Method, system, and computer program product for electronic messaging
AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc., a New York Corporation
InventorsMark McIver, Richard Forbes
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Abstract
A browser-based simulator may be used to create and send test messages to one or more transaction processing facilities (TPFs) to determine the response of the TPF system. It allows a user or plurality of users to create ISO 8583 messages, send the messages to the TPF systems, receive a response, and display the results to the users. Messages created by the simulator are stored within an ANSI queryable SQL database to make test selection simple. The TPF test messages and results are thus available worldwide. Further, the simulator is server-based, so desktop licenses are not required. The simulator allows a user to either select a preformatted message or derive a new message by selecting the data of interest.
Claims20
A server-based simulator for testing a transaction processing facility response to a message, comprising:
- a database for containing message shells, sent messages, and responses in the server;
- a test message creation interface to the database;
- and
- a communications link between the server and the transaction processing facility,
- whereby the database and information contained therein is accessible to users from multiple locations without requiring a seat license for each user.
A method of testing a transaction processing facility response to a message, comprising:
- connecting to a server-based simulator;
- creating a test message from a test message shell in a server-based database using the server-based simulator;
- sending the test message to the transaction processing facility using the simulator;
- and
- storing a response from the transaction processing facility in the server-based database,
- whereby the test message and the response are accessible by users from multiple locations without requiring a seat license for each user.
A method of testing a transaction processing facility response to a plurality of messages, comprising:
- creating a batch of test messages from test message shells in a server-based database using a server-based simulator;
- sending the batch of test messages through the simulator to the transaction processing facility;
- and
- storing a plurality of responses to the batch of test messages from the transaction processing facility,
- whereby the batch of test messages and the plurality of responses are accessible by users from multiple locations without requiring a seat license for each user.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to test a transaction processing facility response to a message, said control logic comprising:
- first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to connect to a server-based simulator;
- second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to create at least one test message from at least one test message shell in a server-based database through the simulator;
- third computer readable program code means for sending the at least one test message to the transaction processing facility through the simulator;
- and
- fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to store at least one response from the transaction processing facility,
- whereby the test message and the response may be accessed by users at multiple locations without requiring a seat license for each user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.