Data management tool
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1. A system testing tool, comprising:
- a first processor;
a server application that, when executed on the first processor, promotes managing allocation of equipment serial numbers (ESNs) used in executing test cases related to mobile devices, aggregates test progress data in a defect board, and sends a notification of a defect when the defect is reported to the server application;
a second processor; and
a thick client that, when executed on the second processor, receives the notification of the defect, participates in a test chat forum, requests one of the equipment serial numbers from the server application, wherein the thick client presents a defect template for receiving defect information and reports the defect information to the server application.
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Abstract
A data management tool is provided. The tool comprises a first processor, a server application that, when executed on the first processor, manages allocation of equipment serial numbers (ESNs) used in executing test cases related to mobile devices, aggregates test progress data in a defect board, maintains a test chat forum, and sends a notification of a defect when the defect is reported to the server application, a second processor, and a thick client that, when executed on the second processor, receives the notification of the defect, participates in the test chat forum and requests one of the equipment serial numbers from the server application.
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18 Claims
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1. A system testing tool, comprising:
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a first processor; a server application that, when executed on the first processor, promotes managing allocation of equipment serial numbers (ESNs) used in executing test cases related to mobile devices, aggregates test progress data in a defect board, and sends a notification of a defect when the defect is reported to the server application; a second processor; and a thick client that, when executed on the second processor, receives the notification of the defect, participates in a test chat forum, requests one of the equipment serial numbers from the server application, wherein the thick client presents a defect template for receiving defect information and reports the defect information to the server application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of testing a communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of testing clients requesting an equipment serial number (ESN) from a testing server; the testing server reserving a plurality of equipment serial numbers for the testing clients from a pool of unused equipment serial numbers; the testing server sending the equipment serial numbers to the testing clients; generating a list of unused reserved equipment serial numbers; returning the unused reserved equipment serial numbers to the pool of unused equipment serial numbers; executing a test case based at least in part on one of the equipment serial number; entering information describing a defect associated with the test case, the information entered into a defect template; a first testing client sending the information describing the defect to the testing server; the testing server sending the information describing the defect to a second testing client; the testing server posting the information describing the defect to a defect board; and the testing server posting the information describing the defect to a first defect chat room. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of testing, comprising:
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a first testing client sending a first test defect report to a testing server, the first test defect report based on a defect template; the testing server sending notification of the first test defect report to a second testing client; the testing server posting the first test defect to a chat room and to a defect board; and the testing server maintaining a miscellaneous information board, the miscellaneous information including at least contact information of a plurality of test team members, wherein the first test defect is related to a test case related to testing at least one of a mobile phone provisioning application and at least a portion of a mobile phone communication system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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