JP2692196B2 - Test data editing method - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a test data editing method, and particularly to test data creation and modification according to an editing rule based on the management of an external management database. The present invention relates to a test data editing method for editing test data regardless of organization.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, test data has been edited by batch editing by giving a punched data on a card with an edit identification code and interpreting the edit identification code to edit the data. It was customary to interactively display data regarded as a character string on a display by a screen editor for editing.

The conventional procedure for editing test data will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 shows a procedure for performing batch editing. In step 301, data is created on the card. The data is composed of an edit identification code for giving an edit instruction and a data text. Next, in order to create the created data as a data file, it is collectively processed using an editing program. In step 302, the edit data is read, and in step 303, the edit identification code is checked and assigned to each edit process. In step 304, when the edit identification code is new creation, it is created as a new record in the test data file. Step 305 replaces the record with data text when the edit identification code is changed, and step 306 deletes the record when the edit identification code is deleted.

FIG. 4 shows an interactive editing process. In step 401, test data is requested to be displayed on the display, and in step 402, after confirming the data, step 403 is performed.
I used the edit command to modify the data.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) When test data is edited using the conventional test data editing method described above, it is necessary to create an editing program for each data type. To make it versatile, it is necessary to set complicated editing rules. It is difficult to check the correctness of the data format and related checks, it is difficult to deal with the case where the data format is changed, and it is necessary to confirm the edited result with a program that uses test data, which lacks immediacy. There are drawbacks such as.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A test data editing method according to the present invention is a file definition section that defines the format of a data file, a record definition section that defines the format of records that make up a file, and fields that make up a record. The item definition part that defines the format of, the data condition definition part that defines what kind of data can be stored in each field, the management database that manages all definition information, and the defined information A file generation part that creates a file, a screen creation part that creates a screen for entering data from the defined information into each field of the record, and a data edit that checks and edits the data entered from both sides. Department,
A new data creation part that registers data in an empty data file, a change processing part that modifies the data of a data file created in advance using a screen, a confirmation part that displays definition specification information, and a definition specification A specification changing unit for changing the definition specification, a data correcting unit for automatically correcting the test data according to the definition specification change, and a control unit for controlling each of the units based on the management database.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a test data editing system according to the present invention.

In the test data editing method shown in this embodiment, the control unit 101 includes a file definition unit 102 and a record definition unit 103.
An item definition unit 104, a data condition definition unit 105, a file generation unit 106, a screen creation unit 107, and a data editing unit 108.
, A new data creation unit 109, a change processing unit 110, and a confirmation unit
111, a specification changing unit 112, and a function for passing control to the data correction unit 113, and further includes an input / output device 114 and storage devices 115, 116.
And 117.

The file definition unit 102 edits the test data file, defines the file size, and registers the file in the management database. The record definition unit 103 defines how the records that make up the file are organized,
Register in the management database. The item definition unit 104 defines the format of each field forming the record and registers it in the management database. The data condition definition unit 105 has a format of data stored in each field, for example, data within a certain range, data with a special value, numeric code only, alphabet code only Check the class such as only the code. In addition, check instructions related to other fields are defined and registered in the management database. The file generation unit 106 allocates the file to be registered in the test data based on the file definition information registered in the management database, and registers the allocation execution in the management database. Screen creation section
Reference numeral 107 automatically generates a field edit screen so that data can be input from the display in units of fields from the record definition information and item definition information registered in the management database, and registers it in the edit screen display file. The data editing unit 108 checks whether the character data input from the field editing screen is satisfied with the data condition registered in the management database, and performs data conversion for storing in the data file.

The new data creation unit 109 registers data in the data file immediately after allocation. The change processing unit 110 displays the data in the data file in which the test data is created in advance in the field edit screen, and replaces the content corrected by the operator with the original record. The confirmation unit 111 is
Display the information registered in the management database and the data contents in the test data file on the display. The specification changing unit 112 changes various definition information registered in the management database. When the definition information in the management database is changed, the data correction unit 113 automatically corrects the data in the related test data file for all records based on the old definition information and the new definition information. To do. The input / output device 114 includes a keyboard and a display device, and interactively communicates via an appropriate line.
It is a TSS terminal. The storage device stores a disk device 115 in which test data is stored, a disk device 116 in which a field edit screen is stored, and file definition information, record definition information, item definition information, data condition definition information, etc. There is a disk 117 to put.

Next, the operation of the device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step 201, an operator inputs a definition instruction. When the instruction is file definition in step 202,
In step 203, check if it is new, and if it is new, step 2
In 04, a new file definition is made and the definition information is registered in the management database. Step 20 if change request
Change the file information defined in 5 and register the changed information in the management database.

When the instruction is record definition in step 202, step 206
If it is new, record definition is newly performed in step 207 and definition information is registered in the management database. If it is a change request, in step 208, the defined record information is changed and the change information is registered in the management database.

When the instruction is the item definition in step 202, it is confirmed in step 209 whether it is new, and if new, the item is newly defined in step 210 and the definition information is registered in the management database. If it is a change request, the item information defined in step 211 is changed, and the change information is registered in the management database.

When the instruction is data condition definition in step 202, step 2
Check whether it is new in 12, and if new, step 213
To newly register the definition information of the data condition definition in the management database. If it is a change request, in step 214, the defined data condition information is changed and the change information is registered in the management database.

If the instruction is file generation in step 202, step 2
Allocate the file in 15 and register the created information in the management database. If it is determined in step 202 that the instruction is new creation, in step 216, record information and item information are read from the management database, a field edit screen is created, registered in the edit screen display file, and displayed in the display in step 217. To do. Step 218
When the operator inputs data, the validity of the data is checked, and in step 219, the test data file is changed and then registered.

When the instruction is changed in step 202, the field edit screen is read from the edit screen display file in step 220. Also, the data record is read from the test data file and the data information is incorporated into the display screen and displayed on the display. When the operator corrects the data in step 221, the validity of the data is checked, and in step 222, the data is converted into the test data file, and then the record is written back to FIG. 1 of the read record.

When the instruction is confirmed in step 202, the information registered in the management database is displayed on the display in step 223.

If the instruction is data correction in step 202, step 229
Automatically convert the new definition information for all records in the test data file based on the old and new definition information registered in the management database.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, in the test data editing method according to the present invention, the file information of the test data is registered in the external management database, so that the record format conversion is performed even if the record format is changed. You do not have to write a program. Further, by searching the information in the management database, it is possible to confirm the definition information of the data file and the type of test data that has been created, and it is possible to prevent the management of the created data and the creation of duplicate data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a test data editing system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing means of a test data editing system according to this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a conventional system means by batch editing. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing means of a conventional system by an interactive system. 101 ... control unit, 102 ... file definition unit, 103 ... record definition unit, 104 ... item definition unit, 105 ... data condition definition unit, 106 ... file generation unit, 107 ... screen creation unit, 10
8 …… Data editing section, 109 …… New data creation section, 110…
… Change processing unit, 111 …… Confirmation unit, 112 …… Specification change unit, 11
3 …… Data correction section, 114 …… input / output section, 115 …… test data registration file, 116 …… edit screen display file, 117 …… management database.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A file definition section that defines the format of a data file, a record definition section that defines the format of the records that make up the file, an item definition section that defines the format of the fields that make up the record, and each field A data condition definition part that defines what kind of data can be stored, a management database that manages all definition information, and a file creation part that creates a file from the defined information are defined. A screen creation part that creates a screen for entering data from the information into each field of the record, a data editing part that checks the data entered from the screen, processes and edits it, and registers the data in an empty data file New Data creation part, change processing part that modifies the data of the data file created in advance using the screen, and definition specifications A confirmation unit that displays information, a specification change unit that changes definition specifications, a data correction unit that automatically corrects test data when the definition specifications are changed, and a control unit that controls each unit based on a management database A test data editing method characterized by that.