Papers on research funded by the
ABB
Software Architecture and Processes
(SWAP) program in Corporate Research
"A Process for Identifying Changes When Source Code is Not Available"
Presented at
Karen Smiley (ABB).
Abstract:
Various regression test selection techniques have been developed
and shown to improve fault detection effectiveness.
The majority of these test selection techniques rely on
access to source code for change identification.
However, when new releases of COTS components are made available
for integration and testing, source code is often not available
to guide regression test selection. This paper describes a process
for identifying changed functions when code is not available.
This change information is beneficial for selecting white-box regression
tests of customer/glue code. This process is applicable when COTS licensing
agreements do not preclude decompilation.
A feasibility study of the process was conducted with four releases of a
medium-scale internal ABB product. The results of the feasibility study
indicate that this process can be effective in identifying changed functions.