Guidelines for SC4 Test Suites
Mark Palmer
mark.palmer at nist.gov
Wed Mar 7 14:09:43 EST 2001
This message was originally sent to:
qc at cme.nist.gov, wg3 at ctcnet.net, wg10step at steptools.com, sc4 at cme.nist.gov
The transimssion to WG10 failed, so I am resending this.
--Mark Palmer
>Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 13:39:46 -0500
>To: "Thomas Warren/engl/cas/Okstate" <twarren at okstate.edu>
>From: Mark Palmer <mark.palmer at nist.gov>
>Subject: Guidelines for SC4 Test Suites
>Cc: qc at cme.nist.gov, wg3 at ctcnet.net, wg10step at steptools.com, sc4 at cme.nist.gov
>In-Reply-To: <OF943C9E63.4BDEFA25-ON86256A08.0051F892 at cis.okstate.edu>
>
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Tom,
Please add to the agenda for upcoming QC meeting:
- how QC will participate in the delivery of test suites for SC4 standards.
- how the development of test cases should be included in the QC
checklists for SC4 standards.
- how to broaden the dialogue across the SC4 projects on developing test
cases to support the refinement, validation and industry deployment of SC4
standards.
At the February SC4 meeting, I distributed the current draft of the
Guidelines for SC4 Test Suites and held a meeting to discuss comments.
Julian Fowler and a few others provided comments on the previous version.
In early April, I will distribute the next version of the Guidelines for
review and approval by QC, in preparation for advancing the document to
become an SC4 document. I am expecting some more comments for the version
I distributed at the Funchal meeting. I will request a QC number from
Julian for that distribution. If QC would like the current version of the
Guidelines, I can send it with the understanding that QC will send comments
to me by March 29.
"These guidelines pertain to SC4 projects defining implementable data
definition and representation specifications (e.g., ISO 10303 STEP
application protocols, ISO 13984 view protocols, ISO 15926 and other
similar parts)." At present, there has been minimal input to these
Guidelines from the SC4 projects: ISO 13984 , ISO 15926, ISO 18876 and ISO
18629.
I also request QC recommendations on how to get input from these other
projects to ensure that the Guidelines are also adequate for test cases to
support the refinement, validation and industry deployment of those SC4
standards. At a minimum, thinking about how these concepts should be
included in the checklists might help motivate more discussion and input.
WG3 did pass a resolution requesting SC4 to start a log of the test suite
development projects for all of the SC4 projects defining implementable
data definition and representation specifications. I will follow-up with
the WG3 convener on what action SC4 initiated to respond to the resolution.
I am including WG10 on this reply as another way to broaden the
discussion and insights from other standards projects.
For scheduling at the June SC4 meeting, the meeting to discuss and resolve
comments on the Test Suite Guidelines is scheduled for:
Wednesday, 2001-06-13, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm SC4 Test Suite Guidelines
which might be followed by a discussion in the Implementors Forum.
I look forward to the recommendations from QC and the SC4 community.
Regards,
Mark Palmer
At 09:15 AM 3/7/01 -0600, you wrote:
>I have attached a revised agenda for the QC Meeting to be held next week at
>Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK). If anyone needs information on
>hotels, please let me know or consult Julian Fowler's web site
>(http://www.pdtsolutions.co.uk).
>
>For maps of the campus, see http://www.pp.okstate.edu/camp_map.htm
>
>Any of the maps available on the internet will help you locate Stillwater
>and find your way. Let me know if you have questions.
>
>Looking forward to a productive week.
>
>Tom Warren
>
>Quality Committee Meeting
> 2001-3-12 to 16
> Oklahoma State University
> Stillwater, OK
>
> Revised Preliminary Agenda
> (2001-3-6)
> Meeting Goals
>
>The goals of the meeting are to complete the following documents for
>publication:
>
>· Supplementary Directives
>· Checklists for Internal Review, Project Leader Review, and Convener
>Review
>· Guidelines for the development of mapping specifications
>· HTML Guidelines draft
>
> Proposed Agenda
>
>Monday 2001-03-12
>0830 to 0930 Introductions
> Note taker(s)
> Status of tasks and documents
> Confirm agenda
>
>0930 to 1200 Supplementary Directives
> Open issues
> Directions (e.g., prescriptive vs. guidance)
> Links to checklists (what's important to check).
>
>1200 to 1300 Lunch
>
>1300 to1700 Use of HTML
> What's needed
> Inputs (I have material from Robin La Fontaine and from
> Chris Vaughan)
> Brainstorm
> Establish scope and ToC for initial guidelines
> Identify tasks to be done during the week
> Tasks to be done before San Francisco
> Available resources
> Allocation of tasks/actions
>
>Tuesday 2001-03-13
>0830 to1700 Parallel sessions
> A. SDs - edits and updates
> B. HTML guidelines - develop first draft (this could
> continue on
> Weds and Thurs if necessary/desired)
>
>Wednesday 2001-03-14
>0830 to1200 Supplementary Directives, cont.
>1300 to1700 Internal review checklist
>
>Thursday 2001-03-15
>0830 to1000 Project leader checklist
>1000 to1200 Convener checklist
>1300 to1700 Mapping specification guidelines
>
>Friday 2001-03-16
>0830 to 0900 Impact of new Directives
>0900 to 0930 Liaison with ISO CS
>0930 to1030 Necessary documents page on SOLIS - review, requirements for
> "new SOLIS"
>1030 to1130 Status review - actions, plan/schedule for documents
>publication
>1130 to1200 Plans for San Francisco meeting
>1200 Close
>
>
>
>Thomas L. Warren, Professor and Director
>Technical Writing Program
>www.okstate.edu/artsci/techwr
>
>
>
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