ETR 190 : 20001

Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions and abbreviations
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Abbreviations
4 Problem origin and needs of test specifiers
  4.1 The basic problem origin
  4.2 Factors complicating the problem
  4.3 What should be achieved
5 History of solution attempts
  5.1 CTS-2 projects: common and specific parts
  5.2 The CTS-3 NM project: advanced common and specific parts
  5.3 ETS 300 080 profile testing: modify operations on a test
      suite
  5.4 Ad-hoc solutions of other projects
  5.5 Statements on re-use in conformance testing documents
  5.6 Modular TTCN
  5.7 Modularity on the tool level
6 General scheme of re-use
  6.1 Introduction
  6.2 Availability of testing material
  6.3 Different ways of re-using testing material
  6.4 Editorial copy of testing material
  6.5 Formal import of testing material
  6.6 Applicability of the concept with respect to types of
      IUTs
7 Rules for re-use
  7.1 General
  7.2 General rules for re-usability of test suites
  7.3 Rules for modularization of test suites
  7.4 Rules for the combination of Modules into test suites
  7.5 Re-use of existing ATSs
  7.6 Re-use of some existing test suite parts using the modular
      re-use style
  7.7 Profile testing and modularity
8 Consequences of modular TTCN on test specification methodology
  and standardization organizations
  8.1 General
  8.2 Consequences on ISO/IEC 9646
  8.3 Consequences on the European test specification methodology
  8.4 Managing testing material
  8.5 Consequences on TTCN Tools
Annex A: List of rules
Annex B: List of examples
Annex C: Unresolved issues on TTCN Modules
History

Provides guidance on the creation of re-usable Abstract Test Suites (ATSs) by giving some rules and associated examples.