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Version Specific Test Suite Prioritization using Dataflow Testing

	International Journal of Recent Engineering Science (IJRES)
	© 2014 by IJRES Journal
	Volume-1 Issue-2
	Year of Publication : 2014
	Authors : M.Kalaiyarasan, Dr.H.Yasminroja
	DOI : 10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V1I2P103

How to Cite?

M.Kalaiyarasan, Dr.H.Yasminroja, "Version Specific Test Suite Prioritization using Dataflow Testing," International Journal of Recent Engineering Science, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 13-17, 2014. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V1I2P103

Abstract
Test case prioritization optimizes the ordering of test cases to be executed to meet some criteria like maximum code coverage or rate of fault detection. While maintenance, regression testing is performed on the modified code to build confidence in the code and to ensure that modification has not introduced any new errors. One approach while regression testing is to retest all the test cases which were used while development testing. This exhaustive approach is usually non optimal as the modification may or may not affect the whole code and it is expensive approach. Regression test case prioritization techniques find a subset of prioritized test cases from the test suite used while development testing so that software testers may test the modified code effectively and efficiently and yet in an inexpensive manner. While maintenance different versions of software may be created depending on the type of modification and test cases may be prioritized according to the version of the software. Here in this paper four different categories of software modifications have been identified and regression test suite prioritizations according to the versions thus created have been suggested using dataflow information.

Keywords
Dataflow, Prioritization and Testing.

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