Guide for Writing the Test Code

Introduction

This is the guide for writing test code as a means to report bugs.

Details

• Always use single quotes to avoid problems compiling on the mainframe.
• Use COMPBIN as the variable type where you want it to be replaced with COMP, BINARY, or COMP-5 based on the test.
• Make the test only test one thing.
• A test is failed if the output contains FAIL or does not contain COMPLETE.
• Some tests are simple and are self contained within a COBOL program.
• Some tests are complex and involve invoking a pair of programs or require comparison of external data.
• It is preferred if bugs are reported using test code so that the solution can easily be tested on all platforms.