This document summarizes TestersDesk.com, an online toolkit that provides tools to automate software test design and data generation. It describes tools that help testers design test cases by generating combinations of test parameter values, reducing large test spaces, and permuting test orders. Other tools help generate common test data like strings, files, and structured data according to provided templates and formats. The tools aim to reduce manual test preparation work and help testers focus on core testing activities.

1. A Technical Presentation on TestersDesk.com The One-source Online Toolkit for Software Test Design and Test Data Generation.

5. Certain testing activities are imposed on us by the technicalities

6. TestersDesk.com tries to off-load a lot of them and enable testers to focus on the real testing activities

9. Description on each tool/feature in the toolkits

10. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Design Toolkit |____ Pairwise TestCase Generator

11. The Situation Many test cases are influenced by multiple test parameters, each with several significantly different inputs (or equivalence classes). Typical problem arises when they have to be executed covering all possibilities/combinations.

12. An Example Think that a registration page has to be tested which has four fields- Username, Password, E-mail, Receive_notifcations. Let us say that Username can have two types of valid classes on inputs and three classes of invalid inputs. Similarly let us say that Password can have four valid classes three invalid classes of inputs. E-mail, let us say, can have four valid classes and two invalid classes on inputs. Receive_notifications can be Yes or No. Let us say that all these fields have to be tested in three browsers IE6, IE7 and FF3. Here we are talking about each input having some significance in the system behavior. To summarize, following is what we are looking at as the Test Parameters that drive the registration tests. Username: Valid1 , Valid2 , Invalid1 , Invalid2 , Invalid3 Password: Valid1 , Valid2 , Valid3 , Valid4 , Invalid1 , Invalid2 , Invalid3 E-mail: Valid1 , Valid2 , Valid3 , Valid4 , Invalid1 , Invalid2 Browsers: IE6 , IE7 , FF3 Receive_notifications: Yes , No If we were to test all the combinations of values of the above Test Parameters, we are talking about 5 * 7 * 6 * 3 * 2 = 1260 ways to configure test inputs. There is a clear need to reduce this number without compromising Test Coverage.

13. Benefit from TestersDesk.com Welcome to Pairwise Testing (if you are not already enjoying its virtues). We generate a very reduced number of Test Cases that cover all the two-way interactions between all the values of all the test parameters. Each value of each test parameter talks to each value of all other parameters at least once. Now, that's intelligent test design. The list produced by our tool, and the additional tests identified by your judgment/experience yield the maximum number of defects in the shortest possible time. For the example presented in the previous slide, we provide as little as 42 Test Cases that guarantee Pairwise Coverage. Check it out!

14. Pairwise TestCase Generator test combinations can be reduced Value to Software Testers

15. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Design Toolkit |____ T-way TestCase Generator

19. T-way TestCase Generator test combinations can be reduced with increased coverage Value to Software Testers

20. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Design Toolkit |____ N-way/Random TestCase Generator

24. N-way/Random TestCase Generator decision tables for test coverage can easily be generated Value to Software Testers

25. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Design Toolkit |____ N-way/Random TestCase Generator (with random option)

29. N-way/Random TestCase Generator (with random option) test cases with random combinations can be selected Value to Software Testers

30. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Design Toolkit |____ Subset TestCase Generator

34. Subset TestCase Generator all subsets of test inputs from a larger set can be generated Value to Software Testers

35. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Design Toolkit |____ Boundary TestCase Generator (BVA++)

37. An Example There are three fields on a screen each of which take a numeric range. Each individual field has been tested with the seven tuples (values) viz. min-1, min, min+1, mid, max-1, max and max+1. The expected behavior was achieved, however there is no guarantee that the "interactions" between the seven tuples of all the fields together work as expected. What if there is an error that surfaces only when the min+1 value of field #1 and max - 1 of field #2 occur together in a single test - does our test suite has test cases to catch such defects?

39. Boundary TestCase Generator (BVA++) multi-field boundary value analysis tests can be generated Value to Software Testers

40. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Design Toolkit |____ TestCase Permutations Generator

42. An Example Let us say that a banking application works perfectly in showing the balance money when the test actions are done in the following sequence- Change Password-->Check Balance--->Transfer Funds Let us hypothetically say there is a conflict on the data updating process when balance is checked after changing the password, then the following sequence may not work- Transfer Funds--->Change Password-->Check Balance

44. TestCase Permutations Generator permutations (changed orders) of critical tests can be generated Value to Software Testers

45. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Common Test Data Generators |____ Language String Generator

47. An Example An application needs UTF-8 based input consisting characters in all European languages.

49. Language String Generator test input strings in multiple languages can be generated Value to Software Testers

50. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Common Test Data Generators |____ Custom Syntax String Generator

54. Custom Syntax String Generator test input strings with a custom syntax/format can be generated Value to Software Testers

55. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Common Test Data Generators |____ Quantified String Generator

59. Quantified String Generator quantified strings can be generated to simplify testing field lengths Value to Software Testers

60. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Template-based File Generator

61. The Situation The Application Under Test takes a file as test input. This file has several fields in a specified format. There is a need to prepare multiple files each having different test data. In the end you have, let us say, a large number of files with the same format and only data varies in each of them. In the next new build, let us say, the format has been changed or is added with place for a new field. This calls for individual opening and editing of each such file. Note: EDI, WebServices, XML, Configuration files... there are many cases where the test input is a file with a specified format.

64. Template-based File Generator multiple test input files can be created with just one template and one data file Value to Software Testers

65. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Size-based File Generator

69. Size-based File Generator files with the specified data and size can be generated Value to Software Testers

70. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Date/Time (Timestamp) Generator

74. Date/Time (Timestamp) Generator different timestamps can be generated Value to Software Testers

75. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Password Test Generator

79. Password Test Generator test inputs to test password fields can be generated Value to Software Testers

80. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Luhn (Mod-10) Number Generator

84. Luhn (Mod-10) Number Generator test credit card numbers can be generated Value to Software Testers

85. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Person Name Generator

89. Person Name Generator real person names with the specified quantity can be generated Value to Software Testers

90. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ Universal Unique ID Generator

94. Universal Unique ID Generator unique IDs can be generated Value to Software Testers

95. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Test Data Generation Toolkit |____ E-Mail Address Generator

99. E-Mail Address Generator test e-mail addresses can be generated Value to Software Testers

100. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Miscellaneous Testing Toolkit |____ SQL Injection Test Generator

104. SQL Injection Test Generator SQL injection security tests on web forms can be automated Value to Software Testers

105. TestersDesk.com Online Community Edition |_ Miscellaneous Testing Toolkit |____ OS Information Scripts

109. OS Information Scripts system-dependent information scripts can be downloaded (for windows) Value to Software Testers

110. More to come!