JPS60110049A - Test method using test program - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the number of steps of a test program and to reduce the capacity of a memory area by regarding similar messages and test items as the same processing respectively when working is tested for each function. CONSTITUTION:When a function unit 1-1 is tested, a procedure which produces an error at a prescribed area of the part 1-1 is stored in a procedure table 4-2 in the form of a variable. An item processing part 2 retrieves a test loop 4 to give processing to a common item 4-1. Then an item individual part 2-1 is actuated and performs the item processing according to the procedure variable of the part 1-1 within the table 4-2. In this case, it is detected whether an error is produed or not. If an error is detected, the next item of the table 4-2 is executed. This processing is continued until the test is through with respected all items. Then it is decided some problem arises in the relevant item when no error is detected. Thus the prescribed processing is caried out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a test method that improves a test method when a data processing device composed of a plurality of functional units tests the operation of each functional unit based on a program. It concerns a test method using a program.

(bl) Prior art and problems In order to test the operation of each functional unit of a computer system including a data processing device, a test program (hereinafter referred to as a test program) is created and the operation of the functional unit is checked. However, this test program is not only for each data processing device, but also for each functional unit within the same data processing device, and the operation test is performed four times.
Because the test program is written in a large format, it takes a large amount of man-hours to develop, add, and modify the test program, which is not only inefficient but also delays the construction period. There was a drawback that I said it was necessary.

(C) Beyond the purpose of the invention, in view of the conventional drawbacks, the present invention treats similar messages and test items as the same when testing the operation of each functional unit, and processes them in program creation, additions, and modifications. The purpose is to share with JP (JP) a test method using a program that is efficient and can further reduce the capacity of the fif area.

fdl Structure of the Invention Briefly stated, the present invention provides a message processing method for processing messages similar to the data processing device as messages of the same format in an electronic computer system comprising a data processing device having a plurality of functional units. and an item processing means for processing test items similar to the test items as test items of the same format, and testing different message variables depending on the functional unit within the message of the same format and the same test item. A test table is provided to store test procedure variables that differ depending on the functional unit, and the message processing means and item processing means refer to the table when testing each of the functional units. It is characterized by this.

tel　Embodiments of the invention Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment for explaining a test method using a test program of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a data processing device, 2 is an item processing unit, and 3 is a data processing device.
is a message processing section, 4 is a test table, ]-1 to 1-n are functional unit sections, 2-1 to 2- are item individual sections,
3-1 to 3-j are message individual parts, 4-1 is a common item, 4-2 is a procedure table, and 4-3 is a message table.

The present embodiment will be explained below with reference to FIG. The data processing device 1 has functional unit units 1-1 to 1-n, and a test table 4 is attached to this device as shown in the figure. , a procedure table 4-2, and a message table 4-3. Common items are stored in the common item 4-1, and test procedure variables that are similar for each test item but differ for each functional unit are stored in the procedure table 4. -2, and for similar messages, the message variables of different parts in the functional units are stored in the message table 4-3. Similar test items and messages are input into the corresponding item individual section and message individual section, and the same processing is performed in the item processing section 2 and message processing section 3. For example, when testing the functional unit 1-1, a procedure that causes an error in a predetermined portion of the functional unit 1-1 is stored as a variable in the procedure table 4-2. - It goes without saying that the same and similar tests may also be tested for each functional unit. For example, when testing the functional unit 1-1, the data processing device specifies the functional unit 1-1. Based on this specification, the item processing unit 2 searches the test table 4 (state shown in Shimezu (1) in Fig. 2, hereinafter, Fig. 2 is omitted and indicated by numbers in parentheses), and finds the common common item 4- Perform the processing in step 1 (2). Next, the item individual unit 2-1 is activated, and the item individual unit 2-1 performs item processing according to the procedure variables of the functional unit unit l-1 in the procedure table 4-2.
). During processing, the item processing unit 2 detects as soon as an error occurs (4), and if it is an error, executes the next item in the procedure table and executes the process sequentially until all items are completed (7). ). If there is no error, it means that some kind of problem has occurred in this item, and the message individual section 3-1 corresponding to the item individual section 2-1 is activated and the procedure table 4- for items that does not cause an error. Based on the message variable of variable A, for example, 8, the message table 4-3 is searched (5) Based on the message variable of variable A, the message individual unit 3-1 of the message processing unit 3 creates a message (6 )
, do the following: As mentioned above, item individual part 2
When the processing of item -1 is completed, the processing of item-individual section 2-2 is performed in the same way. In the above explanation, the item check is performed on a functional unit basis, but it goes without saying that the same process can be used to check all functional units on an item-by-item basis.

2) Effects of the Invention 2. As explained in detail, the test method using the Nast program of the present invention treats similar messages and test items as the same, and therefore creates, adds, and modifies the program. You only need to change the variables that apply to the case, which is efficient in creating test programs, and it is possible to write only by storing different variables, which reduces the capacity of area a, making it possible to test electronic computer systems. There are many advantages to doing so.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment for explaining a test method using a test program of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a data processing device, 2 is an item processing unit, and 3 is a data processing device.
4 is a test table, 1-1 to ]-n are functional unit parts, 2-1 to 2- are item individual parts,
3-1 to 3-j are individual message parts, 4-1 is a common item, 4-2 is a procedure table, and 4-3 is a message/message section.
Each table is shown below. Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an electronic computer system consisting of a data processing device having a plurality of functional units, a test item similar to a message processing means that processes a message similar to the data processing device as a message of the same format is a test item of the same format. and item processing means for processing as
A test table is provided for storing message variables of the same format that differ depending on the functional unit and test procedure variables that differ depending on the functional unit to be tested within the same test item, and each of the functional units is A test method using a test program, characterized in that the message processing means and the item processing means refer to the table when testing.