This document summarizes a webinar presented by TransWare AG on using business processes and modeling languages like BPMN to capture requirements and risks and generate test cases from these models. TransWare's BPM-X software is presented as a middleware that can import models from tools like ARIS and Sparx Enterprise Architect, generate test cases, and link the test cases to requirements and risks for test execution and coverage reporting in tools like HP ALM. The webinar demonstrates how BPM-X addresses challenges of tool interoperability and continuous testing in agile projects by maintaining a single source of truth for the system model and test cases.

1. Business process driven
requirements and risk testing
Webinar 25 January 2018
TransWare AG

2. TransWare AG
Independent software vendor
HQ in Germany, subsidiary in
St. Petersburg, FL US
Global business with partners in
consulting and software projects
Specialized in model transformations
and test automation using BPM-X®
BPM-X® is a registered trademark and
software product of TransWare
Company and Presenters
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Heinz-Jürgen Scherer
CEO
30 years in software development
Specialized in Agile, EA, BPM and QM
Volker Rautenberg
VP Product Management
20 years in software development
Specialized in EA, BPM and QM

3. Requirements in general are not only described by
functional and non-functional items.
Showing workflows and system interactions and how
requirements are supported by system functions, tasks or
processes.
Building a system model as the „single-point-of-truth“
Overview
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4. Describe visually the system behavior
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Tasks and decisions
Swimlanes (BPMN)
Requirements and Risks
Provide understanding
The system is visual described using the BPM
(BPA, BPR) methodologies.
A modeling language like BPMN (or UML,
EPC, …) to be used to model system behavior
(functions, interactions) of humans and
systems.
There are notations like BPMN to describe
tasks and logic of the process flow.
Added requirements and risks are showing
which task (or process) supports a
requirement and might have a risk.

5. Methodology for a single-point-of-truth
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Requirements and risk
analysis and modeling
Business process
analysis and modeling
Model repository using an EA/ BPA tool using a database

6. There are many tools in the market for BPM process modeling,
requirement management and test management and execution.
There is not one single methodology (and modeling language)
to describe system behaviour and test systems.
BPM-X® software is a middleware and the missing part in the
puzzle. It links this plentiful number of tools and methodologies
to a connected SDLC for continious delivery in agile projects.
Challenges and solution
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7. Tool landscape in this webinar
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Software AG ARIS Architect
Sparx Enterprise Architect
HP ALM
BPM-X® middleware
System behavior modeling
with requirements, risks and flows
Generating test-cases and linked requirements
from system model (process documentation)
Execution of test-cases and
testing of requirements coverage

8. Semantically: „absolutely“.
Technically: „not really“.
How to model requirements and risks?
How to test requirements and risks?

9. Using Software AG ARIS tool
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Model system behavior
 In the BPMN process flow risks and
requirements are depicted with specific
symbols.
 The symbols (and objects behind) are
linked with connectors to tasks or business
processes.
 The risks and requirements are objects
with specific type information and data like
descriptions, numbering etc.
Functional requirement
Business risk

Data properties

BPMN process flow

10. Using Sparx Enterprise Architect tool
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Model system behavior
 In a specific requirements diagram type the
risks and requirements are modeled in a
hierarchy
 BPMN process or collaboration diagram to
be used for process flows and hierarchies.
 Associations are used to link the tasks (or
processes) with risks and requirements.
Requirements diagram
BPMN process flow
Associations from tasks
(processes) to risks and
requirements
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


11. HP ALM for test execution and
requirements coverage testing
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Testing system behavior
 The BPM-X® middleware loads the system
documentation (BPM model, requirements
and risks) and generates test-cases
 BPM-X® identifies the risks and
requirements objects and loads them into
HP ALM (or other tools)
 The requirements and risks are linked with
the test cases that are in relationship with
them.
Test case with steps and
meta-data, generated
by BPM-X® and loaded
into HP ALM via web
service

Risks and requirements
extracted from system
documentation by BPM-
X® and loaded into HP
ALM via web service

Link between test-case
and requirement, risk
for coverage testing


12. Meta-models of modeling and testing
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Process
Requirements and
process modeling
yes no
yes no
Test case execution and
requirements testing
Test case Test caseCoverage

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Showcase
From system
model to test
execution

15. ARIS – BPMN diagram
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16. ARIS – Details of risks and requirements
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17. ARIS – properties of a task
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18. ARIS – properties of a risk
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19. ARIS – properties of a requirement
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21. Sparx EA – BPMN process flow
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22. Sparx EA – tasks meta-data
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23. Sparx EA – requirements diagram
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24. Sparx EA – requirements meta-data
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25. Sparx EA – links between tasks and
requirements and risks
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27. HP ALM - test case with test script
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28. HP ALM - requirements
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29. HP ALM – coverage from test case view
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30. HP ALM – coverage from requirements
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32. BPM-X® - simple interface
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33. BPM-X® - settings for web services
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34. BPM-X® - meta-model for ARIS
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35. BPM-X® - Meta-model for Sparx EA
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Summary

37. As there are many tools for modeling and test execution in the market,
BPM-X® middleware is the only tool that does not just import data, it
translates and interchanges data from tools, adding no new tool.
For requirements capturing there are many COTS adapters for tools like
Visio, Sparx EA, ARIS, IBM Blueworks, CaseWise, System Architect,
Opentext Provision, BizAgi, Camunda, ...
On test-execution side there are COTS adpaters for HP ALM, MS TFS,
JIRA. Zephyr, TestLink, Excel, ...
A flexible configuration constructs the mapping and linkage delivered as
turn-key project for BPM-X delivery.
Value proposition
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38. BPM-X® is a tool and modeling language agnostic approach to support
consulting and testing services not relying on specific products.
The system model is directly used with added meta-data to generate test-
cases, scripts and coverage for requirements, risks using model-based
testing technolgy (MBT). No additional test model needed as many other
tools require.
Business knowledge is transfered from BAs to test-engineers without
media-breaks and redudencies.
Faster turn-arounds in agile projects for functional increments and
regression testing by continious delivery.
Benefits
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Upcoming webinars regarding business process driven testing.
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40. TransWare AG
Fritz-Wunderlich-Strasse 49
66869 Kusel – Germany
info@transwareag.com
www.transwareag.com
+49 6381 916 0
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