Testgroups

A testgroup is an ordered list of test items (cases and MSGTXTs). Testgroups encourage modular testcases. For example, a complicated logon testcase can be developed and included in other testgroups. As a result, if the logon process changes, only the logon testcase needs to be changed, even if it is used in a number of different testgroups.

From the WSim Test Manager main menu, select option 2 or enter the command GROUP. This displays a list of the current testgroups:
 
                             Process Testgroups                Row 1 to 3 of 3
Command==>
Enter a line command or add to create a new Testgroup.         Press PF3 to end.
Line commands: D Delete, N Notes, S Select.
 
  Name     Type Notes Description
_ CPICGRP   C         CPI-C client
_ TCPIPGRP  T         Logon to server
_ TSOGRP    V         Logon, TSOWORK and Logoff from TSO
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  F1=Help     F2=Split      F3=End       F4=Return    F5=Add        F6=
  F7=Up       F8=Down       F9=Swap     F10=Left     F11=Right     F12=Retrieve
 
The list of testgroups consists of the following columns:
  • A one-character command field that precedes the testgroup name. The valid values are: D, N, and S.
  • Name—The name of the testgroup.
  • Type—The type of testgroup. You must specify whether this is a VTAMAPPL, TCP/IP, or CPI-C testgroup. The only valid values for the type field are:
    V
    VTAMAPPL
    T
    TCP/IP
    C
    CPI-C
  • Notes—An asterisk in this column indicates that there are notes associated with this testgroup.
  • Description—A free-form description of this testgroup. This is an optional field.