A system and method for testing a group of related products or devices. According
to one embodiment, the user may first manually create a base test sequence, and
child test sequences may then be created based on the base test sequence. The user
may include various steps in the base test sequence, such that the base test sequence
includes steps that need to be common to most or all of the child test sequences.
The user may also configure parameters or properties for each step in the base
test sequence, such that the parameter configuration is what is required for most
or all of the child test sequences. Initial child test sequences may then be automatically
created as instances of the base test sequence. The user may then manually edit
the instances of the base test sequence to produce the desired child test sequences,
such that each child test sequence is configured to appropriately test a particular
product to which the child test sequence corresponds. For example, the user may
change a parameter configuration for one or more steps in the child test sequence,
may add a step to or remove a step from the child test sequence, etc. In the preferred
embodiment, the child test sequences may also be automatically changed or updated
in various ways. For example, the user may manually add a new step to the base
test sequence, and in response the new step may be automatically added to each
child test sequence. As another example, the user may manually change the parameter
configuration for a step in the base test sequence, and in response the parameter
configuration change may be automatically propagated to each child test sequence.
