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A Novel Approach for Automated Test Path Generation using TABU Search Algorithm

by A.v.k. Shanthi, G. Mohankumar
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 48 - Number 13
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: A.v.k. Shanthi, G. Mohankumar
10.5120/7410-0449

A.v.k. Shanthi, G. Mohankumar . A Novel Approach for Automated Test Path Generation using TABU Search Algorithm. International Journal of Computer Applications. 48, 13 ( June 2012), 28-34. DOI=10.5120/7410-0449

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author = { A.v.k. Shanthi, G. Mohankumar },
title = { A Novel Approach for Automated Test Path Generation using TABU Search Algorithm },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { June 2012 },
volume = { 48 },
number = { 13 },
month = { June },
year = { 2012 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 28-34 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume48/number13/7410-0449/ },
doi = { 10.5120/7410-0449 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

Software testing is the last phase of the development cycle. The important role in software development is software Testing. In today's software industry, the design of software tests is mostly based on the tester's expertise, while test automation tools are limited to execution of preplanned tests only. Testing effort can be classified into three parts, they are test case generation, test execution and test evaluation. This paper presents a novel approach to generate the automated test paths. Due to the delay in the development of software, testing has to be done in a short time. This led to automation of testing because its efficiency and also requires less man power. In this proposed approach, by using one of the most standard Unified Modeling Language (UML) Activity Diagram, construct the Activity Dependency table(ADT), then generate the Test paths. Then the test path are prioritized by using the Tabu search algorithm. The prioritized test path can be used in system testing, regressing testing and integration testing. Then also form the Cyclomatic diagram to check the efficiency of the test scenario.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Software Testing Test Cases Uml (unified Modeling Language) Activity Diagram Tabu Search Algorithm Activity Dependency Table (adt) Prioritization

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