Patent ID: 6195765
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for testing an application program, comprising:a normal operating environment for the application program within which the application program is intended to execute when not being tested;a shared database operable to store the application program and to provide a plurality of users with access to the application program; anda testing service coupled to the normal operating environment and the shared database, the testing service supporting a base copy of the normal operating environment that simulates the normal operating environment and is coupled to the normal operating environment, the testing service supporting a first modified version of the normal operating environment that is isolated from the normal operating environment, the first modified version differing from the base copy with respect to a first testing variable, the testing service operable to execute the application program within the first modified version of the normal operating environment to test the application program in response to at least one of the users selecting the first modified version.