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Generating Tests from UML Specifications (1999)
| Venue: | IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE UNI ED MODELING LANGUAGE |
| Citations: | 111 - 6 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Offutt99generatingtests,
author = {Jeff Offutt and Aynur Abdurazik},
title = {Generating Tests from UML Specifications},
booktitle = {IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE UNI ED MODELING LANGUAGE},
year = {1999},
pages = {416--429},
publisher = {}
}
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Abstract
Although most industry testing of complex software is conducted at the system level, most formal research has focused on the unit level. As a result, most system level testing techniques are only described informally. This paper presents a novel technique that adapts pre-defined state-based specification test data generation criteria to generate test cases from UML statecharts. UML statecharts provide a solid basis for test generation in a form that can be easily manipulated. This technique includes coverage criteria that enable highly effective tests to be developed. To demonstrate this technique, a tool has been developed that uses UML statecharts produced by Rational Software Corporation's Rational Rose tool to generate test data. Experimental results from using this tool are presented.
