An Iterative Procedure for Efficient Testing of B2B: A Case in Messaging Service Tests
Abstract
Testing is a necessary step in systems integration. Testing in the context of inter-enterprise, business-to-business (B2B) integration is more difficult and expensive than intra-enterprise integration. Traditionally, the difficulty is alleviated by conducting the testing in two stages: conformance testing and then interoperability testing. In conformance testing, systems are tested independently against a reference system. In interoperability testing, they are tested simultaneously against one another. In the traditional approach for testing, these two stages are performed sequentially with little feedback between them. In addition, test results and test traces are left only to human analysis or even discarded if the solution passes the test. This paper proposes an approach where test results and traces from both the conformance and interoperability tests are analyzed for potential interoperability issues; conformance test cases are then derived from the analysis. The result is that more interoperability issues can be resolved in the lower-cost conformance testing mode; consequently, time and cost required for achieving interoparble solutions are reduced.
- Authors:
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- ORNL
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- Work for Others (WFO)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 931547
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International Conference on Interoperability for Enterprise Software and Application, Madeira, Portugal, 20070328, 20070330
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; TESTING; JOINT VENTURES; COMPATIBILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
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Kulvatunyou, Boonserm. An Iterative Procedure for Efficient Testing of B2B: A Case in Messaging Service Tests. United States: N. p., 2007.
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title = {An Iterative Procedure for Efficient Testing of B2B: A Case in Messaging Service Tests},
author = {Kulvatunyou, Boonserm},
abstractNote = {Testing is a necessary step in systems integration. Testing in the context of inter-enterprise, business-to-business (B2B) integration is more difficult and expensive than intra-enterprise integration. Traditionally, the difficulty is alleviated by conducting the testing in two stages: conformance testing and then interoperability testing. In conformance testing, systems are tested independently against a reference system. In interoperability testing, they are tested simultaneously against one another. In the traditional approach for testing, these two stages are performed sequentially with little feedback between them. In addition, test results and test traces are left only to human analysis or even discarded if the solution passes the test. This paper proposes an approach where test results and traces from both the conformance and interoperability tests are analyzed for potential interoperability issues; conformance test cases are then derived from the analysis. The result is that more interoperability issues can be resolved in the lower-cost conformance testing mode; consequently, time and cost required for achieving interoparble solutions are reduced.},
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year = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2007},
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