西安理工大学《软件测试技术》6_2 自动化测试.pptVIP

Dynamic Data Validation solves another very common problem with java and web applications. In many applications, there will be dynamic data that changes with every run of the application. In the case we have here, you can see that every time an order is placed a new order number is generated. Any attempt to compare this order number to a static baseline will result in a test failure. So how does one validate ever changing data in an application. CLICK The answer is to use Pattern Matching technology. Instead of trying to match a dynamic value to a static baseline, you match it to a pattern. In our case here, we match simply against 3 digits. If we get a three digit number, the test passes. This of course is a very simple pattern. Using industry standard Regular Expression notation (common in popular parsing languages such as PERL), you can create any imaginable pattern to validate any imaginable type of dynamic data! Let’s take a closer look at the ScriptAssure technology. ScriptAssure is the technology that makes test scripts immune to object name changes between software builds. This is a critical feature to reduce script maintenance and increase script reliability. Here we have two builds of the same application. CLICK The scripting tool sees the underlying attributes which allow the tool to uniquely identify the objects being testing. The problem is, when the attributes are changed build to build as the application gets constructed, the test scripts can no longer uniquely identify the object to be tested, thus breaks. In the past, the Tester would need to manually intervene using a GUI Mapper to identify to the script what it is was supposed to test. CLICK Unique to Rational, the new technology tool can identify objects even after the identifiers have changed. It uses many different attributes, weighs them proportionately, then uses a sensitivity setting to identify the object. This way, should one or a few properties – such as an object nam