Patent ID: 7278135
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computing environment, a method comprising: receiving a plurality of parameters, and for each parameter, a value set of at least one value to test in conjunction with at least one other parameter value in an N-way combination wherein N is at least two; and processing the plurality of parameters and the value set for each parameter into a suite of test cases, each test case comprising one value for each parameter, the suite automatically generated such that any valid N-way combination of values appears at least once in a test case, wherein processing the plurality of parameters and the value set for each parameter into a suite of test cases comprises selecting a parameter, determining each valid value for that parameter with respect to any other value in a partial test case, and selecting a valid value as a selected value for that test case, and wherein selecting a valid value comprises determining whether any value appears uncovered more than any other.