Patent ID: 7793262

Claim:
A computer implemented method in a data processing system for testing a software, the computer implemented method comprising: providing a database comprising a plurality of questions, wherein each question in the plurality of questions indicates particular areas of the software that require globalization testing; responsive to presenting, on a graphical user interface of the data processing system, a set of questions from the plurality of questions to a user, receiving a user input to the set of questions presented to the user on the graphical user interface, wherein the set of questions is selected from the database; responsive to receiving the user input to the set of questions, identifying test instructions corresponding to the particular areas of the software that require globalization testing due to the particular areas of the software having product features which are sensitive to language changes, based on the user input to form identified test instructions; responsive to identifying the test instructions, generating a testing report using the identified test instructions, wherein the testing report comprises at least one link to detailed test instructions that describe tests to be performed on the particular areas of the software that require globalization testing, wherein selecting the at least one link displays the detailed test instructions, wherein the testing report further comprises areas of the software that are not to be tested; testing the particular areas of the software that require globalization testing using the detailed test instructions; and generating a completion report in response to the testing of the particular areas of the software that require globalization testing, wherein the completion report includes an identification of what tests were performed and results of the testing of the particular areas of the software that require globalization testing.