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Tutorial: The STV Approach to Redefining Data Warehouse System Testing
By Girish Vishwanathan
Do you want to maximize your gains from your existing data warehouse? In this paper, the author takes you through the STV methodology to test your data warehouse system and appropriate DW benefits.
Insight: Self-Assessment of Need for Independent Validation
By Manikandan M and Anuradha Goyal
Enterprise package implementations are cost intensive. Independent validations, if undertaken, add to these costs. The authors probe into the need for independent validation and propose a decision matrix to self-assess such need.
Viewpoint: Earlier = Cheaper: Test 'Code' Before it is Written
By Vinoth Michael Pro
Prevention is better than cure. The author draws from his consulting experience and propounds the need for pre-testing the unwritten code. This he views can be done through a proper modeling of the design metrics.
Framework: Test Automation Strategy for ERP/CRM Business Scenarios
By Ashwin Anjankar and Sriram Sridharan
Multiple business processes need to be tested during package implementations. Test Automation not only shortens delivery cycles but also considerably reduces the overall cost of quality.
Methodology: Model-Based Automated Test Case Generation
By Ravi Gorthi PhD and Kailash K P Chanduka PhD
Test planning is still largely subject to manual interventions. This is both, effort intensive and error prone. The authors propose a methodology that automates test case generation which they contend overcomes the shortcomings posed by the widely employed path analysis techniques.
Perspective: Testing Challenges in SOA Application
By Sandeep K Singhdeo, Lokesh Chawla and Satish K Balasubramanian
SOA characterizes flexibility and interoperability. These features, the authors opine, can be a technology nightmare for effective testing. The paper explains the different testing challenges that one has to confront in an SOA environment.
Case Study: How to Select Regression Tests to Validate Applications upon Deployment of Upgrades?
By Anjaneyulu Pasala PhD, Yannick Lew and Ravi Gorthi PhD
The conventional model of executing the entire test suite to validate applications upon deployment of upgrades is expensive and time consuming. The authors propose a regression test strategy that captures and analyzes the runtime behavior of the application to address validation related issues.
Spotlight: Reach Out to the Differently-Abled Users: Be 'Accessible'
By Shrirang Sahasrabudhe
Differently-abled customers have, of late, become a potent force and are now more involved in making buy-decisions than ever. The author draws from his personal experience and expounds the need for being accessible to this new class of customers.
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