JPH02250120A - Automatizing system for test diagnostic program of information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten both test and maintenance time by selecting and executing automatically a test executing part to be executed in accordance with the relation of each test executing part registered in advance when an error is detected in the test executing part. CONSTITUTION:As for tables which a test executing part relation managing means 5 has, there are a test executing part name table 13 and a test result code table 14. By using an executed test executing part name as a key and retrieving the test executing part name table 13, a head address and an end address of an area in the test result code table 14 corresponding to the test executing part are obtained. Subsequently, by using a test result code as a key and retrieving extending from the head to the end address in the test result code table 14 obtained from the test executing part name table 13, the test executing part name to be executed is obtained. In the case when the record concerned does not exist as a result of retrieval of the test result code, in accordance with its relation, the text executing part to be executed in the next time is handled by deciding it not to exist. In such a way, it does not takes a long time for executing a test.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a test diagnosis method for an information processing system, and more particularly to an information processing system test diagnosis program automation method.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of test diagnostic program, when an error is detected,
The operator analyzes the error message, selects the test execution part to be executed next, and executes it.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional test diagnosis program method described above, the operator has to analyze the error message and select the test execution part to be executed next, which requires skill on the part of the operator and also takes a long time before the next test execution. It has the disadvantage of being expensive.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention provides an information processing system test diagnosis program automation method, which is a processing method for an information processing system test diagnosis program consisting of a test management section that manages the execution of tests and a plurality of test execution sections that actually perform the tests. and a test execution instruction for instructing a test execution instruction receiving means of a test execution section selected by the operator interface means or test execution section selection means for selecting a test execution section to be executed next. an execution unit startup means, a test result reception unit that receives a test result report from a test result transmission unit of the test execution unit, a test execution unit related management unit that registers and manages related information between various test execution units; A test including a test execution part selection means for selecting a test execution part to be executed next from the test results received by the test result reception means and the test execution part related information managed by the test execution part related management means. a management section; a test execution instruction receiving means for receiving a test execution instruction from the test execution section activating means of the test management section; a test means for conducting a target test; and a test result receiving means for transmitting the test results to the test execution section starting means of the test management section. and a test execution unit including a test result transmitting means for transmitting the test results to the test result transmitter.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a test management section 1 and a test execution section 7/1112. Of these, the test management section 1 is connected to the operator interface means 2.
, a test execution unit starting means 3, a test result receiving means 4,
The test execution unit 7.1] is composed of a test execution unit related management means 5, a test execution unit selection unit 6, and a test execution unit 7.
2 are a test execution instruction receiving means 8 and a test means 9, respectively.
and a test result transmitting means 10.

In advance, the test execution unit related management means 5 in the test management unit 1 associates the execution results of the test execution units 5, 11, and 12 with the next test execution unit to be executed based on the execution results, and executes the test. Register it as department-related management information.

In the test management section 1, the operator interface means 2 communicates with the operator, receives execution instructions from the operator for the test execution section 7, and activates the test execution section starting means 3.
The execution instructions of the test execution unit 7 are conveyed to the test execution unit 7. The test execution section starting means 3 receives an execution instruction for the test execution section 7 from the operator interface means 2, and issues a test execution instruction to the test execution instruction receiving means 8 of the test execution section 7.

In the test execution section 7, the test execution instruction receiving means 8 receives the test execution instruction from the test execution section starting means 3 of the test management section 1, and instructs the testing means 9 to execute the test.

The testing means 9 receives an execution instruction from the test execution instruction receiving means 8, executes the target test, and notifies the test result transmitting means 10 of the test results. The test result transmitting means 10 receives a notification of the test result from the testing means 9 and reports the test result to the test result receiving means 4 of the test management section 1.

In the test management section 1, the test result receiving means 4 receives the test result reports from the test result transmitting means 10 of the test execution section 7, and notifies the test execution section selection means 6 of the test results. The test execution section selection means 6 receives the test result notification from the test result reception means 4, and selects the related management corresponding to the test word result from among the test execution section related management information registered and managed by the test execution section related management means 5. A test execution unit that searches for information and should execute the next test corresponding to the test result, for example, the test execution unit 11
and select test execution unit 1 for test execution unit starting means 3.
Convey instructions for executing step 1. If the test result is a normal end or if the test execution unit 11 corresponding to the test result is not found, the test execution ends.

Next, a method of managing the test execution section related management information in the test execution section related management means 5 will be explained.

Figure 2 shows (a) and (b) test execution unit related management means 5.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the structure of a table for managing test execution unit related management information that the test execution unit has.

The test execution unit related management means 5 has a test execution unit name table 13 and a test result code table 14 as tables. The test execution unit name table 13 includes the test execution unit name and the test result code table 14 corresponding to the test execution unit.
The elements are the start address and end address of the area within. The test result code table 14 includes a test result code and the name of the test execution section to be executed next, which corresponds to the test result code.

Using the name of the executed test execution part as a key, the test execution part name full 13 is searched, and the start address and end address of the area in the test result code table 14 corresponding to the test execution part are obtained. Next, the test result code table 14 obtained from the test execution section name table 13 is searched from the first address to the last address using the test result code as a key to obtain the name of the test execution section to be executed next. If a corresponding record does not exist as a result of searching for a test result code, it is assumed that there is no associated test execution unit to be executed next.

For example, the test execution unit T activated by the operator's instructions
If the test result in PI is code IF, search the test execution unit name table 13 using the test execution unit name TPI as a key, and search the start address AAA of the area in the test result code table 14 corresponding to the test execution unit TPI. End address B
Get BB.

Next, search the area from the start address AAA to the end address BBB in the test result code table 14 obtained from the test execution part name table 3 as the test result code IF key to obtain the test execution part TP2 to be executed next. . In addition, if the test execution unit started by the operator's instruction is TP3 and the test result is code 45, the test execution unit name TP3
The test execution section name table 13 is searched using the key , and the start address EEE and end address FFF of the area in the test result code table 14 corresponding to the test execution section TP3 are obtained. Next, the area in the test result code table 14 obtained from the test execution part name table 13 is searched from the start address EEE to the end address FFF using the test result code IF as a key. The test execution ends because there is no associated test execution module.

Here, we will give an example of test execution parts 7, 11, and 12.
Although the detailed content has been described only for the test execution section 7, it has the same functions as the other test execution sections except that the test contents are different from each other. Furthermore, the number of test execution units is not limited to three, but any test management unit 1 with a pre-designed capacity can be used.
It can be expanded to the required number.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, when an error is detected in a test execution part executed according to an operator's instruction, the present invention automatically selects the next test execution part to be executed according to the association between the test execution parts registered in advance. By doing so, operator intervention is unnecessary and testing and maintenance time can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) show the structure of a table for managing test execution section related management information held by the test execution section related management means. It is an explanatory diagram to illustrate. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Test management section, 2... Operator interface means, 3... Test execution section starting means, 4... Test result receiving means, 5... Test execution section related management means, 6...
Test execution section selection means, 7, 11, 12... Test execution section, 8... Test execution instruction receiving means, 9... Test means,
10... Test result transmission means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An operator interface that communicates with an operator in a processing method for an information processing system test diagnosis program that includes a test management section that manages test execution and a plurality of test execution sections that actually perform tests. means, test execution unit activating means for issuing a test execution instruction to the test execution instruction receiving means of the test execution unit selected by the operator interface means or the test execution unit selection means for selecting the test execution unit to be executed next; a test result receiving means for receiving a test result report from the test result transmitting means of the execution part; a test execution part related management means for registering and managing related information between various test execution parts; and a test result report received by the test result receiving means. a test management unit including a test execution unit selection unit that selects a test execution unit to be executed next based on test results and related information between the test execution units managed by the test execution unit related management unit; and the test management unit a test execution instruction receiving means for receiving a test execution instruction from the test execution unit starting means of the test execution unit, a test means for conducting a target test, and a test result transmitting means for transmitting the test result to the test result receiving means of the test management unit. An information processing system test diagnosis program automation method, comprising: a test execution section including a test execution section.