Patent ID: 6526568
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of generating test data of a listing program, by using a listing program generation apparatus that is equipped with a test data storage unit for storing previously generated test data, comprising:creating item IDs using the listing program generation apparatus, each item ID specifying an item contained in a listing and level information indicating to which of a card section and a detail section of the listing each of the item IDs belongs; storing the item IDs and the level information from the listing program generation apparatus as listing item information in an item information storage unit; creating link information to define links between card items belonging to the card section and detail items belonging to the detail section of the listing using the listing program generation apparatus; storing the link information from the listing program generation apparatus in a link information storage unit; and retrieving test data corresponding to the item IDs from the test data storage unit using the listing program generation apparatus with reference to both the item information storage unit and the link information storage unit.