System, method, and article of manufacture for test maintenance in an automated scripting framework

• US 6,701,514 B1
• Filed: 03/27/2000
• Issued: 03/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture LLP (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Young, Robert J., Haswell, John Jeffrey, Schramm, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN BA, HOANG VU A
• Application Number:
  US09/536,264
• Time in Patent Office: 1,436 Days
• Field of Search: 717/124, 717/126, 717/127, 717/128, 717/140, 717/149, 717/115, 707/102
• US Class Current: 717/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for affording test maintenance in an automated scripting framework. First, a plurality of test scripts are developed. Then, the plurality of test scripts are stored in a centrally located database. A user is then allowed to edit a specific test script located on the centrally located database. Finally, the user edits to the specific test script are propagated to each of the plurality of test scripts.

Claims

1. A method for providing test maintenance in an automated scripting framework comprising the steps of:

(a) developing a plurality of test scripts;

(b) storing the plurality of test scripts in a centrally located database;

(c) allowing a user to edit a specific test script located on the centrally located database; and

(d) propagating user edits to the specific test script to each of the plurality of test scripts.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user edits to the specific test script are propagated to each of the plurality of test scripts simultaneously.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of test scripts are utilized to develop test scenarios.

4. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein the test scenarios are developed using an English-based interface.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the interface is accessed utilizing a network.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the framework utilizes a two-tier architecture.

7. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for providing test maintenance in an automated scripting framework comprising:

(a) a code segment for developing a plurality of test scripts;

(b) a code segment for storing the plurality of test scripts in a centrally located database;

(c) a code segment for allowing a user to edit a specific test script located on the centrally located database; and

(d) a code segment for propagating user edits to the specific test script to each of the plurality of test scripts.

8. A computer program as recited in claim 7, wherein the user edits to the specific test script are propagated to each of the plurality of test scripts simultaneously.

9. A computer program as recited in claim 7, wherein the plurality of test scripts are utilized to develop test scenarios.

10. A computer program as recited in claim 9, wherein the test scenarios are developed using an English-based interface.

11. A computer program as recited in claim 10, wherein the interface is accessed utilizing a network.

12. A computer program as recited in claim 7, wherein the framework utilizes a two-tier architecture.

13. A system for providing test maintenance in an automated scripting framework comprising:

(a) logic for developing a plurality of test scripts;

(b) logic for storing the plurality of test scripts in a centrally located database;

(c) logic for allowing a user to edit a specific test script located on the centrally located database; and

(d) logic for propagating user edits to the specific test script to each of the plurality of test scripts.

14. A system as recited in claim 13, wherein the user edits to the specific test script are propagated to each of the plurality of test scripts simultaneously.

15. A system as recited in claim 13, wherein the plurality of test scripts are utilized to develop test scenarios.

16. A system as recited in claim 15, wherein the test scenarios are developed using an English-based interface.

17. A system as recited in claim 16, wherein the interface is accessed utilizing a network.

18. A system as recited in claim 13, wherein the framework utilizes a two-tier architecture.