Abstract: Provided is a method and system for managing audio portions of test cases with the respective test case so that the tester (client) has access to the audio portion of test cases. Providing this functionality is particularly novel in that audio is captured within a heterogeneous client/server test environment wherein a single tester from a single client interface can test on any of a variety of test platforms. This invention allows managing audio test portions of test cases with the respective test case so that the tester (client) has access to the audio portion of test cases interactively, or at some future time. The management of the test cases is appropriately performed in the heterogeneous client/server environment. In one embodiment, the test unit(s) connected to the custom server provide an interface to perform recording of the voice path of the test case telephone call.

Abstract: A method and system for automatic object refresh. A target object specification is associated to a source object specification for performing a replacement (refresh) of at least one target object with a corresponding source object. When a target object is accessed for the first time, or released from a last access, one or more source objects may replace (refresh) the locations of one or more corresponding target objects. A comparison of values of an identical attribute may be performed, such as a date/time stamp, or trap count, of corresponding source and target objects. The refresh may be conditional depending on the outcome of the comparison.

Abstract: A method and system for heterogeneous network testing by a plurality of users is disclosed. The present invention provides at least one client machine, an execution server, and at least one custom server in a LAN (local area network) or WAN (wide area network) environment for heterogeneous network testing in which one or more client machines may communicate with the execution server which in turn manages one or more custom servers that execute requested test cases. The Custom Servers may be of various types, including ISDN servers, SS7 servers and CG servers. A user on the network communicates to a Client Machine which test case or test cases are to be executed. The requested test cases are retrieved and may be edited by the user on the Client Machine prior to communicating the test case information from the Client Machine to the Execution Server which coordinates the execution of test cases by an appropriate Custom Server.