Business Integration Test
In current software projects it is not just about new developments; more and more frequently it's a question of extending and updating existing application systems. That includes, for example, changing over from a classic architecture to web architecture. This kind of project doesn't just present technical challenges, new developments and changes in the IT landscape also put the specialised processes to the test.
Cost-effective testing
Business Integration test (BIT) systemises your quality assurance.
A systemised test doesn't just mean testing with more work/expenditure
involved. On the contrary, if quality assurance are set up
early and across the board, you can distinguish between important
and less important business processes and test in an accordingly
targeted way. Superfluous test runs are therefore eliminated
and costs are reduced.
Newly developed components have to interact both with each other and with already existing software applications. BIT is the tool for this task. The tool forms part of the tool suite SQS-TEST®/Professional and tests whether the systems actually achieve what is demanded of them.
End-to-end test
In BIT, the test jobs are orientated towards the business
processes. Thus the tool complements the func-tional test
in which the separate specialised functions are tested for
correctness.
BIT treats the application as a whole, as it is used in practice,
and it views the results from the point of view of the user.
Asking the question "Is the business process executed
by the system as the user expects?"
Single functions that are interlocked with one another and which often access other applications or platforms are also subjected to an integrated test, in some cases even beyond company borders.
The procedure
With the aid of BIT you capture business processes and the
specialised functions that realise these. On the basis of
ABC analyses you can establish in advance which application
functions must be tested and how intensively.
You define the business process test and carry it out while taking into account typical scenarios that occur at certain times. These include, for example, end-of-day or month-end processing in banks. These times are a fixed element of a business process and are integrated into the concept design and definition of test case chains. At the same time, these specific-time scenarios form the basis for the parallel and therefore cost-effective execution of test case chains.
BIT also supports the coordination of numerous testers who are involved in the parallel execution of an integration test. The project manager can follow all the steps in the conduction of an integration test and can generate coverage and completion analyses. This is the basis of successful reporting.
BIT is therefore perfect for ensuring the smooth running of the business processes of a new application or a reworked old application. It is an optimum tool for the cost-effective and structured testing of the specialised tasks of an IT system.