The Test Workbench in the SAP System (BC-CAT-PLN) 

Use

Intensive test phases, with function and acceptance tests in all phases, are essential to the success of an R/3 project. This starts with the first implementation of an SAP System and continues through all modifications of the system to customer requirements by customizing, modification and customer developments. SAP provides the Test Workbench to support customers in this area.

From the test planning stage onwards, the Test Organizer in the Test Workbench provides a tool to create a structure of the applications to be tested.

Individual test cases can be created when planning is complete. Use the Computer Aided Test Tool (CATT) in the Test Workbench. Test cases can be descriptions for manual tests, or test case scripts which are to be performed automatically.

The test cases created can be put in the outline structure created during planning, in the Test Organizer. This provides a constant overview of the progress of test case creation.

The test organizer can plan the function test in a two-step procedure (test plan, test package), after the test creation phase.

The tester performs the tests in the test package assigned to him or her, in the Test Workbench tester transaction, and assigns a test case status to each test case in it.

The test organizer can check test progress at any time during the tests with status reports.

Implementation notes

The storage of test catalogs, test plans and test packages has changed for Release 4.5A. Test catalogs from previous Releases can be migrated by a program into the new store.

You should make important test case status and mail system settings with a customizing transaction before you use the Test Workbench.