Title :
A GUI Testability Problem: A Case Study in the Railway Signaling Domain
Author :
Bonacchi, Andrea ; Fantechi, Alessandro ; Bacherini, S. ; Tempestini, M. ; Cipriani, L.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Sist. e Inf., Univ. di Firenze, Florence, Italy
Abstract :
We report the experience of the validation team of a railway signalling company when addressing the problem of testing an equipment configuration tool. The two contrasting issues that add to the complexity of the task are: the tool includes a Graphical User Interface built on standard windowing systems, and the configuration produced by the tool, when loaded on the equipment, has a potential impact on the safety of the overall signalling system. This has required a particular care in the choice of testing techniques and of test case selection strategies, however confronting with actual cost and feasibility constraints.
Keywords :
graphical user interfaces; program testing; railway engineering; railway safety; software tools; team working; GUI testability problem; cost constraints; equipment configuration tool; feasibility constraints; graphical user interface; railway signalling company; signalling system safety; standard windowing systems; test case selection strategies; testing techniques;
Conference_Titel :
Quality of Information and Communications Technology (QUATIC), 2012 Eighth International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2345-1
DOI :
10.1109/QUATIC.2012.10
