FAQ Page

Under what license agreement JSystem is distributed?

How do I install JSystem?

1. You should have Java (JRE) version 1.4.x installed on your machine. (download java).
2. Download jsystem + demo pack.
3. Unzip the jsystem_demo.zip file.
4. Execute run.bat in the root of the extracted directory to launch the application.

See installation guide for more details.

What are my benefits for JUnit users? / What are the main feature of JSystem?

• JSystem runner/scenario builder - A new Swing runner that enables you to manage your test suites/scenarios, execute scenarios, view and publish reports.

• Fixture Management - Manage your setup configuration apart from the test itself.

• HTML results - Enables extend able detail reporting service.

• SUT (System Under Test) independent - A layer that enables a test to run on different setups.

• Parametrization - When defining setters method in your tests, the scenario builder will allow you to set the parameter value.

• System object - A convention to represent the setup/system you are working on with a single object.

• Enhance javadoc reporting - If you documented your test using javadoc the documentation will be shown in the Html and other reports.

• Analyzers - An expendable methodology able to analyze the test step result. You can analyze text output (String), database output (ResultSet) and more.

• Enhance scenario manager - You can manage test scenarios from the Scenario Builder GUI, Save them to the source control directory, set parameters to tests and more...

In what program language will I write the test?

JSystem is based on Java, and the tests are written in Java (no 'short cuts'). You can use any Java SDK, but we recommend Eclipse. It's amazingly strong and it's free.

What if the SUT (System Under Test) is not in Java?

Actually most of the projects that currently uses JSystem, uses it to test complex embedded or networking products/solutions. They are using variety of interfaces to manage the tested solution business logic. Following is a list of interfaces that are used:

• CLI/Telnet, CLI/SSH, CLI/RS232.
• SNMP V1, V2 and V3.
• Web.
• XML-RPC, SOAP, RMI, DCOM, Corba or any type of OSS your solution support.

What are the documentation available for JSystem?

• installation guide

• Demo Guide.

• The 4 layers of automation paper will give you a project overall background.

• The user guide is under construction and will be available on 15/2/2006.

• The developer guide

• User Manual is update to version 2.5.1 of JSystem it will be replaced by the user guide and the developer guide.

• White Papers.

• Javadoc.

• jsystem properties file.