METHOD FOR ENHANCING FUNCTIONALITY OF AN AUTOMATED TESTING TOOL

• US 20090094485A1
• Filed: 05/27/2003
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Voruganti, Venkata Subbarao
• Granted Patent: US 7,512,039 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/33
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites

Abstract

A method for enhancing functionality of an automated testing tool. Embodiments of the present invention provide for dynamically adjusting a date in an automated testing tool. System time in a system time format is adjusted according to a date offset. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of formatting a date in an automated testing tool. System time in a system time format is accessed, wherein the system time comprises a current date and a current time. The date is formatted according to a predetermined date format. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of regulating access to variables of an automated testing tool. An electronic document of the automated testing tool is populated with at least one variable and at least one value corresponding to the variable. In response to a request to access the variable, access to the variable and the value is provided.

Claims

1. A method of dynamically adjusting a date in an automated testing tool, said method comprising:

accessing system time, said system time in a system time format, wherein said system time comprises a current date;

receiving a date offset characterizing an adjustment of said current date;

generating a converted date offset by converting said date offset into said system time format; and

generating an adjusted date by adjusting said system time according to said converted date offset.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

converting said adjusted date into a system date format, said system date format comprising individual date units; and

formatting said adjusted date according to a predetermined date format comprising at least a portion of said individual date units.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein said individual date units comprises a day, a month and a year.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 wherein said individual date units further comprise an hour, a minute and a second.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said accessing said system time comprises accessing said system time from a centralized server over a distributed computer network.

6. The method as recited in claim 2 comprising receiving said predetermined date format.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 wherein said predetermined date format is received in response to user input.

8. The method as recited in claim 6 wherein said predetermined date format is a default date format.

9. A method of regulating access to variables of an automated testing tool, said method comprising:

accessing an electronic document of said automated testing tool;

populating said electronic document with at least one variable and at least one value, said value corresponding to said variable; and

in response to a request to access said variable, providing access to said variable and said value.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said electronic document is a spreadsheet.

11. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said populating said electronic is performed manually by a user, said user providing said variable and said value.

12. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said populating said electronic comprises running a script.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said script comprises a regression test.

14. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said request is received from a script.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein said script comprises a regression test.

16. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said request is received from a data-driven function.

17. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of formatting a date in an automated testing tool, said method comprising:

accessing system time, said system time in a system time format, wherein said system time comprises a current date;

converting said system time into a system date format, said system date format comprising individual time date units; and

formatting said date according to a predetermined date format comprising at least a portion of said individual date units.

18. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 17 wherein said individual date units comprise a day, a month and a year.

19. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 18 wherein said individual date units further comprise an hour, a minute and a second.

20. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 17 wherein said accessing said system time comprises accessing said system time from a centralized server over a distributed computer network.

21. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 17 comprising receiving said predetermined date format.

22. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 21 wherein said predetermined date format is received in response to user input.

23. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 21 wherein said predetermined date format is a default date format.

24. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of regulating access to variables of an automated testing tool, said method comprising:

accessing an electronic document of said automated testing tool;

populating said electronic document with at least one variable and at least one value, said value corresponding to said variable; and

in response to a request to access said variable, providing access to said variable and said value.

25. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 wherein said electronic document is a spreadsheet.

26. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 wherein said populating said electronic is performed manually by a user, said user providing said variable and said value.

27. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 wherein said populating said electronic comprises running a script.

28. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 27 wherein said script comprises a regression test.

29. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 28 wherein said request is received from a script.

30. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 29 wherein said script comprises a regression test.

31. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 wherein said request is received from a data-driven function.