| Reducing test execution time through
Six Sigma |
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| The customer |
| US-based technology
leader in enterprise databases |
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| The challenge |
For a feature of the RDBMS
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Reduce test
execution time from 48 hours to less than
4 hours |
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Optimize number of test
cases from 117 to less than 50 |
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Across multiple platforms
of different configurations |
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Responsible for entire
test cycle: System test strategy, test case
optimization & implementation |
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| The solution |
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Re-writing
test cases using Orthogonal Arrays (OA) -
Identified 13 parameters and 36 test cases |
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Used Design of Experiments
(DOE) - search strategy to determine source
of defect |
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| The benefits |
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Execution
time is reduced by 90% |
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Result analysis time reduced
by 80% |
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95% code coverage |
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40% increase in overall
productivity |
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Existing |
OA |
| # test cases |
117 |
38 |
| LOC for test cases |
28122 |
1367 |
| Execution time |
8 hours |
25 minutes |
| Source lines covered |
166579 |
92575 |
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