How to test a rule
About this task
You can define test cases for the rules you create. These test cases are stored in the repository and can be re-run to confirm that changes in any of the rule conditions have not created problems for example.
With this integrated testing process, users are kept involved in business rule development, testing, and maintenance.
In the following example, you want to create a test scenario to test the business rule created in Creating business rules.
To define a test case and run a testing process, complete the following:
Procedure
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Click New Item and select Test
Scenario to open the Create a new test
scenario dialog box.
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Enter a name for the test scenario in the Test
Scenario field, select the package that hold the business
rule to be tested from the Package list and
click OK.
The test scenario editor opens in the workspace.
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Click the green + button next to
GIVEN to open the New input
dialog box and add a new data input to the scenario.
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Click the modify icon next to age and
enter a value that is either smaller than 20 or greater than 70.
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This means the test will be done against this value. -
Click the green + button next to
EXPECT to open the New
expectation dialog box.
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Select the matching class and click the Add button next to the Fact
value field.
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Save your changes and click Run
scenario.
A confirmation message is displayed and the testing results are given in the Reporting panel and a log file is created in the editor.
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