Integrated test environment for combinatorial testing

In this paper we propose an integrated test environment for combinatorial testing and discuss its realization at macro level. We describe the entities that make up the integrated test environment and their interaction, high-lighting the combinatorial test aspects. The proposed environment can be used for the automated as well as manual testing. Test tools supplied by research institutions and commercial tool vendors need to be integrated to realize the test environment proposed in this paper. The proposed system is theoretical in nature which can be embraced by large scale industrial and research projects to achieve an efficient integrated environment for combinatorial testing. This in turn can aid in the adoption of combinatorial testing to achieve the desired quality improvements in the products.