In a preferred embodiment, the test case manager drives the actions of the scripts. Scripts can be modified by customizing application specific actions and invoking them through the test case manager format.

Claims

1. A method of testing software applications, comprising the steps of:

providing a screen display of an application to be tested;

defining a path over the screen display to identify objects for test;

storing object information in a database table;

repeating the path to identify all objects for test on the screen display;

storing the path in a database.

2. The method of testing software applications according to claim 1, further comprising:

assigning a value for each object for test; and

storing the object value in a database table.

3. The method of testing software applications according to claim 2, further comprising:

defining a data capture process in the form of step-by-step instruction, wherein a user creates instructions that specify the path to capture data previously entered in the software application; and

relating values of the captured data to stored object value from the database table.

4. The method of testing software applications according to claim 3, further comprising:

storing said step-by-step instructions as a data capture script; and

assigning a unique identifier to said data capture script.

5. The method of testing software applications according to claim 2, further comprising:

defining a test case process in the form of step-by-step instruction, wherein user defined object values are related to stored object value from the database table.

6. The method of testing software applications according to claim 5, further comprising:

storing said step-by-step instructions as a test case script; and

assigning a unique identifier to said test case script.

7. The method of testing software applications according to claim 1, wherein said path is defined automatically.

8. A test case manager for testing software applications, comprising:

an application module, comprising;

commands to record, store, and edit a path over a screen display of an application to be tested; and

commands to learn and edit objects for test;

a data capture module, comprising;

commands to create a data capture script, wherein said data capture script includes step-by-step instruction to capture data previously entered in the software application;

commands to load a data capture script; and

commands to create a test case script, wherein said test case script includes step-by-step instruction to relate defined object values to stored object value from a database table; and

a test case module, comprising;

commands to load and execute a selected test case script.

9. The test case manager according to claim 8, further comprising:

a processor to process the commands.

10. The test case manager according to claim 8, further comprising:

a database that stores said test case scripts, said data capture scripts, and object values.

11. The test case manager according to claim 10, wherein said database is a distributed database.