Patent ID: 6330692
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of determining a route to be tested in the testing of a load module which includes a multiplicity of routes (referred to as route patterns) from start to end of a program, each route, pattern being composed of a multiplicity of route paths, said method comprising the steps of:testing an untested route pattern and managing (1) current state of the testing of all of said route patterns with said untested route pattern changed to a tested route pattern, (2) current state of the testing of all of route paths with the route paths constituting said untested route pattern changed to tested route paths, and (3) number of untested route paths for each untested route pattern;determining an untested route pattern which is constituted by largest number of untested route paths to be the route pattern to be tested next, and testing the thus-determined route pattern; anddetermining and testing route patterns to be tested successively until there exists no untested route path.