Automatic test system for testing remote target applications on a communication network

A method for testing remote target applications, said method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining meta-information of a target application;
• comparing the obtained meta-information with pre-stored meta-information;
• updating the pre-stored meta-information when a discrepancy between the obtained meta-information and the pre-stored meta-information is detected;
• automatically generating test cases based on the obtained meta-information;
• automatically creating test scenarios;
• generating the test cases from the test scenarios;
• automatically generating test programs using the test scenarios and the test cases;
• building a test image from the test programs;
• downloading the test image to the target application for testing;
• automatically testing the target application;
• generating reports from test results in a desired format;
• providing a framework to define the test scenarios by using the obtained meta-information;
• automatically generating different test cases using the test scenarios;
• and
• generating the test programs in a description language using the test scenarios and the test cases.

An automatic test system for testing remote target applications, said system comprising:

• obtaining means for obtaining meta-information of a target application;
• comparing means for comparing the obtained meta-information with pre-stored meta-information stored in a storage means;
• updating means for updating the pre-stored meta-information when a discrepancy between the obtained meta-information and the pre-stored meta-information is detected;
• first generating means for automatically generating test cases based on the obtained meta-information;
• test scenario creating means for automatically creating test scenarios;
• second generating means for generating the test cases from the test scenarios;
• third generating means for automatically generating test programs using the test scenarios and the test cases;
• image builder means for building a test image from the test programs;
• downloading means for downloading the test image to the target application for testing;
• testing means for automatically testing the target application;
• fourth generating means for generating reports from test results in a desired format;
• providing means for providing a framework to define the test scenarios by using the obtained meta-information;
• fifth generating means for automatically generating different test cases using the test scenarios;
• and
• sixth generating means for generating the test programs in a description language using the test scenarios and the test cases.