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In script based testing traditionally test data and test environment parameters are stored either in the test script document or in a separate file. In some test execution systems, test data items are loaded to a database during the initialization, however that set of data remains static during the execution. In this paper, we propose a TTCN-3 based approach that stores all test case related data, even constants, local variables and parameterized message templates of a test case in a relational database. Data types and data type instances are all mapped into SQL schemas. When executing a test case, appropriate test templates are fetched or even generated on-the-fly for the subsequent test step, which results in a higher data flow coverage. The course of test events are logged in the database that makes reproduction possible.
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Adamis, G., Wu-Hen-Chang, A., Németh, G.Á., Erős, L., Kovács, G. (2013). Data Flow Testing in TTCN-3 with a Relational Database Schema. In: Khendek, F., Toeroe, M., Gherbi, A., Reed, R. (eds) SDL 2013: Model-Driven Dependability Engineering. SDL 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7916. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38911-5_1
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