Patent ID: 7296188

Claim:
A method of creating a test script comprising: mapping at least a portion of received input data to an exemplary test script model, wherein said received input data comprises at least one of user data and an existing test script, and wherein said mapping includes: identifying portions of said received input data which correspond to an existing test case and portions of said received input data which correspond to an existing test suite, wherein said existing test case is associated with said existing test suite; and generating said test script using said mapped portion of said received input data, said test script conforming to said exemplary test script model, wherein said generating includes: for said portions of said received input data which correspond to said existing test case: generating code forming part of said test script, which corresponds to operations in said portions of said received input data, which correspond to a test which exercise a subject under test, said generated code conforming to said exemplary test script model; and for said portions of said received input data which correspond to said existing test suite: generating code forming part of said test script, which correspond to said existing test case in said portions of said received input data, which correspond to a conforming test case, said generated code conforming to said exemplary test script model.