Testing coordinator

• US 9,524,230 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2016
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• 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.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Kamini
• Application Number:
  US15/044,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20160162393A1
• Time in Patent Office: 308 Days
• Field of Search: 714/38.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 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;

determining an efficient use of available testing resources based on the operation of at least the first test tool and the second test tool, any dependencies between the two or more applications, and an amount of resources available to process the first set of scripts and the second set of 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, wherein the first application updates the test data set with data output from the first application;

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, wherein a selection of the second set of scripts is based on the data output from the first application; and

wherein the first set of test scripts is incompatible with the second test tool.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising initiating a test of a third application at a third geographical location using the test data set and a third set of test 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.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein first set of test scripts compatible with either the first test tool and the second set of test scripts compatible with the second test tool are incompatible with the third test tool.

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

5. The method 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.

6. The method of claim 5, 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 method of claim 1, user interface further comprising displaying, via a user interface, 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 method of claim 1, comprising processing, via a configurable error reaction of the testing coordinator, an error received from the first test tool and/or the second test tool that may cause the testing coordinator to end the of the computerized process, wherein the configurable error reaction either pauses the test of the computerized process, or continues the test of the computerized process.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving at least a portion of the first set of scripts stored in a first local repository local to the first test tool and a second local repository local to the second test tool; and

retrieving at least a portion of the second set of scripts stored a second local repository.