Patent ID: 8027435

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: creating one or more test records comprising test data and configuration data for two or more test cases; executing a first test case using a user record provisioned on a network, the executing of the first test case comprising: transmitting, using at least one programmed computer processor, at least a first portion of the test data to a network element being tested, the at least a first portion of the test data including a first portion of the configuration data; and receiving a response from the network element being tested in the first test case based at least in part on the first portion of the configuration data; executing a second test case using the user record provisioned on the network, the executing of the second test case comprising: transmitting, using at least one programmed computer processor, at least a second portion of the test data to a network element being tested, the at least a second portion of the test data including a second portion of the configuration data; and receiving a response from the network element being tested in the second test case based at least in part on the second portion of the configuration data.