Patent ID: 8458662

Claim:
A product for test script transformation cost analysis for generating a test script transformation cost report for a subsequent graphical user interface application (GAP) version arising from a current GAP version to determine the resources and time needed to produce a transformed test script and perform testing of the subsequent GAP, the product comprising: a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; economic cost model logic stored on the transitory computer readable storage medium operable to: receive a GAP change specifier, wherein the GAP change specifier includes a GUI change frequency that indicates a number of occurrences of a particular GUI element change, wherein the economic cost model logic is further operable to apply an efficiency factor indicates whether the GUI change frequency above a particular threshold results in a lower GUI transformation cost; search an economic model repository for an applicable GUI element change cost rule; apply the cost rule to obtain a GUI transformation cost; and generate the test script transformation cost report based on the GUI transformation cost.