System Test Automation/Code Coverage
One of the greatest challenges faced by software groups is reducing time to market for new functionality. Most groups have a backlog of new features that are waiting for release. The bottleneck is often the time that it takes to run a full suite of system tests on a candidate release; often days or weeks. Long test times mean that tests are run late in the release cycle after weeks of changes have been integrated, and often identify blocking defects which cause release delays and unhappy customers. VectorCAST/QA allows team members to collaborate on test activities, shorten test times, and provide up to date metrics on release readiness.
Advantages
- System Test Automation
- Parallel Testing
- Web-based Quality Dashboard
- Quality Trend Analysis
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Continuous Testing
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Test Collaboration
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Integrated Code Coverage
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Change-Based Testing
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Change Impact Analysis
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Test Case Maintenance
Highlights of VectorCAST/QA
Continuous Testing
VectorCAST/QA integrates easily with Continuous Integration (CI) Servers such as Jenkins to allow tests to be distributed across a farm of physical or virtual test machines.
Test Collaboration
VectorCAST/QA allows users to easily run all flavors of test without needing to learn new tools or processes. Connectors for each flavor of test are configured once and then leveraged by the entire team.
Integrated Code Coverage
VectorCAST/QA automates the capture and maintenance of code coverage data during testing, which allows users to quickly identify untested portions of the application and determine resources needed to improve testing thoroughness.
Change-Based Testing
Using the data gathered from the build system and from monitoring system test activities, VectorCAST/QA identifies correlations between tests and code. As the code changes, it automatically computes the minimum set of tests required to provide complete testing of the change.
Change Impact Analysis
Change Impact Analysis can be used to identify the impact of a set of source code changes on the quantity of testing required. This provides developers with the ability to make better decisions when implementing their changes.
Test Case Maintenance
Legacy test cases are often poorly documented and seldom evaluated for improvement as the application matures. VectorCAST/QA provides visibility into the parts of the application that each test stimulates, allowing you to gauge the value of each test and identify redundant tests.
How it Works
VectorCAST/QA integrates with your build system and existing test infrastructure to silently collect key metrics such as code complexity, frequency of code changes, test case status, and code coverage data. VectorCAST/QA provides development and QA engineers a single point of control for test activities as well as a wealth of data that can be used to make quality improvement decisions. No changes to your existing workflow or tools are required. As your normal system testing activities take place, a data repository is constructed that becomes an oracle to answer questions such as:
- How much testing has been done?
- What testing remains to be done?
- Are we ready to release?
- Where should I invest more testing effort?
Code Coverage Analysis
Automated Code Coverage Tools Are Necessary
Code Coverage measures the completeness of test activities by analyzing the portions of an application executed by each test case. This coverage data identifies undertested sections of a code base and can be used in combination with other metrics such as code complexity and bug counts to guide quality improvement initiatives.
Edition
Which VectorCAST/QA edition is right for you?
Automatic black-box system testing with code coverage instrumentation.
- Automated test execution that integrates with any existing test tool or methodology
- Server-side or Desktop Source Code Instrumentation for Statement, Branch, and MC/DC Coverage, using a single processor core/thread.
- Code Coverage Viewer and Reporting
- Mapping between Software Requirements and Test Cases.
- Continuous Testing with Jenkins
- Python API to Test and Code Coverage Data
- Static Analysis with MISRA Checking*
- Data and Control Coupling Verification*
* available as an add on
All of the Pro features plus white-box testing, change based testing, run- time fault-Injection, covered-by-analysis editor.
- Automated test execution that integrates with any existing test tool or methodology
- Server-side or Desktop Source Code Instrumentation for Statement, Branch, and MC/DC Coverage, using a single processor core/thread.
- Code Coverage Viewer and Reporting
- Mapping between Software Requirements and Test Cases.
- Continuous Testing with Jenkins
- Python API to Test and Code Coverage Data
- Static Analysis with MISRA Checking*
- Data and Control Coupling Verification*
- Change-Based Testing
- Covered by Analysis (CBA)
- Probe Points for Fault Injection and White-Box Testing
- VectorCAST/Analytics
* available as an add on
Downloads
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2018-09-10 Product DescriptionFact Sheet VectorCAST/Ada
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2018-09-10 Product DescriptionFact Sheet VectorCAST/Coupling
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2018-09-10 Product DescriptionFact Sheet VectorCAST/Probe
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2018-09-10 Product DescriptionFact Sheet VectorCAST/CBA
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2018-09-10 Product DescriptionFact Sheet VectorCAST/QA
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2018-10-09 Technical ArticleBuilding a Flexible and Automated Testing Infrastructure Using VectorCAST/Manage and Jenkins
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2018-09-10 Technical ArticleUsing Code Coverage to Improve the Reliability of Embedded Software
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2018-09-10 Technical ArticleChange-Based Testing for Efficient Software Development
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2018-09-10 Technical ArticleUsing VectorCAST to Satisfy Software Verification and Validation for ISO 26262
News & Events
Training
VectorCAST Workshops
Our workshops offer you many opportunities to expand or deepen your knowledge about VectorCAST.
Gain a basic understanding of Unit Testing and Code Coverage concepts and how the VectorCAST test automation platform can be used to implement those concepts.
