Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for automating testing of applications. One example method generally includes obtaining a user interface (UI) source from an application defining pages of the application and fields associated with UI elements of each page of the pages and receiving a selection of a scenario. The method further includes generating scenario data based on a section of test data associated with the selection of the scenario and executing a test using the scenario data. To execute the test, the method includes identifying, by a runner, a first UI element of a first page of the application, identifying, by the runner, a first element of the scenario data mapped to the first UI element and entering, by the runner, the first element of the scenario data into the first UI element.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for organizing, sorting, navigating and selecting for use, one or more multimedia content items available from one or more varied types of multimedia content sources, based on a multimedia content user's characteristics, preferences and entitlements, and multimedia content item attributes and characteristics. In a first aspect of the invention, a method and architecture (FIG. 11) are disclosed which uses an information structure hierarchy of parameter sets and included parameters and their associated information fields contained therein to facilitate identification, description, location and characterization of multimedia content items, multimedia content sources, and user characterizing information.