Patent ID: 8739131

Claim:
An apparatus for enhancing an automated testing tool, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory connected to the processor; a functional tester application running in the memory; a test script and static data store created by a developer using the automated testing tool stored in the memory, wherein the test script and static data store indicate that the first resource is tested at a verification point and wherein the static data store contains a first expected result; a first resource and a second resource connected to the processor; a Configuration Management Data Base (CMDB) running in the memory containing configuration items related to the first resource and the second resource, and indicating that the second resource is related to the first resource; a functional tester plug-in program in the memory operable to: access the test script and the static data store; identify the first resource used by the test script at a first verification point; access the CMDB to identify a configuration change related to the first resource; calculate an updated first expected result based on the configuration change of the first resource; execute the test script at the verification point using the updated first expected result based on the configuration change of the first resource; identify an optimum set of resources in the CMBD related to the first resource; calculate an optimum set of expected result based on the configuration of the optimum set of resources; and execute the test script at the verification point using the optimum set of resources and optimum set of expected results.