摘要 |
<p>A test routine is generated for testing services to be provided over a mobile telecommunications network. Items of profile data, in the form of answers to questions such as Boolean values and such like, for a mobile device are retrieved from a database 1 (step S 1 ). The PC 3 reads a first item of profile data (step S 2 ) and, from the type of profile data item and, if necessary, the value of the profile data item, the PC 3 determines first whether or not a query needs to be generated (step S 3 ). If a query needs to be generated, the PC 3 retrieves the query template corresponding to the read profile data item (step S 4 ). From the item of profile data and the query template, the PC 3 then generates a query (step S 5 ), e.g. a line of Xpath(TM) code. Once the query or queries, required for the profile data item in question has/have been generated, the PC 3 determines whether or not there are any further new profile data items for the device, e.g. in the PC's RA (step S 6 ) and repeats the reading and generation for the further profile data items if necessary. Once all of the required queries have been generated, the generated test routine is uploaded to a Web server 4 (step S 7 ), from where it can be accessed by authorised users for testing services to be provided over a mobile telecommunications network, e.g. by using the queries to address XML files representing content and services to be provided over the network.</p> |