Automated software testing and validation system

A graphical user interface display operable by a user for interfacing with a software Application Under Test (AUT) comprising:

• at least one process, the process having a sequence of user interface displays, the user interface displays each having at least one data object;
• a learn module operable by a user to navigate the interface displays in the process and gather a test thread tree indicative of a sequence of data objects;
• a grid corresponding to the test thread tree, the grid having test case entries including column entries corresponding to the sequence of data objects;
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• a script corresponding to the test thread tree, the script operable to be executed by a test engine for retrieving the test case entries from the grid and applying the column entries to the sequence of data objects corresponding to a test case.

A method of automated script testing of an application under test comprising:

• providing a software application under test (AUT), the AUT having a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for sending and receiving messages corresponding to user instructions;
• identifying at least one process in the AUT, each of the processes having a sequence of user interface displays, each of the user interface displays having at least one data object;
• traversing, by a learn module, the sequence of user interface displays in the process to build a test thread tree indicative of the sequence of data objects in the process;
• generating, from the test thread tree, a grid adapted to store a set of object values corresponding to each of the data objects in the process, the grid further operable to store a plurality of test cases each containing the set of object values;
• generating, from the test thread tree, a script operable to be executed by a test engine, the grid responsive to the test engine;
• generating, from the test thread tree, a report indicative of an expected response to each of the data objects in the grid;
• executing the script by iterating through each test case in the grid and, in each test case, applying the object values to the corresponding data objects in the process;
• receiving a response from the AUT based on the applied object values;
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• comparing the response to the expected response to generate a result.

A system for automated software testing and validation comprising:

• a software application under test (AUT), the AUT including processes, each process having at least one user interface display;
• a learning module operable to learning for the processes in the AUT, a test thread tree corresponding to the user interface displays in the process, each of the interface displays having at least one data object;
• a grid, generated from the test thread tree, enumerating a plurality of test cases indicative of the data objects in the process;
• a script, generated from the test thread tree, indicative of the plurality of test cases;
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• a test engine, the script and the grid responsive to the test engine for executing the script and applying the corresponding test cases to the AUT.

A computer program product having computer program code for automated software testing and validation comprising:

• computer program code for identifying a software application under test (AUT), the AUT including processes, each process having at least one user interface display;
• computer program code for learning, for at least one process in the AUT, a test thread tree corresponding to the user interface displays in the process, each of the interface displays having at least one data object;
• computer program code for generating, from the test thread tree, a grid enumerating a plurality of test cases indicative of the data objects in the process;
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• computer program code for generating, from the test thread tree, a script indicative of the plurality of test cases, the script operable to be executed by a test engine.

A system for automated software testing and validation comprising:

• means for identifying a software application under test (AUT), the AUT including processes, each process having at least one user interface display;
• means for learning, for at least one process in the AUT, a test thread tree corresponding to the user interface displays in the process, each of the interface displays having at least one data object;
• means for generating, from the test thread tree, a grid enumerating a plurality of test cases indicative of the data objects in the process;
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• means for generating, from the test thread tree, a script indicative of the plurality of test cases, the script operable to be executed by a test engine.