TestSmart module makes test data creation simple

Optimised Variable Data module from Original Software delivers more precise and productive testing

Lombard, IL, October 18, 2004: Original Software has advanced the state of Variable Data Technology and included this functionality in a new TestBENCH snap in module called TestSmart. Announced at its annual user conference in Chicago last week, TestSmart enables a single test script to replicate multiple business scenarios, which cuts down on testing time.

The challenge for testers is to develop scripts that can reflect the complexities of real world usage of the application under test – without creating an unmanageable workload. Variable Data is an enormous help in this respect, as it means that a single test script can be populated with different data on each test run, so that many different scenarios can be tested using just the one script. This is clearly much easier than building and maintaining dozens or even hundreds of separate scripts.

But now Variable Data has been taken to the next level. Original Software has introduced a new module to its market-leading TestBench suite, called TestSmart. TestSmart can automatically produce optimised Variable Data, which automatically ensures that the data used in test runs covers every available data pair combination in accordance with whatever rules that the user wishes to define. This means that data can be created automatically that will enable the maximum number of business scenarios to be replicated with the minimum amount of test data. This in turn ensures that an application is tested with the highest levels of both efficiency and thoroughness.

According to Stuart Bishop, Product Development Manager for Original Software, “The great thing about TestSmart is that it guarantees that the data you use to test an application is consistent and objective – something that is very hard to achieve using a testing team.” Referring to the inconsistencies prevalent in manual testing, Bishop adds, “With the best will in the world, different people will build different test cases to test the same application.”

TestSmart takes information about the application under test (such as field name and object content) then applies details of how the application is supposed to behave (in the form of business rules and requirements). It then automatically builds an optimised set of Variable Data, designed to cover the maximum number of possible scenarios with the minimum amount of data and number of test cases. “This guarantees that the application is tested in every conceivable scenario, thereby uncovering more defects - and increasing software quality,” comments Bishop.

TestSmart is available immediately from Original Software, on a concurrent user license basis.

Original Software has set out to prove its point and is hosting live webinar demonstrations. To book a place on one of these webinars call (630) 321-0092 in the US. or +44 (0)1256 338666 in the UK. You can also email requests to solutions@origsoft.com