Data processing system, method and program for generating a job within an automated test environment

A data processing system including an automated software test environment for generating a job to be executed within said automated software test environment to test a software application, comprising:

• means for establishing a work flow manager for automatically managing said automated software test environment, said automated software test environment including a plurality of computer systems coupled to a server computer system utilizing a network, said work flow manager being executed utilizing said server computer system;
• means for controlling execution of said automated test environment utilizing said work flow manager in response to a receipt of external events generated by said plurality of computer systems;
• means for creating a job description including an identification of one of said external events;
• and
• means for executing a job described by said job description utilizing said work flow manger in response to a receipt of said one of said external events.

A computer program product including an automated software test environment for generating a job to be executed within said automated software test environment to test a software application, said computer program product comprising:

• instruction means for establishing a work flow manager for automatically managing said automated software test environment, said automated software test environment including a plurality of computer systems coupled to a server computer system utilizing a network, said work flow manager being executed utilizing said server computer system;
• instruction means for controlling execution of said automated test environment utilizing said work flow manager in response to a receipt of external events generated by said plurality of computer systems;
• instruction means for creating a job description including an identification of one of said external events;
• and
• instruction means for executing a job described by said job description utilizing said work flow manger in response to a receipt of said one of said external events.