Regression testing for Web applications based on slicing

Web applications have rapid developing speed and changeable user demands, so the regression testing is much important. Since the changed demands result in different versions of Web applications, and the faults usually hiding in the adjusted contents, the regression testing must cover all the related pages. In order to carry through the regression testing quickly and effectively, we make the simplification with the method of slicing. Firstly, we analyze the possible changes in the Web applications and the influences produced by these changes, discussing in the direct-dependent and indirect-dependent way; next, we give the regression testing method based on slicing emphasized on the indirect-dependent among data, i.e., obtaining the dependent set of changed variables by forward and backward search method and generating the testing suits; conclusion remarks and future work are given at last.