JPH05143312A - Method for testing on-line program - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently and surely execute an on-line program test by utilizing a picture. CONSTITUTION:A picture transaction data file 1 for storing picture transaction data to be tested is previously prepared. A transaction generating AP 2 is a program for generating an on-line transaction based upon the file 1. A virtual terminal 3 allows the on-line transaction generated from the AP 2 to pretend as if data are inputted from a real on-line terminal. An OS 4 has a function for distributing an on-line transaction outputted from each on-line terminal to an on-line program to be processed and a function for distributing processed results outputted from respective on-line terminals to respective on-line terminals. An AP group 5 to be tested is an online program group using a picture to be tested.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for testing an online program using a screen, and particularly when testing a large amount of transaction data at once, the verification content of the test indicates the update results of databases, files, etc. It's about how to test online programs like you do.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a method of testing an online program using a screen of this kind, as shown in FIG. 2, a transaction data to be tested is manually input by a human 22 from an actual online terminal 23. The transaction data is passed to the first program as the first data 26, the first program executes the process based on the content of the first data, and the process result is the second data 27 as the real online terminal 23. To display. The above-mentioned series of operations is repeated for the number of test data items.

The test data memo 21 is a memo of data to be tested, and the OS 24 has a function of distributing online transactions from each online terminal to online programs to be processed, and a processing result (output screen data) output from each online program. ) Has the function of distributing to each online terminal, is a standard function of each general-purpose computer. The test target AP group 25 is an online program group to be tested.

[0004]

Since the above-mentioned conventional method for testing an online program inputs transaction data by human work, in a test for processing a large amount of transaction data, the following is performed. There are drawbacks. * It takes time to enter transaction data. * Input error occurs. * When re-testing, the same amount of work as in the previous test is generated and efficiency is low.

[0005]

A method of testing an online program according to the present invention continuously transmits online screen transaction data prepared in advance to a virtual terminal prepared as an online function of a general-purpose computer. It is characterized in that a program for receiving a message from a virtual terminal is executed so that any online program using the screen can process transactions continuously.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. Screen transaction data file 1
Is a file that stores the screen transaction data to be tested, and is prepared in advance. The transaction generation AP2 is a program for generating an online transaction based on the screen transaction data file 1. Virtual terminal 3 generates transaction A
The online transaction generated by P2 is made to appear as if data was input from an actual online terminal, and is a standard function of each general-purpose computer. The OS 4 has a function of distributing online transactions from each online terminal (including a virtual terminal) to an online program to be processed, and a function of distributing processing results (output screen data) output from each online terminal to each online terminal. Has, is a standard function of each general-purpose computer. The test target AP group 5 is an online program group that uses a screen to be tested.

Next, a specific processing flow of this embodiment will be described.

The first process is to create a screen transaction file, and the screen transaction data file 1 is created in advance by an editor or the like.

The second processing is screen transaction data reading (first data), and transaction generation A
P2 reads one screen transaction data from the screen transaction data file 1.

The third processing is data transmission (second data) to the virtual terminal, and the transaction generation AP2 transmits the screen transaction data read from the screen transaction data file to the virtual terminal 3. Also, the transmission time is stored.

The fourth process is data transmission (third data) to the test target AP group, and the screen transaction data input to the virtual terminal 3 is passed through the OS 4 and passed to the online program to be processed. ..

The fifth processing is transmission of transaction processing results (output screen data) (fourth data), and the transaction processing results (output screen data) output from the online program pass through the OS 4 to the virtual terminal 3
Sent to.

The sixth processing is the reception of the transaction processing result (fifth data), and the transaction processing result output to the virtual terminal 3 is used as the transaction generation AP.
2 receives and also stores the reception time.

The seventh process is a file output of transaction execution information. The transaction generation AP2 executes the screen transaction data to the virtual terminal 3, the time when the transaction processing result is received from the virtual terminal 3 and the transaction processing result. Output to history file 7.

The above-mentioned first to seventh processes are the flow for one screen transaction data, and the above processes are actually repeated for the number of screen transaction data created in the screen transaction data file 1.

When finally confirming the execution history of each transaction, the data of the execution history file 7 is output by an editor, a file dump utility or the like and confirmed.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the screen transaction data prepared in advance is continuously and continuously used as if the online transaction data was input from the actual online terminal by using the transaction generation program and the virtual terminal function. It can be performed automatically, and the effect that the online program test using the screen can be performed efficiently and reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus to which a conventional example is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 screen transaction data file 2 transaction generation AP 3 virtual terminal 4 OS 5 test target AP group 7 execution history file

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A program for continuously transmitting pre-created online screen transaction data and receiving a message from a virtual terminal to a virtual terminal prepared as an online function of a general-purpose computer, and executing the program. A method for testing an online program, characterized in that a transaction is processed continuously for any online program that uses a screen. 2. A first step of creating a screen transaction data file in advance, a second step in which the transaction occurrence AP reads one screen transaction data from the screen transaction data file, and a transaction occurrence AP in which the screen transaction data The screen transaction data read from the file is sent to the virtual terminal, and the sending time is stored.
The step and screen transaction data input to the virtual terminal are O
The fourth step of passing through S to the online program to be processed, and the fifth step of transmitting the transaction processing result output from the online program to the virtual terminal via the OS.
A sixth step in which the transaction generation AP receives the transaction processing result output to the virtual terminal and stores the reception time; a time when the transaction generation AP transmits screen transaction data to the virtual terminal; 7. A method for testing an online program, comprising: performing a time when a transaction processing result is received and a seventh step of outputting the transaction processing result to an execution history file.