Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a loosely coupled system, such as a web-based system and a business-to-business (B2B) system. In the case of a web-based system, exchanges between a web client and a web server may be monitored to determine quality and performance of the web-based system. The exchanges may include objects and attributes communicated from the web server to the web client. The exchanges may also include information about actions performed on objects as a user navigates through web pages displayed by the web client. For example, when the user selects a hyperlink, the monitoring system may recognize the hyperlink as an action. Accordingly, the actions along with the objects and their associated attributes may be recorded. The objects and their associated attributes may then be retrieved from the web server and the recorded actions may be played back against the retrieved objects based on the recorded attributes and the retrieved attributes.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a loosely coupled system, such as a web-based system and a business-to-business (B2B) system. In the case of a web-based system, exchanges between a web client and a web server may be monitored to determine quality and performance of the web-based system. The exchanges may include objects and attributes communicated from the web server to the web client. The exchanges may also include information about actions performed on objects as a user navigates through web pages displayed by the web client. For example, when the user selects a hyperlink, the monitoring system may recognize the hyperlink as an action. Accordingly, the actions along with the objects and their associated attributes may be recorded. The objects and their associated attributes may then be retrieved from the web server and the recorded actions may be played back against the retrieved objects based on the recorded attributes and the retrieved attributes.

Abstract: Our method and system for enumerating a minimal number of test cases for systems with interacting elements operates relationships between the elements and the number of characteristics evaluated for each element. In our inventive method as executed in a computer system, the user enters values for each of the elements and then defines relationships between the elements. Our method then enumerates a table of test cases for each relationship between elements using deterministic procedures, when applicable, and random procedures when the deterministic procedures are not applicable. After a table of test cases is generated for each of the relation, our inventive method combines relationships into a single table of test cases.