A framework for automated testing of automation systems

Author

Winkler, Dietmar ; Hametner, Reinhard ; Östreicher, Thomas ; Biffl, Stefan

Author_Institution

Inst. of Software Technol., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria

fYear

2010

fDate

13-16 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Increasing complexity of software components in automation systems require systematic and frequent testing approaches. Test-First Development (TFD) - an established approach in business IT software development - promises to support test automation in automation systems development. Nevertheless, linking test case generation, execution, and reporting requires a sound framework to support testing processes more efficiently. In this paper we present a framework for automating test processes based on UML models and TFD. Applying this framework in prototype applications in industry environment identified the framework as promising candidate to improve automation systems development and product quality.

Keywords

Unified Modeling Language; factory automation; program testing; software engineering; TFD; UML model; automated testing; automation system; automation system development; business IT software development; frequent testing approach; industry environment; linking test case generation; product quality; prototype application; test first development; Automation Systems Development; Test-First Development; Testing Process; UML;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2010 IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Bilbao

ISSN

1946-0740

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6848-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETFA.2010.5641264

Filename

5641264