Automation of testing for user interface applications

US8589883B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Hilmar Demant · Neustadt an der Orla, DE
• Sebastian Droll · Heidelberg, DE
• Joachim Fitzer · Schriesheim, DE
• Ioannis Grammatikakis · Frankenthal (Pfalz), DE
• Jan Heiler · Walldorf, DE
• Rolf Krane · Wiesloch, DE
• Juergen Sattler · Wiesloch, DE
• Frank Schertel · Mannheim, DE
• Markus Viol · Walldorf, DE
• Thorsten Weber · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 22, 2010
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F8/38
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A host software application implementing business processes and providing a graphical display associated with a user interface (UI) for a user in a client program executing on a client frontend device that is separate from a backend device storing metadata associated with the UI may be initiated. An automation graphical symbol may provide the user with an option to initiate a test on events of the host software application, during execution of the host software application. A request from the user may be received, to initiate a test on events of the host software application. Information may be received from the user indicating one or more selected specific events for performing the test. The test may be initiated on the selected specific events, based on a state of execution of the host software application at an initial time of the user indicating the selected specific events for performing the test.