Stress testing, other new features added to TestBench
Original Software has unveiled version 4.0 of its automated software testing solution, TestBench for iSeries, at its first US user conference.
October, 15, 2005 – New features in this major release include Stress Testing, Results Compare, Data Warping and many other powerful capabilities. Enhancements to existing functionality include greatly improved performance of its Native Record and Playback green screen application testing feature.
New stress testing capabilities in TestBench for iSeries can simulate over 100 concurrent users interactively accessing specified screens. In minutes, user screens can be individually tested to determine what end user response times will be like under heavy interactive loads. Individual response time reports expose problems caused by database locks and other issues. Users can synchronize and launch a large number of scripts at the same time, or stagger them to more closely to imitate real world system utilization trends.
According to Stuart Bishop, Product Development Manager, at Original Software’s UK headquarters, “It’s important to know how an application is going to work when a lot of users press the enter key at the same time. Fixing response time and record lock problems before an application goes into production can preserve an organization’s image and reduce losses.” With organizations opening their systems up to external users like suppliers, dealers, and customers, it is increasingly important to release zero defect software, adds Bishop.
The Results Compare feature validates tests and is also new to TestBench for iSeries. Results Compare flags variances in test results from multiple like tests to make the validation of tests easier and less time consuming. With Result Compare, users can derive and define a baseline of test results to prove the validity of future tests. Once a baseline is defined, users can have TestBench for iSeries automatically compare results from future tests to the baseline results.
Modifications made to TestBench for iSeries to facilitate stress testing have improved the products record and playback performance on an order of magnitude when running multiple scripts. “We are extremely pleased with the dramatically improved performance levels in Version 4. We are looking forward to getting feedback from our customers now,” says Bishop.
Prior to the release of TestBench version 4.0, Original Software received several requests from users for data warping, so a feature now included in the solution lets users warp data forward or backward in time to test programs for end of year, end of month, and similar date calculations. Data Warping eliminates the need for testers to change dates in databases to perform these types of tests.
