JP5916473B2 - Test procedure creation device and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a test procedure creation device and a program.

  Conventionally, various tests such as an engine and vehicle durability test, a performance test, and a regulatory test are one of important processes in the design and development process of an engine and a vehicle. For such various tests, various proposals such as a proposal for automatically executing a test by a computer program and a proposal for efficiently creating a test program have been made.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes an exchange test system that displays a process of a test process. In this exchange test system, the server transfers an automatic execution program, a test procedure file, and a set of test programs, which serve as test means for the assigned exchange, to each client on the network. Execute the switch test and report the test progress to the server.

JP 2000-022817 A

As described above, there exists a system that automatically executes a test program and reports the progress of a test being executed.
However, it is not easy for the user to confirm whether or not the created test operates as intended by the user at the stage of creating a test program by inputting a complicated test procedure. Furthermore, in tests that need to wait for a response from the test object in order to send commands to the test object or receive data from the test object, or tests that need to wait for the state of the test object to stabilize It is not easy to confirm whether the test is performed as intended by the user who has input the test procedure.

  Therefore, an apparatus is desired that allows the user to easily confirm that the test program is operating as intended by the user who has input the test procedure.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a test procedure creation device and a program that enable a user to easily confirm that a test program is operating as intended by the user who has input the test procedure. .

The present invention provides the following solutions.
(1) A test procedure creation device for creating a test procedure, which is selected by a standby procedure selection unit that selects a standby procedure that is a standby procedure among the procedures constituting the test procedure, and the standby procedure selection unit Corresponding to the standby procedure, a measurement item selection means for selecting a measurement item measured by the test procedure, and a value of the measurement item selected by the measurement item selection means and associated with the standby procedure, A test procedure creation device comprising: a display processing incorporation means for incorporating a measurement item display process for displaying the measurement item into the test procedure so as to be displayed when the test procedure is executed and the standby procedure is executed.

  According to the configuration of (1), the test procedure creation device according to the present invention selects a standby procedure that is a standby procedure among the procedures that constitute the test procedure, and associates the standby procedure with the selected standby procedure according to the test procedure. Select the measurement item to be measured, and display the measurement item value to be displayed when the test procedure is executed and the standby procedure is executed. Incorporate item display processing into test procedures.

  Therefore, the test procedure creation device according to the present invention performs the measurement item display process so that the measurement item display process displays the value of the measurement item associated with the standby procedure when the test procedure is executed and the standby procedure is executed. Therefore, the user can easily confirm that the test program is operating as intended by the user who has input the test procedure.

  (2) The test procedure creation device according to (1), wherein the display processing incorporation means is incorporated so as to change whether or not to display the value of the measurement item during execution of the test procedure.

  Therefore, the test procedure creation apparatus according to (2) enables the user to easily confirm during the execution of the test that the test program is operating as intended by the user who has input the test procedure. be able to.

  (3) It further includes an input / output processing means for displaying and outputting the test procedure on a display means in a flowchart and inputting a designation from the input means. The test procedure creation device according to (1) or (2), which is designated and input by

  Therefore, the test procedure creation apparatus according to (3) can enable the user to easily confirm with good operability that the test program is operating as intended by the user who has input the test procedure. it can.

  (4) A standby procedure selection step for selecting a standby procedure that is a standby procedure among the procedures constituting the test procedure, and the test procedure in association with the standby procedure selected by the standby procedure selection step. A measurement item selection step for selecting a measurement item to be measured by the measurement item, a value of the measurement item selected by the measurement item selection step and associated with the standby procedure, and the standby procedure is executed when the test procedure is executed. A display processing incorporating step of incorporating a measurement item display process for displaying the measurement item into the test procedure so as to be displayed when the measurement item is executed.

  Therefore, the program according to (4) is executed by a computer, and the user can easily confirm that the test program is operating as intended by the user who has input the test procedure, as in (1). Can be able to.

  According to the present invention, the user can easily confirm that the test program is operating as intended by the user who has input the test procedure.

It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the test procedure production apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows that the measurement item is matched with the waiting procedure block of the test procedure file which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the test procedure production apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the test procedure which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the process in which the test procedure production apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention incorporates a measurement item display process in a standby procedure block. It is a figure which shows the example by which the test procedure created by the test procedure creation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is performed, and the value of the measurement item is displayed during standby procedure execution.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a test procedure creation apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing that measurement items are associated with standby procedure blocks of a test procedure file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The test procedure is created as a test procedure file by the test procedure creation device 10 or another device that creates the test procedure, and is stored in, for example, the test procedure DB 31 (database). The test procedure is described, for example, by a test procedure programming language representing the test procedure. The test procedure expressed in the test procedure programming language is represented by a flowchart (see FIG. 4), and is composed of each procedure block such as a processing procedure block such as a command or judgment for the test object, and a standby procedure block waiting. Has been.

  The test procedure creation apparatus 10 includes a standby procedure selection unit 11, a measurement item selection unit 12, a display processing incorporation unit 13, and an input / output processing unit 14. Hereinafter, each part is explained in full detail.

  The standby procedure selection unit 11 selects a standby procedure that is a standby procedure among the procedures constituting the test procedure. Specifically, the standby procedure selection unit 11 searches for a procedure block constituting the test procedure, extracts the standby procedure block, and sets the extracted standby procedure block as the standby procedure. Further, the input / output processing unit 14 displays and outputs the test procedure on the display unit 101 in the form of a flowchart, inputs a designation from the input unit 102 (for example, a mouse, a keyboard, etc.), and the standby procedure selection unit 11 is displayed. The standby procedure corresponding to the input position on the flowchart may be the selected standby procedure.

  The measurement item selection unit 12 selects a measurement item to be measured by the test procedure in association with the standby procedure selected by the standby procedure selection unit 11. Specifically, the measurement item selection unit 12 associates the measurement item measured by the test procedure with the standby procedure selected by the standby procedure selection unit 11. The measurement item measured by the test procedure is a measurement item written in the test procedure file as a measurement target in the test procedure programming language. In addition, the measurement item selection unit 12 receives the specification of the measurement item input from the input unit 102 (for example, a mouse or a keyboard) by the input / output processing unit 14 and selects the measurement item specified by the received specification. It may be a measurement item.

  The display processing built-in unit 13 displays the measurement item value selected by the measurement item selection unit 12 and associated with the standby procedure when the test procedure is executed and the standby procedure is executed. Incorporate measurement item display processing to display in the test procedure. Specifically, the display processing incorporation unit 13 stores the selected measurement item in association with the selected standby procedure, for example, as shown in FIG. Next, the display process incorporation unit 13 incorporates a measurement item display process for displaying the associated measurement item in the standby procedure block.

  Further, the display processing built-in unit 13 is incorporated so that whether or not to display the value of the measurement item can be changed during the execution of the test procedure. For example, the display processing built-in unit 13 displays the value of the measurement item when the F1 key is pressed from the keyboard during the execution of the test procedure, and does not display the value of the measurement item when the F1 key is pressed again from the keyboard. Incorporate processing.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the test procedure creation apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The test procedure creation device 10 is configured by hardware included in a computer and its peripheral devices and software that controls the hardware, and the following processing is performed by a control unit (for example, CPU) of the test procedure creation device 10 according to predetermined software. The process is executed according to

  In step S11, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 (standby procedure selection unit 11, input / output processing unit 14) selects a standby procedure block. More specifically, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 displays and outputs the test procedure on the display unit 101 in the form of a flowchart, inputs a designation by the input unit 102 (for example, a mouse), and indicates the position on the displayed flowchart. The standby procedure block corresponding to the input position is set as the selected standby procedure block. Thereafter, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 moves the process to step S12.

  In step S12, the test procedure creation device 10 (measurement item selection unit 12, input / output processing unit 14) selects a measurement item. More specifically, the test procedure creation device 10 displays a list of measurement items, inputs designations by the input unit 102 (for example, a mouse) among the displayed measurement items, and the measurement items designated by the inputted designations. Is the selected measurement item. Thereafter, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 moves the process to step S13.

  In step S13, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 (display processing incorporation unit 13) stores the selected measurement item in association with the selected standby procedure block. More specifically, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 associates the measurement item selected in step S12 with the standby procedure block selected in step S11 and stores it in the test procedure DB 31. Thereafter, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 moves the process to step S14.

  In step S14, the test procedure creation device 10 (display processing incorporation unit 13) incorporates the measurement item display processing into the selected standby procedure block. More specifically, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 incorporates a measurement item display process for displaying measurement items associated with the standby procedure block in the standby procedure block selected in step S11. Thereafter, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 ends the process.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a test procedure of the test procedure creation device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The example of FIG. 4 is an example of an engine test procedure for performing data measurement while changing the engine speed and the torque value. Of the procedure blocks T01 to T10 constituting this engine test procedure, the standby 30 [S] block T07 is a standby procedure block.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process in which the test procedure creation device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention incorporates the measurement item display process into the standby procedure block. The example of FIG. 5 indicates that the test procedure creation device 10 associates the measurement item selected from the measurement item list 111 with the standby procedure block designated by the mouse pointer 201.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the test procedure created by the test procedure creating apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is executed and the value of the measurement item is displayed during the standby procedure. The example of FIG. 6 is an example in which a test procedure execution device (not shown) is executing a test procedure created by the test procedure creation device 10, and the test procedure is executed to change the value of torque. In this example, the standby procedure is executed while the data measurement is being performed, and the exhaust temperature, which is the measurement item associated with the standby procedure block, is displayed on the display device 301.

According to the present embodiment, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 selects a standby procedure block that is a standby procedure from among the procedure blocks constituting the test procedure, and is measured by the test procedure in association with the selected standby procedure block. A measurement item to be displayed, so that the value of the measurement item selected and associated with the standby procedure block is displayed when the test procedure is executed and the standby procedure block is executed. Incorporate item display processing into the standby procedure block. Further, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 incorporates measurement item display processing into the test procedure so that it can be changed whether or not to display the value of the measurement item during execution of the test procedure, and displays the selection of the standby procedure block. Enables specification input on the output flowchart.
Therefore, the test procedure creation apparatus 10 can enable the user to easily confirm that the test is being executed as intended by the user who has input the test procedure.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Test procedure preparation apparatus 11 Standby procedure selection part 12 Measurement item selection part 13 Display processing incorporation part 14 Input / output processing part 31 Test procedure DB
101 Display unit 102 Input unit

Claims (4)

A test procedure creation device for creating a test procedure,
A standby procedure selection means for inputting a designation for selecting a standby procedure that is a standby procedure from the procedures constituting the test procedure;
In association with the standby procedure selected by the standby procedure selecting unit, wherein by selecting from the input unit the measurement items measured by the test procedure, a measurement item selection means Ru is stored in association with the standby procedure,
The measurement items measured value of the measurement item is stored in association with the selected the standby procedure by the selecting means, to display if the standby procedure the test procedure is executed is executed, the measurement A test procedure creation device comprising: a display process incorporating means for incorporating a measurement item display process for displaying a measurement value of an item into the test procedure. The display processing incorporation means is incorporated so that it is possible to change whether or not to perform a measurement item display process for displaying the measurement value of the measurement item during execution of the test procedure.
The test procedure creation device according to claim 1.
Displaying the test procedure on a display means in a flowchart, further comprising an input / output processing means for inputting the designation from the input means,
The selection of the standby procedure is designated and input on the flowchart displayed and output by the input / output processing means.
The test procedure creation apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
A program for causing a computer to execute a test procedure creation method for creating a test procedure,
A standby procedure selection step for inputting a designation for selecting a standby procedure that is a standby procedure from the procedures constituting the test procedure;
In association with the standby procedure selected by the standby procedure selecting step, wherein by selecting from the input unit the measurement items measured by the test procedure, a measurement item selection step of Ru is stored in association with the standby procedure,
The measurement items measured value of the measurement item is stored in association with the selected the standby procedure by the selection step, so as to display when the standby procedure the test procedure is executed is executed, the measurement A display process incorporating step of incorporating a measurement item display process for displaying a measurement value of the item into the standby procedure;
A program for running

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