Improvement on label production software quality with test class standardization using XP technique

Abstract

Label production software is an “in house” automation software which contains “Test Class” with the source code of function required by the customer and product engineer to support the testing and requirements of various type of products in Finisar. It is very important to make sure the release of label production software is bug and defect free, delivered on time without any delay to avoid any aging and shipment problem, meets requirements and expectations of user and customer, and good quality through reusability. This software quality able to be improved with test class standardization here means coordinate, and organize the functions in the source code of the test class as required by the users into one standard format where it can be reusable on various product types. Current label production software contains unstable test classes with duplication functions, hard coded data and unable to be reused on various products testing which causes problem in testing of any new products with new requirement and affect the quality of the software. By studying further on the problem it is known that the test class developed though process flow diagram need to be improved first in order to develop standardize test classes. In this study it is proposed to use agile technique “Extreme Programming (XP)”. This XP technique will be implemented in the existing process flow diagram as it is able to support each of the steps required from test software request to develop test classes until testing and release of final version to production floor. By implementing XP into the existing process flow diagram it will be helpful in developing standardize test classes (STC). This STC will be measure for the reusability together with the release software version in order to prove the quality of the label production software quality is improved. In summary, label production software quality reusability can be improved with test class standardization through using the XP technique as proposed in process flow diagram.