Generating, selecting and prioritizing test cases from specifications with tool support

Author

Yu, Y.T. ; Ng, S.P. ; Chan, Eric Y K

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., City Univ. of Hong Kong, China

fYear

2003

fDate

6-7 Nov. 2003

Firstpage

83

Lastpage

90

Abstract

The classification-tree method provides a systematic way for software testers to derive test cases by considering important relevant aspects that are identified from the specification. The method has been used in many real-life applications and shown to be effective. This paper presents several enhancements to the method by annotating the classification tree with additional information to reduce manual effort in the generation, selection and prioritization of test cases. A tool for supporting this enhanced process is also described.

Keywords

formal specification; program testing; black box testing; classification tree annotation; classification-tree method; partition testing; software testing; specification-based testing; test case derivation; test case generation; test case prioritization; test case selection; Automatic testing; Classification tree analysis; Computer aided software engineering; Computer science; Information technology; Life testing; Software systems; Software testing; System testing; Tree graphs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quality Software, 2003. Proceedings. Third International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2015-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QSIC.2003.1319089

Filename

1319089