Acceptance Testing of Web Applications with Test Description Language

Authors

  • Łukasz Olek Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Computing Science, Poznan
  • Bartosz Alchimowicz Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Computing Science, Poznan
  • Jerzy Nawrocki Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Computing Science, Poznan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7494/csci.2014.15.4.459

Keywords:

acceptance test case, use case, mockup, Test Description Language

Abstract

Acceptance tests are usually created by a client after a part of a system is implemented. However, some methodologies propose the elaboration of test cases before implementing a system. This approach increases the probability of system implementation that fulfills requirements, but may be problematic for customers and testers. To allow acceptance testing in such conditions, we propose to define test cases by recording them on an interactive mockup (a low detailed user-interface prototype). The paper focuses on Test Description Language, a notation used to store test cases.

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2014-11-25

How to Cite

Olek, Łukasz, Alchimowicz, B., & Nawrocki, J. (2014). Acceptance Testing of Web Applications with Test Description Language. Computer Science, 15(4), 459. https://doi.org/10.7494/csci.2014.15.4.459

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