Automated Regression Tests: A No-Code Approach for BPMN-based Process-Driven Applications
- BPMN-based Process-Driven Applications (PDA) require less coding since they are not only based on source code, but also on executable process models. Automated testing of such model-driven applications gains growing relevance, and it becomes a key enabler if we want to found their development on continuous integration (CI) techniques.While process analysts are typically responsible for test case specifications from a business perspective, technically skilled process engineers take the responsibility for implementing the required test code. This is time-consuming and, due to their often different skills and backgrounds, might result in communication problems such as information losses and misunderstandings. This paper presents a new approach which enables an analyst to generate executable tests for PDAs without the need for manual coding. It consists of a sophisticated model analysis, a wizard-based specification of test cases, and a subsequent code generation. The resulting tests can easily be integrated into CI pipelines.The concept is underpinned by a user-friendly tool which has been evaluated in case studies and in real-world implementation projects from different industry sectors. During the evaluation, the prototype proved a more efficient test creation process and a higher test quality.
Author: | Konrad Schneid, Leon Stapper, Sebastian Thöne, Herbert Kuchen |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOC52215.2021.00014 |
ISBN: | 978-1-6654-3579-6 |
ISSN: | 2325-6362 |
Parent Title (English): | 2021 IEEE 25th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference (EDOC) |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Place of publication: | Gold Coast, Australia |
Document Type: | Conference Proceeding |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2021/12/03 |
Date of first Publication: | 2021/12/01 |
Provider of the Publication Server: | FH Münster - University of Applied Sciences |
Release Date: | 2021/12/03 |
Tag: | BPMN; Model-Based Testing; No-Code; Process-Driven Application |
First Page: | 31 |
Last Page: | 40 |
Faculties: | Wirtschaft (MSB) |
Publication list: | Schneid, Konrad |
Thöne, Sebastian | |
Licence (German): | Bibliographische Daten |