z/RTF

z/TPF Regression Test Facility (z/RTF) is a tool for integration, regression and volume testing that lets you measure effects of planned changes on a system.

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z/RTF is an invaluable testing tool to monitor the changes introduced by a software change in z/TPF applications and maximize efficiency.

Regression testing focuses on testing the changes introduced by a software change. Here, z/RTF collects and logs detailed information about the commands that have been run on the system so that details can be compared between the phases allowing the user to track and compare changes when running specific transactions. Volume (or stress) testing can be used to run scripts with large numbers of transactions with minimal logging. It is useful for examining overall system performance and identifying more gross problems.

Features and Benefits

  • Integrated GUI interface with z/TPFGI
  • Runs directly on z/TPF using VPARS without a stimulated system.
  • Transaction Data Collection - Collect Baseline data collect the new transaction data for loaded new versions parallelly; Compare the logs to determine the differences in the collected data.
  • Runs in both VTST (Volume test mode) or RTST (Regression test mode) modes of operation. Collect transaction data for individual messages. Collect data based on specific events — Macro trace line, File writes, Tape writes etc.
  • Collect Program summary & Macro summary data at Individual message level.
  • Run multiple message files in Sequential mode or Round Robin mode.
  • Facility to analyze the pre-phase commands (Loading of programs, setting up of database) before the message processing.
  • z/RTF Toolbox to read log data & develop compare phase; User- configurable.
  • Easy configuration with a bouquet of compare and browse APIs.
  • Trace lines at Object level and C-function call levels.
  • Log files at Transaction level.
  • Log file and Memory Management

Working Phases

Our enterprise solutions are designed and engineered considering the most efficient industry practices in a developer-friendly language. Phases I & II can run flexibly in parallel or sequential order to make it faster and efficient.

Phase I

Baseline Phase

Collect log data associated with the current production system to create a baseline.

Phase II

Update Phase

Load changes to the system or to a parallel system & collect log data for a new run.

Phase III

Compare Phase

Compare log data between Phase I and Phase II to determine changes.

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