Testing Coordinator

• US 20150039941A1
• Filed: 07/31/2013
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Kalyanasundram, Senthil N.
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,411 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/38.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3692 for test results analysis

Abstract

A system for testing two or more applications associated with a computerized process may include a central repository, a user interface and a testing coordinator. The central repository may be used to store at least one test case each including a test data set and two or more sets of test scripts. The user interface may facilitate a selection of one or more test cases for use by the testing coordinator. The testing coordinator may be configured to test the operation of the computerized process by initiating testing of a first application by a first test tool using the test data set and a first set of scripts and initiating testing of the second application by the second test tool using the test data set and the second set of scripts from the selected test case. In some cases, the first test tool is incompatible with the second test tool.

Claims

1. A system for testing two or more applications associated with a computerized process, the system including:

a central repository configured to store one or more test cases, wherein each test case includes a test data set, a first set of test scripts associated with a first test tool and a second set of test scripts associated with a second test tool;

a user interface, the user interface to facilitate a selection of one or more test cases for use by the testing coordinator;

a testing coordinator in communication with the repository and the user interface, the testing coordinator including a processor configured to test operation of the computerized process by coordinating testing of the two or more applications according to the test case selected from the central repository, the processor configured to;

initiate testing of the first application by the first test tool using the test data set and the first set of scripts from the selected test case;

initiate testing of the second application by the second test tool using the test data set and the second set of scripts from the selected test case.

2. The system of claim 1, comprising testing of the first application by the first test tool using a script incompatible with the second test tool.

3. The system of claim 1, comprising testing of the first application using a script incompatible with a testing framework associated with the second component application.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising sequentially testing of the two or more applications associated with the computerized process by the testing coordinator, wherein testing by the first test tool completes before initiating testing by the second test tool.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the first application updates at least a portion of the test data set before the testing coordinator initiates testing of the second application using the updated test data set.

6. The system of claim 4, comprising initiating testing of two or more applications in parallel, the processor configured to initiate testing of a third application by a third test tool in parallel with the testing of the first application and/or the testing of the second application, wherein the third test tool is associated with the third application.

7. The system of claim 1, the user interface further comprising at least one screen for configuring the testing coordinator for testing the operation of the computerized process and at least one screen to display results from the tests of the two or more applications.

8. The system of claim 1, the testing coordinator including a configurable error reaction, wherein an error received from the first test tool and/or the second test tool may cause the testing coordinator to end the of the computerized process, to pause the test of the computerized process, or to continue the test of the computerized process.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first local repository local to the first test tool and a second local repository local to the second test tool, wherein at least a portion of the first set of scripts is stored in the first local repository and at least a portion of the second set of scripts is stored in the second local repository.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising the first test tool and the second test tool.

11. An apparatus to coordinate testing of two or more different applications associated with a multi-step process, wherein a first application is configured to be tested using a first test tool and the second application is configured to be tested using a second test tool incompatible with the first test tool, the apparatus comprising:

a communication interface to facilitate communication by the apparatus to the first test tool, the second test tool and a central repository via a network, the central repository storing at least one test case including a test data set, a first set of scripts for use with the first test tool and a second set of scripts for use with the second test tool;

a processor coupled to the communication interface; and

a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to;

identify a test case stored in the central repository;

initiate, via the network, testing of the first application by the first test tool using the test data set and the first set of scripts;

initiate, via the network upon completion of testing of the first application, testing of the second application using the test data set and the second set of scripts; and

provide an indication of whether the test of the multi-step process completed successfully using results obtained from first test tool and the second test tool.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a user interface, wherein the user interface includes at least one screen configured to provide information about the test of the multi-step process, including the indication of whether the test of the multi-step process completed successfully.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the user interface is configured to display a screen for facilitating a selection of a test case from the one or more test cases stored in the central repository.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the test case included in the central repository includes a result set, wherein the instructions, when executed, would further cause the processor to compare information received from the first test tool about the test of the first application and/or information received from the second test tool about the test of the second application to the result data set to determine the indication of whether the test of the multi-step process completed successfully.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed, would further cause the processor to initiate testing of a third application using the test data set and a third set of scripts associated with a third test tool, wherein the apparatus initiates the testing of the third application in parallel with the testing of the first application and/or the testing of the second application.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the multi-step process is associated with a process for transferring information from a computer device at a first geographical location to a computer device at a second geographical location.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the multi-step process is associated with performing a financial transaction.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first test tool is located at a first geographical location and the second test to is located at a second geographical location different than the first geographical location.

19. A method for testing a multi-step computerized process, the method comprising:

storing one or more test cases in a central repository, wherein each test case corresponds to a desired operation of the multi-step process and includes a test data set and two or more sets of test scripts;

selecting a desired test case via a user interface screen;

initiating a test of the first application at a first geographical location by a first test tool using the test data set and a first set of test scripts, the first application for performing at least a first portion of the multi-step process;

storing an updated test data set in the central repository when the test of the first application completes; and

initiating a test of the second application at a second different geographical location by a second test tool using the updated test data set and a second set of scripts, the second application for performing at least a second portion of the multi-step process.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising initiating a test of a third application at a third geographical location using the test data set and a third set of scripts, wherein the test of the third application is initiated in parallel with the test of the first application and/or the test of the second application.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the first test tool with the second test tool and/or the third test tool.