We are making outstanding progress on building the Enhanced Results Analysis engine for PushToTest TestMaker. The internal work is almost done and we are now concentrating on the user interface and integration. We put together a user interface design for your review, feedback, and comments. Feel free to download the design document to learn more.

Here is a preview of how the new interface works.


Custom reports appear below the Real Time Scalability Report. The user adds a new custom report by clicking the + icon. A dialog window appears to let the user choose the chart parameters. You will see a dialog that looks like the following:



The user enters the Definition Name, chooses the X Axis, Y Axis, Series, and Graph Type settings, and clicks the Save button. TestMaker saves the parameters in the <charts> element in the current TestScenario file. The dialog closes and the panel for the TestScenario shows the new chart definition. The following illustrates the user interface after the user adds a new chart definition.

The design enables the user to reuse chart definitions among TestScenarios and among users. The left side of the dialog offers a list of existing chart definitions. The list appears in three sections: chart definitions in the current TestScenario, chart definitions in the TestMaker properties file, and chart definitions in the PushToTest Repository. The Repository is an upcoming feature in PushToTest.

The "downward triangle" icon displays a pop-up list with commands to save a copy of the chart definition to the TestMaker Properties file. This makes the chart definition available to be reused in other TestScenarios. The pop-up also includes a command to save a copy of the chart definition to the Repository.

Pretty cool stuff!

-Frank