Using UML(VR) for the support of the test data generation

  • Authors:
  • Leszek Kotulski;Dariusz Dymek

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Automatics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, 30-059, Poland.;Department of Computer Science, Cracow University of Economics, Krakow, 31-510, Poland

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Critical Computer-Based Systems
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Software testing is the most common practice for assuring software quality. A method of supporting test data generation using information from different kinds of UML diagrams is presented in the paper. This method is based on the UML(VR) concept which is the extension of the standard UML by vertical relations which formally define relations between elements from different kinds of diagrams. Using these vertical relations, we are able to employ UML as a basis for test data generation in different kinds of tests (module-based, requirement-based, etc.). Such an approach gives us a unique possibility to choose the testing method depending on the actual needs.