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Regression testing involves revalidation of modified software. It is a major component of software maintenance, aimed at ensuring a correct and reliable maintenance activity. Recently proposed regression testing strategies have problems in their practical use because of the lack of management and control information about regression testing or maintenance activities. The need for a database to aid regression testing has been recognised. This paper presents a model of a regression testing database(RTD) which emphasises configuration management, traceability and change impact analysis of data used in regression testing. A prototype of the RTD, entitled SEMST, has been implemented on a Sun workstation to manage all versions of specifications, test cases and programs, as well as to control relationships between these components. SEMST is introduced in this paper.
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Liu, L., Robson, D.J., Ellis, R. (1993). A regression testing database model. In: Sommerville, I., Paul, M. (eds) Software Engineering — ESEC '93. ESEC 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 717. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57209-0_12
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