System and method for testing applications at the business layer

US7454660B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Martin Kolb · Bad Schönborn, DE
• Joerg Bischof · Östringen, DE
• Jan Olsen · Malsch, DE
• Johannes Viegener · Karlsruhe, DE
• Rainer Brendle · Trochtelfingen, DE
• Frank Brunswig · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 13, 2003
• Grant date: Nov 18, 2008
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F11/3696
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method is described comprising: providing a user interface for entering data and triggering one or more operations to process the data; translating the data and/or operations to a business layer format; receiving results of the data and/or operations in a business layer format; and storing the entered data, operations and/or results in the business layer format within a test script, the test script usable to test an instance of an application at the business layer of the application.Also described is a method for testing an application comprising: transmitting a series of business layer data and associated operations to an instance of a business layer of an application, the application processing the test data and associated operations; receiving business layer results of the associated operations; and comparing the business layer results to recorded business layer results to ensure that the application is functioning properly.