Test Manager Results

[mike]

Currently, if the parameter type is float in the test window, these don't match if one is the expected output and the other is the actual output. They show as an error.

-0.17 & -.17
-.30 & -.3
- .3 & -.3 (space between minus and period or not.)

I think it would be nice if these would match and not show up as an error. Not something serious, but takes more time.

One other idea I had is if we could have the output value be the result of a SQL statement instead of always being hard coded.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Marco Kalter]

We'll look into a solution for the float value. It should be compated as a value instead of a textual representation.

I have also added your SQL statement result to the list of enhancement requests. Note that you can always implement such processing within the PL/SQL Block of the Test Script itself.

 

[mike]

This morning I noticed another thing that I think can be improved. If a function is supposed to return a NULL, and I leave the output value blank, the test will show as a success even though the function returns a value. This seems misleading to me.

Thanks for the suggestion of modifying test scripts. I REALLY like the idea of the test manager and I think it has tons of potential. It seems the whole point of the test manager is to save time creating tests, right? Why not save more time!

I'm sure it's impossible to eliminate tweaking scripts, but the less tweaking that's needed, the more useful this becomes.

Mike

 

[Marco Kalter]

If a function is supposed to return a NULL, and I leave the output value blank, the test will show as a success even though the function returns a value. This seems misleading to me.

You should enter NULL in the output value to test for null/empty values.

It seems the whole point of the test manager is to save time creating tests, right?

Wrong . The point is to save time running and rerunning tests. You still have to invest time to create good tests.

 

[mike]

Thanks for the clarification about the NULLS. That will help.

I agree that it takes time to create good tests. I think we disagree about why testing tools can be helpful. That's OK - especially since you guys are the one that made it .

Have a good weekend,

Mike