Next Generation Application Integration: From Simple Information to Web Services

Step 9: Test, Test, Test

Testing is expensive and time consuming. To make testing an even more “attractive” endeavor, it is also thankless. Still, if an application integration solution is not tested properly, then disaster looms large. For example, important data can be overwritten (and thus lost). Perhaps worse, erroneous information could appear within applications. Even without these dire eventualities, it is necessary to ensure that the solution will scale and handle the other rigors of day-to-day usage.

To insure proper testing, a test plan will have to be put in place. While a detailed discussion of a test plan is beyond the scope of this chapter, it is really just a step-by-step procedure detailing how the application integration solution ...