REBUILDING AN EXECUTION FLOW FROM AN EXECUTION GRID

摘要

A method for creating an execution flow from a sequential list of test cases comprises receiving by an application lifecycle management tool used for computer software testing, the list and removing all dependency associations associated with the test cases. Independently of a graphical user interface, a first test case is designated as a source test case, a sequentially next test case is designated as a subordinate test case, and a dependency association is created between the source test case and the subordinate test case. If any test case is not associated with a dependency association, then the subordinate test case is designated as the source test case, a sequentially next test case from the list is designated as the subordinate test case, and a dependency association is crested between them until every test case in the list is associated with a dependency association.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving by an application lifecycle management tool used for computer software testing, a list of test cases, wherein the test cases in the list are arranged in a sequential order; removing all dependency associations associated with the test cases, wherein the dependency associations define an execution order of the test cases; designating, independently of a graphical user interface, a first test case from the list as a source test case; designating, independently of the graphical user interface, a sequentially next test case from the list as a subordinate test case; creating a dependency association between the source test case and the subordinate test case such that the subordinate test case depends from the source test case; and performing until each of the test cases in the list is associated with at least one dependency association:
designating the subordinate test case as the source test case;designating, independently of the graphical user interface, a sequentially next test case from the list as the subordinate test case; andcreating a dependency association between the source test case and the subordinate test case such that the subordinate test case depends from the source test case.