Patent ID: 8707268

Claim:
A method for processing test results of multiple groups from testing operation of software, said method comprising: receiving, by a processor of a computer system, a test result for each test case of multiple test cases for a test performed for each release of multiple releases of the software, said test result for each test for each release being a first character string denoting a pass status for the test, a second character string denoting a fail status for the test, or a third character string denoting an unperformed status for the test indicating that the test has not been performed; ascertaining, by said processor, a group to which each test belongs, said ascertaining comprising determining a group identifier of the group to which each test belongs, said ascertaining comprising ascertaining multiple groups; calculating, by said processor, a test result stability index for each test case as being proportional to a total number of consecutive releases that include and are prior to the last release of the multiple releases of the software such that the test result for each release of the consecutive releases is the first character string denoting the pass status; and for each test case, storing, by said processor, the group identifier and the test result stability index in a hardware storage unit of the computer system.