XML-schema-based automated test procedure for enterprise service pairs

A system for testing services, including instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and executable by at least one processor, the system comprising:

• a service execution module configured to cause the at least one processor to:
• execute a first service, the first service configured to generate a first payload, and transmit the first payload to a system,
• execute a second service, the second service configured to receive a second payload based on data stored in the system;
• a communication module configured to cause the at least one processor to:
• receive the first payload, the second payload, and a schema associated with the second payload;
• and
• a comparison management module configured to cause the at least one processor to compare the second payload to the first payload using the schema.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of processor executable instructions that when executed by a processor configure a computing apparatus to:

• execute a first service, the first service generating a first XML payload and storing the first XML payload in a system;
• receive the first XML payload from the first service;
• execute a second service, the second service requesting data from the system and receiving a second XML payload based on the requested data;
• receive the second XML payload from the second service;
• receive an XML schema associated with the second payload, the XML schema configured to define the structure of the second XML payload;
• detect one or more discrepancies between the second XML payload and the first XML payload using the XML schema associated with the second XML payload;
• determine a testing result based on the one or more discrepancies;
• and
• wherein the first XML payload and the second XML payload contain different structures.