Implementation of continuous integration and automated testing in software development of smart grid scheduling support system

When smart grid scheduling support system (D5000 system) was developed, the development team ran across tough issue that the system is difficult for integration and becomes unstable after integration due to the complexity. To resolve the problem, the author made research and introduced continuous integration and automated testing approach on D5000 system development. This paper provides the concept and advantages of continuous integration, and analyzes the necessity for continuous integration. It also describes automated testing for quality improvement with code static analytics, automated unit testing, and automated function testing; This paper gives a case study to deploy continuous integration and automated testing on D5000 system development which resolves quality and integration issues effectively and efficiently.