Techniques for use with test qualification protocols

摘要

Described are techniques for performing qualification protocol testing. A qualification entity category is selected indicating a category of an entity for which a qualification test protocol is generated. One or more qualification tests are selected and included in the qualification test protocol. Test information is specified for the one or more qualification tests. The test information includes first information identifying one or more code modules executed to perform said one or more qualification tests, second information identifying test inputs to said one or more code modules, and third information specifying how to evaluate tests results from executing each of said one or more qualification tests. A qualification protocol structure including said test information is generated.

主权项

1. A method for performing qualification protocol testing comprising:
performing first processing to create a qualification protocol structure for a qualification test protocol used to qualify any of software and an instrument system, said first processing including:
selecting, using a user interface, a qualification entity category indicating a category of an entity for which the qualification test protocol is being created, wherein the qualification entity category is any of software and an instrument system;selecting, using the user interface, one or more qualification tests included in the qualification test protocol;specifying, using the user interface, test information for said one or more qualification tests, said test information including first information identifying one or more code modules executed to perform said one or more qualification tests, second information identifying test inputs to said one or more code modules, and third information specifying how to evaluate tests results from executing each of said one or more qualification tests;generating the qualification protocol structure including said test information; andstoring the qualification protocol structure in a database; and performing second processing to qualify any of software and an instrument system by using the qualification protocol structure to execute the qualification test protocol, said second processing including:
receiving the qualification protocol structure from the database; andexecuting a first code module that receives and interprets the qualification protocol structure as a runtime input to drive execution of the one or more qualification tests identified in the qualification protocol structure, said first code module transferring runtime control to the one or more code modules identified in the qualification structure and then, after completing execution of the one or more code modules, returning runtime control to the first code module.