Re: [ebxml-iic] Use cases for concurrent test cases - Schema andinstance examples

["Monica J. Martin" <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

Michael Kass wrote:

>Monica,
>
>   Looking at the schema for BPSS -1, it looks like we may be able to model
>our
><TestCase>s based on the BPSS schema.  In fact, it appears that we could
>define a
>transform that could read a BPSS instance document , and generate
><TestCase>s based upon its
>content.
>   How much of the BPSS syntax we would use in our test scripting , in my
>opinion, depends on what we need
>to accomplish our testing goal.   While BPSS schema defines a business
>process,
>its documents, its roles, its preconditions and postconditions...etc.. our
>test framework schema defines
>a testing process, with <Threads>, <TestSteps>, <TestPrecondition>s and
><TestAssertion>s.
> There will be overlap, but there will also be differences based upon what
>we are trying to accomplish
>with our schema vs. what the goal of the BPSS schema is.
>   What encourages me to believe that we can write a transform from a BPSS
>instance document into
>a <TestCase> is the fact that all of the information that we need to define
>the choreography of <TestStep>s
>is in the BPSS instance document.  I ( like Jacques ) do not necessarily
>believe that we need to implement a BSI to
>choreograph the testing, but we can certainly interpret the meaning of a
>BPSS document to choreograph
>our "forked" testing threads, construct the messages we send, and evaluate
>the content of received messages
>in a manner that simulates a business process.
>   I think that some BPSS instances documents, with accompanying packages of
>business documents
> would help us validate our test scripting schema proposals.  Are there any
>"packages" of such documents available?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>
mm1: I think we could get you a draft package, such as the one that is 
in draft form for the CPPA negotiation subgroup.  I'm cc: Marty Sachs, 
the lead, and Hima Mukkamala who developed the BPSS schema [1].

Thanks.

[1] I believe it was based on BPSS 1.04/1.05 however.