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Improved application development: Part 5, Testing and verifying with Rational tools

Martin C. Brown, IT consultant
Martin C. Brown, a StudioB author, is a former IT director with experience in cross-platform integration. A keen developer, he has produced dynamic sites for blue-chip customers including HP and Oracle and is the technical director of Foodware.net. Now a freelance writer and consultant, MC (as he is better known) works closely with Microsoft as an SME, is the LAMP Technologies Editor for LinuxWorld magazine, is a core member of the AnswerSquad.com team, and has written a number of books on topics as diverse as Microsoft Certification, iMacs, and open source programming. Despite his best attempts, he remains a regular and voracious programmer on many platforms and in numerous environments. MC can be contacted at his Web site.

Summary:  Testing is a vital part of any development process, and to perform adequate testing you need not only to identify faults but also to trace and track these faults, fixes, and the components they affect during each iteration of the development process. In this tutorial, you'll learn about the integration between the IBM Rational software testing products and other tools used in the development process, such as IBM Rational RequisitePro, IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, and IBM Rational ClearQuest.

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Date:  Jul 2005
Level:  Intermediate
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This tutorial covered the role of software testing and the Rational software that provides testing facilities. Rational Functional Tester provides an easy interface for building scripts to test the functionality of your application. It works with a wide range of application types, from stand-alone applications to the Web application you've been using here.

The Rational PurifyPlus suite provides a complete solution for determining internal faults such as memory leaks, performance issues, and other programming problems. For functional testing across a range of platforms and environments, Rational TestManager provides a comprehensive interface to a number of Rational tools, including Functional Tester. Through the Rational TestManager system, define tests and distribute them through a variety of platforms and environments to get an all-around test on as many environments as possible. Using the test cases, you can also develop and define tests that cover your application's entire range of functionality.

You can integrate the test applications with other components in the Rational suite. For example, automatically filter results into the Rational ClearQuest system so you can monitor and report on your tests' progress as they're conducted and recorded.

This five-part series has examined the crucial role Rational software plays in aiding application development. Rational software is a management platform for monitoring the entire development effort, from the inception of the requirements through testing components and ensuring that the developed application matches the client's demands.

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