Test Case Execution

• US 20160103748A1
• Filed: 12/18/2015
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Holden, Jay
• Granted Patent: US 9,921,929 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/263 Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences ; with adaptation of the tested hardware for testability with external testers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/273 Tester hardware, i.e. output processing circuits G06F11/263 takes precedence

Abstract

Systems, methods, computer readable media and apparatuses for executing one or more test cases associated with verifying a functionality of a computer system, software application, or the like are presented. The test cases may be received by a system and may be prioritized and integrated into an existing queue of test cases based on the determined priority. In some examples, a configuration for a computing device to execute the test cases may be identified and transmitted to one or more computing devices available to or scheduled to execute the test cases. Accordingly, the test cases may be dynamically allocated to available computing devices for execution. In some arrangements, one or more reports may be generated and/or transmitted reporting the results of the execution of the test cases. The reports may be accessible via the system and/or may be transmitted to a user via, for example, an email message.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

identify a plurality of test case execution computing devices to execute a plurality of test cases;

transmit a set-up configuration to the identified plurality of test case execution computing devices;

identify a first test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute a first test case of the plurality of test cases, the first test case being determined based on a priority associated with each test case of the plurality of test cases;

execute the first test case by the first test case execution computing device;

determine whether additional test cases are to be executed;

responsive to determining that additional test cases are to be executed, identify a second test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute a second test case;

execute the second test case by the second test case execution computing device;

generate a report including identification of test cases of the plurality of test cases executed, identification of test cases of the plurality of test cases not executed and one or more metrics associated with an outcome of the executed identified test cases; and

determine whether the test cases of the plurality of test cases not executed should be manually executed.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

responsive to determining that no additional test cases are to be executed, transmitting the generated report to a user via email.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

integrate the plurality of test cases into an existing queue of test cases awaiting execution according to the priority.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

repeat the determining of whether additional test cases are to be executed until all test cases of the plurality of test cases have been executed.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

receive a request to execute the plurality of test cases, the request including the priority for each test case of the plurality of test cases.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the priority is based, at least in part, on a business group requesting execution of the plurality of test cases.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the request to execute the plurality of test cases is received via at least one of:

email, a web-based user interface and a schedule execution.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of:

identifying the plurality of test case execution computing devices to execute the plurality of test cases;

transmitting the set-up configuration to the identified plurality of test case execution computing devices;

identifying the first test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute the first test case of the plurality of test cases, the first test case being determined based on the priority associated with each test case of the plurality of test cases;

executing the first test case by the first test case execution computing device;

determining whether additional test cases are to be executed;

responsive to determining that additional test cases are to be executed, identifying the second test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute the second test case; and

executing the second test case by the second test case execution computing device,

is performed automatically.

9. A method, comprising:

identifying a plurality of test case execution computing devices to execute a plurality of test cases;

transmitting a set-up configuration to the identified plurality of test case execution computing devices;

identifying a first test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute a first test case of the plurality of test cases, the first test case being determined based on a priority associated with each test case of the plurality of test cases;

executing the first test case by the first test case execution computing device;

determining whether additional test cases are to be executed;

responsive to determining that additional test cases are to be executed, identifying a second test case execution computing device of the plurality of computing devices that is available to execute a second test case;

executing the second test case by the second test case execution computing device;

generating a report including identification of test cases of the plurality of test cases executed, identification of test cases of the plurality of test cases not executed and one or more metrics associated with an outcome of the executed identified test cases; and

determining whether the test cases of the plurality of test cases not executed should be manually executed.

10. The method of claim 9, further including:

responsive to determining that no additional test cases are to be executed, transmitting the generated report to a user via email.

11. The method of claim 9, further including:

integrating the plurality of test cases into an existing queue of test cases awaiting execution according to the priority.

12. The method of claim 9, further including:

repeat the determining of whether additional test cases are to be executed until all test cases of the plurality of test cases have been executed.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of test case execution computing devices are a portion of a larger plurality of test case execution computing devices available for execution of test cases.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the request to execute the plurality of test cases is received via at least one of:

email, a web-based user interface and a schedule execution.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one of:

identifying the plurality of test case execution computing devices to execute the plurality of test cases;

transmitting the set-up configuration to the identified plurality of test case execution computing devices;

identifying the first test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute the first test case of the plurality of test cases, the first test case being determined based on the priority associated with each test case of the plurality of test cases;

executing the first test case by the first test case execution computing device;

determining whether additional test cases are to be executed;

responsive to determining that additional test cases are to be executed, identifying the second test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute the second test case; and

executing the second test case by the second test case execution computing device,

is performed automatically.

16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause at least one computing device to:

identify a plurality of test case execution computing devices to execute a plurality of test cases;

transmit a set-up configuration to the identified plurality of test case execution computing devices;

identify a first test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute a first test case of the plurality of test cases, the first test case being determined based on a priority associated with each test case of the plurality of test cases;

execute the first test case by the first test case execution computing device;

determine whether additional test cases are to be executed;

responsive to determining that additional test cases are to be executed, identify a second test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute a second test case;

execute the second test case by the second test case execution computing device;

generate a report including identification of test cases of the plurality of test cases executed, identification of test cases of the plurality of test cases not executed, and one or more metrics associated with an outcome of the executed identified test cases; and

determine whether the test cases of the plurality of test cases not executed should be manually executed.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one computing device to:

responsive to determining that no additional test cases are to be executed, transmitting the generated report to a user via email.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one computing device to:

integrate the plurality of test cases into an existing queue of test cases awaiting execution according to the priority.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, further including instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one computing device to:

repeat the determining of whether additional test cases are to be executed until all test cases of the plurality of test cases have been executed.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein at least one of:

identifying the plurality of test case execution computing devices to execute the plurality of test cases;

transmitting the set-up configuration to the identified plurality of test case execution computing devices;

identifying the first test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute the first test case of the plurality of test cases, the first test case being determined based on the priority associated with each test case of the plurality of test cases;

executing the first test case by the first test case execution computing device;

determining whether additional test cases are to be executed;

responsive to determining that additional test cases are to be executed, identifying the second test case execution computing device of the plurality of test case execution computing devices that is available to execute the second test case; and

executing the second test case by the second test case execution computing device,

is performed automatically.