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How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

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How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

How to test CICS, MainFrame applications? What are all the things to be taken care of when testing?

NOTE : [This question was asked by kavitha]
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

There are no testing tools to test such applications.

They can be tested only manually. All the manual testing techniques need to be followed.
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

we can do an automation testing for mainframe by using qtp..
This will be OR dependent.....we can hardly do a descriptive programming through QTP..

we need a terminal emulator addins for QTP unless it can not idenfy the objects..screens.......
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

u need to add all the abjects reqd...to OR..
no recording funda here...
rest all the same...enhanse the script...run...


happy coding...
let me know if u have any problem regarding this.
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

Hello Everyone,

I too need answer for this question. Could anyone tell us how to test mainframe application. What do we want to know for testing mainframe application.

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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

check out this

ASG-SmartTest™/CICS for Testing and Debugging in CICS
SmartTest/CICS is the CICS environment interactive tester and debugger for ASG's Existing Systems Workbench® (ESW®), an integrated life-cycle solution for managing existing systems.

SmartTest for CICS uses the Analytical Engine™ to populate the Application Knowledge Repository™ (AKR) to provide source-level debugging for COBOL, Assembler, and PL/I applications programs in the CICS environment.

SmartTest for CICS provides the tool to quickly set up, execute, and log an application test session.

Features at a Glance


Provides for testing CICS transactions started from the Internet

Controls tests with the Test Session Dash Board

Provides a COBOL and PL/I intelligent find facility

Manages intelligent test break-points

Features environment-sensitive, test setup wizards

Expedites application maintenance processes

Provides an intelligent interactive testing and debugging environment to quickly identify problems

Provides an option that logs the test session for historical record
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

Thanks, but i think debugging is for white box tester, what about for blackbox tester
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Hi,

Mainframe tester have the knowledge of testing , and mainframes knowledge is an additional advantage.Because you are going to test the mainframe application.

You need to know the navigations, job monitoring and checking the status of the jobs.

The testing process would be the same like other web based applications...

If you have any quireis pls let me know.........
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

Hi,

To test Mainframes CICS ( Black Box) there are tools.

1) Hiper station - Mainly used for Regression testing of CICS

2) Strobe ( Performance Testing)

3) Omegamon ( Performance Testing)

4) QTP
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

You can use EXPIDITOR.
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

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Hi,

Mainframe tester have the knowledge of testing , and mainframes knowledge is an additional advantage.Because you are going to test the mainframe application.

You need to know the navigations, job monitoring and checking the status of the jobs.

The testing process would be the same like other web based applications...

If you have any quireis pls let me know.........


Hi,

can you please give me more inputs about Mainframe testing. What is the procedure for Mainframe testing????
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Re: How to test CICS, MainFrame applications?

Hello, This is Ramesh Moorthy, I Hav little Knowledge in software side. Is it easy to learn the mainframes testing..
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