Test City metaphor as support for visual testcase analysis within integration test domain

The majority of formal description for software testing in the industry is conducted at the system or acceptance level, however most formal research has been focused on the unit level. This paper shows formal test selection and analyzes criteria for system or integration test based on visualization analysis for low level test cases. Visual analysis for low level test case selection is to be based on inputs from available Test Management system. The paper presents a use case for visual metaphor as a base for analysis testware for a test project in the industry.

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