Exploratory testing supported by automated reengineering of model of the system under test

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10586-017-0773-z" target="_blank" >http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10586-017-0773-z</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10586-017-0773-z" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10586-017-0773-z</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Exploratory testing supported by automated reengineering of model of the system under test

Original language description

Exploratory Testing technique is well applicable to software development projects, where test basis is not available (or at least not complete and consistent to the extent allowing the creation of efficient test cases). The key factor for the efficiency of this technique is a structured process for the recording of explored path in the system under test. This approach also allows the creation of the test cases during exploratory testing process. These test cases can be used in the following re-testing of the system. If performed manually, the efficiency of such process strongly depends on the team organization and systematic work of the individuals in the team. This process can be aided by an automated support. In the paper, a framework, which automatically records selected tester’s actions in the system under test is presented. From these recordings, a model of the screen and action flows is reengineered and test cases are prepared. Tester is also able to define more meta-data in the test cases during this process. The recorded model and defined test cases are then available for the next rounds of testing. The performed case study shows that Exploratory Testing aided by this machine support is less resource demanding than Exploratory Testing performed manually only. Also, larger part of SUT was explored during the tests, when this systematic support was available to testers.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Cluster Computing

ISSN

1386-7857

e-ISSN

1573-7543

Volume of the periodical

20

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

855-865

UT code for WoS article

000397969100068

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85012266379