Middleware Testing Middleware Testing Types I perform include

System Testing

Testing your Middleware and associated systems, to ensure complete system functionality and reliability. This can include many types of testing, including Exploratory Testing, Compatibility Testing, End-to-End Testing and also testing the error handling of your system.

Trading Systems

Testing your Trading Systems, including deal-entry, deal-processing, interfaces and settlements. This can also include testing trade flow through your system, tracing through database, log files, messaging etc.

XML/Messaging

Testing the XML/Messaging interfaces of your Middleware. This can include tracing messages through your whole infrastructure, including messaging systems, middleware, databases, log files, processes and interfaces.

B2B Interfaces

Testing the B2B Interfaces of your systems and applications. This can include message validation, message tracing, data validation and error handling.

Functional Testing

Functional Testing of your systems and middleware. This can include testing specific functionality of the middleware, how it inter-relates with the system and also testing error-handling is correctly implemented.

End-to-End

End-to-End Testing of your Middleware, from data entry, through processing, to output.

Migrations

Testing your Middleware Systems after hardware migrations and software upgrades.

Specialist Testing

Specialist test requirements, such as Performance Testing, Load Testing, Security Testing etc can also be arranged, via an industry-leading provider I work with.
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Testing Stages

During the Development Stage, I can work with the Developers, Designers and Project Managers to effectively design and execute tests at the most cost-effective time.

    * Working with Developers, Designers, Project Managers.
    * Testing can be focussed on the most important functionality or can be generalised, to cover all areas of the middleware.
    * Testing can be added in phases, as new functionality is developed and available for testing e.g. on a sprint/iteration/release basis.
    * Most cost-effective time for testing.
During the Beta Stage, bugs can be found which otherwise would have been released to the public.

    * Find Bugs before middleware is released.
    * All functionality can be tested at this stage, and emphasis can be given to certain functionality depending on priorities.
    * Still a cost-effective time for testing.
At the Release Stage, testing can be done at and around the go-live stage, to try and find any last-minute issues, and also when new features are added, or when the middleware is rewritten to take into account new technology, new features etc.

    * Testing at and around the go-live stage, to find any last-minute issues
    * Testing new Features and Functionality
    * Finding Bugs in rewritten middleware

Middleware & Interfaces I have worked and tested in

    • Financial Systems
    • Trading Systems
    • Trade Processing Interfaces
    • Precious Metal Interfaces
    • Settlements Interfaces
    • XML Interfaces
    • MQ Interfaces
    • Pager Messaging Interfaces
    • Reuters Price Feed Interface
    • Logistics Interface

Middleware Testing related activities & technologies

Creating Test Plans and Test Results documentation is a vital part of the testing process and enables the tester to plan what to test and to keep track of what’s been tested.

Creating detailed Bug Reports is an essential part of the testing process, allowing the developers to reproduce the bug and then attempt to fix it.

Maintaining and tracking issues in an Issue Tracking System is a vital way of managing the Test Process, so that progress in fixing issues can be monitored and updated.

Different projects require the use of different Issue Tracking Systems. So far, I’ve used the specialist Jira system, the DoneDone issue-tracking system, the issue-tracking features in the Codebase system, plus have also used Excel spreadsheets and Google Docs.

Having specific knowledge and experience of various databases and operating systems can be very useful when testing middleware systems. This knowledge and experience can assist the tester when planning which tests are needed, also during the testing process and when checking test results and investigating issues.
I have in-depth knowledge of using the main databases – Oracle, Sybase and MS SQL Server – plus also the main operating systems – Windows, Unix and Mac OSX.

Having knowledge and experience of different middleware technologies can assist the tester greatly, as this will give them an insight into how these different technologies work, potential issues that need to be tested and also how they interact with other elements of the system, such as databases and the operating system.
I have good knowledge and experience of middleware technologies including IBM Websphere MQ for messaging, XML for message formatting and content, price-feed technology including Reuter’s RMDS for Currency and PM rates, also file transfer types including FTP, as used in B2B interfaces.

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