JPH02136933A - Test data editing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To omit the production of a format conversion program of a record despite the change caused to the format of the record by registering previously the file information on the test data into an external control data base. CONSTITUTION:A file defining part 102 designates the formation of a test data file and the capacity of the file and registers them into an external control data base 117. A file production part 106 allocates a test data register file 115 which registers the test data based on the file defining information registered in the base 117. The execution of this allocation is registered in the base 117. Thus it is possible to easily cope with the change of the format of such data that is hard to undergo the priority check for the data form and its relative items, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a test data editing method, and in particular, the creation and modification of test data is performed in accordance with editing rules based on the management of an external management database, which is a file. The present invention relates to a test data editing method that edits test data regardless of its organization.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, test data has been edited by assigning an ms identification code to the data punched on a card, creating a program that interprets the editing identification code and editing the data, or performing batch editing. It was customary to use a screen editor to interactively display and edit data regarded as character strings on a display.

Hereinafter, a conventional test data editing procedure will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 shows a procedure for performing bulk editing, in which data is created on a card in a slider 1301. The data is processed in a batch using the MAMIGX program in order to create the 0th-order created data, which is composed of the edit identification: 1-code for giving editing instructions and the data text, as a data file. In step 302, the editing data is read, and in step 303, the editing identification code is checked and assigned to each editing process. Step 30・
1, when the identification code for editing is new creation, it is created as a new record in the test data file. In step 305, when the edit identification code is change, the corresponding record is replaced with data text by :η, and in step 306, when the edit identification code is deletion, the corresponding record is deleted.

FIG. 4 shows an interactive editing process, in which the test data is requested to be displayed on the display in step 40, the data is confirmed in step 402, and the editing frames are displayed in step 403. The data was corrected using .

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) When editing test data using the conventional test data editing method described above, it is necessary to create an editing program for each type of data. In order to provide versatility, it is necessary to set complicated editing rules. It is difficult to perform validity checks such as data format and related checks, it is difficult to deal with cases where data format changes are required, and it is necessary to confirm editing results with a program that uses test data, which lacks immediacy. There are drawbacks such as.

(Means for Solving the Problem) The test data editing method according to the present invention includes a file definition part that defines the format of a data file, a record definition part that defines the format of records that make up the file, and fields that make up the record. An item definition section that defines the format of the field, a data condition definition section that defines what kind of data can be stored in each field, a management database that manages all definition information, and the defined information. There is a file generation section that creates a file from data, a screen creation section that creates a screen for inputting data into each field of a record from defined information, and a screen creation section that checks and edits the data input from the screen. data editorial department,
A new data creation section that registers data in an empty data file, a change processing section that uses the screen to modify data in a previously created data file, a confirmation section that displays definition specification information, and a definition specification section. The present invention includes a specification change section that changes the definition specifications, a data correction section that automatically corrects test data in accordance with changes in the definition specifications, and a control section that controls each of the above sections based on a management database.

(Example) The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

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

In the test data editing method (not shown in this embodiment), the control unit 101 includes a file definition unit 02, a record definition unit 103, an item definition unit 104, and a data item definition unit 10.
5, a file generation unit 106, a screen creation unit 107,
Data editing section 108, 10 new data creation sections, change processing section 110, confirmation section 111, specification change section 112
It has a function of passing control to the data modification unit 113, and also has an input/output device 114, storage devices 115, 116, and 11
Equipped with 7.

The file definition unit 102 defines the file organization and file capacity of the test data file, and registers it in the management database. The record definition unit 103 defines how the records that make up the file are structured, and registers it in the management database. The item definition unit 104 defines the format of each field that makes up a record and registers it in the management database. The data condition definition unit 105 defines the format of the data stored for each field. For example, the data must be within a certain range, the data must be a special value, or the class check such as numeric codes only, alphabetic codes only, alphanumeric codes only, etc. In addition, instructions for checking based on relationships with other fields are defined and registered in the management database. The file generation unit 106 allocates a file in which test data is to be registered based on the file definition information registered in the management database, and registers the execution of the arrogation in the management database. A field editing screen is automatically generated so that data can be input field by field from the display from the record definition information and item definition information registered in the database, and is registered in the editing screen display file.

The data editing unit 108 checks whether the character data input from the field editing screen satisfies the data conditions registered in the management database, and converts the data in order to store it in a data file.

The new data creation unit 109 registers data in the data file immediately after the arrogate. The change processing unit 110 displays data in a data file in which death I data has been created in advance in a field editing screen, and replaces the contents modified by the operator with the original record. Confirmation part 11
1 displays the information registered in the management database and the contents of the data in the test data file on the display. The specification change unit 112 changes various types of definition information registered in the management database. Data correction section 11
3. When the definition information in the management database is changed, the data in the related test data file is automatically corrected for all records based on the old definition information and the new definition information. Output device 114 is a TSS terminal that has a keyboard and display device and communicates interactively over a suitable line. The storage devices include a disk device 115 that stores test data, a disk device 116 that stores field editing screens, and stores file specific information, record definition information, item definition information, data condition definition information, etc. There is a disk 117 to keep.

Next, the operation of the apparatus according to the present invention will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step 201, the operator inputs a definition instruction, and in step 202, when the instruction is a file definition, in step 203, it is confirmed whether it is new, and if it is new, in step 204, a new file definition is created and the definition information is Register in the management database. If it is a change request, the defined file/information is changed in step 205, and the changed information is registered in the management database.

When the instruction in step 202 is record definition, step 2
In step 06, it is confirmed whether the record is new, and if it is new, a new record is defined in step 207, and the definition information is registered in the management database. If it is a change request, step 20
In step 8, the defined record information is changed and the changed information is registered in the management database.

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

When the instruction is for data condition definition in step 202, it is checked in step 212 whether it is new, and if it is new, the definition information of the data condition definition is newly registered in the management database in step 213. If it is a change request, step 214
Change the predefined data condition information in , and register the changed information in the management database.

When the instruction is to create a file in step 202, file allocation is performed in step 215 and creation information is registered in the management database. If the instruction in step 202 is to create a new one, in step 216 record information and item information are read from the management database, a field editing screen is created and registered in the editing screen display file, and it is displayed on the display in step 217. do.

When data is input by the operator in step 218, the validity of the data is checked, and in step 219 the data is converted into a test data file and then registered.

If the instruction is to change in step 202, the field editing screen is read from the editing screen display file in step 220. It also reads data records from the test data file, incorporates data information into the display screen, and displays it on the display.

When the data is corrected by the operator in step 221, the validity of the data is checked, and in step 222, the data is converted to a test data file, and then the record is returned to the read record in FIG.

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

If the instruction in step 202 is to modify data, step 2
The old definition registered in the management database in 29,
Automatically convert all records of the test data file with new definition information based on the new information.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the test data editing method according to the present invention, the file information of the test data is registered in an external management database, so even if the record format is changed, the record format is not changed. No need to create a program. Furthermore, by searching the information in the management database, it is possible to check the definition information of the data file and the type of test data that has been created, making it possible to manage the created data and prevent the creation of duplicate data.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the test data editing method according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing means of the test data editing method according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a conventional method using batch editing. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional method using an interactive method. 101...Control section, 102...File definition section, 1
03...Record definition section, 104...Item definition section,
105... Data condition definition section, 106... File generation section, 107... Screen creation section, 108... Data editing section, 109... New data creation section, 110...
Change processing unit, 111... Confirmation unit, 112... Specification change unit, 113... Data modification unit, 114... Input/output unit, 115... File for test data registration, 116
...Editing screen display file, 117...Management database.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A file definition section that defines the format of the 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 what kind of data should be stored in each field. A data condition definition section that defines what can be held, a management database that manages all definition information, and a file generation section that creates a file from the defined information.
There is a screen creation part that creates a screen for inputting data into each field of a record from the defined information, a data editing part that checks and edits the data input from the screen, and a data editing part that creates a screen for inputting data into each field of a record from the defined information. a new data creation section that registers data files, a change processing section that uses screens to modify data in previously created data files, a confirmation section that displays definition specification information, and a specification change section that changes definition specifications. 1. A test data editing method comprising: a data correction section that automatically corrects test data in accordance with changes in definition specifications; and a control section that controls each of the sections based on a management database.