US 7,558,642 B2
Method, apparatus, and product for optimizing manufacturing tests by integrating part and test objects in the same order configuration application
Derek P. Bagwell, Rochester, Minn. (US); Gary V. Tollers, Rochester, Minn. (US); and Cheranellore Vasudevan, Austin, Tex. (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/741,090.
Prior Publication US 2008/0269934 A1, Oct. 30, 2008
Int. Cl. G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 700—108  [700/97; 705/1] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method in a data processing system for optimizing manufacturing testing of a customized configuration of a product, said method comprising:
defining, within an order configuration application, a plurality of part objects, each one of said plurality of part objects associated with one of a plurality of parts;
defining, within said order configuration application, a plurality of test objects, each one of said plurality of test objects associated with one of a plurality of test cases;
generating, using said order configuration application, order information using ones of said plurality of part objects that are associated with ones of said plurality of parts that are selected to be included in a customized product; and
generating test cases, using said order configuration application, using at least one of said plurality of test objects that is associated with said ones of said plurality of part objects.