Generative Acceptance Testing for Difficult-to-Test Software

Abstract. While there are many excellent acceptance testing tools and frameworks available today, this paper presents an alternative approach, involving generating code from tests specified in a declarative tabular format within Excel spreadsheets. While this is a general approach, it is most applicable to difficultto-test situations. Two such situations are presented: one involving complex fixture setup, and another involving complex application workflow concerns. Key Words: automated testing, code generation, domain specific testing language, test automation patterns, testing strategy, user acceptance testing, XML, XSL

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: XPU
• Authors: Jennitta Andrea
• Keywords: Acceptance Testing, Acceptance Testing Tools, Software Engineering, User Acceptance Testing, XPU 2004