IBM Test Accelerator for Z is a comprehensive test automation and generation framework, purpose-built for z/OS developers and testers. It offers on-demand virtual z/OS development and testing environments to streamline and enhance your software development lifecycle.
Designed to improve the testing process, IBM Test Accelerator for Z supports automated unit testing, early integration testing, and smooth integration into automated build systems. Its unique ability to create isolated virtual environments allows teams to run IBM z/OS software and middleware on both Linux on Z and x86 platforms, enabling seamless adoption of continuous integration practices. Key benefits include:
Automate unit and early integration testing for z/OS developers, covering batch, CICS Transaction Server and IMS programs at the early stages of the development lifecycle. Developers can record tests for programs, transactions or batch jobs and run without deploying artifacts to target environments. These tests are run by using the new Dynamic Test Engine for z/OS.
Experience an intuitive user interface that is designed for developers and testers alike, facilitating the recording and generation of automated unit tests, early integration tests and deployable integration tests.
Test artifacts are versioned to allow for the storage of recorded tests within a Source Code Management tool, facilitating seamless integration of tests into a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline.
Identify defects earlier through automated unit and early integration testing. The Dynamic Test Engine for z/OS seamlessly integrates with the IBM z/OS Debugger, enabling easy debugging and code coverage collection during test execution.
Run tests within an isolated, customizable z/OS virtual environment tailored to your specific enterprise requirements, whether driven by considerations such as cost, availability, performance or security. These z/OS virtual environments can be rapidly provisioned either on Linux on IBM Z or an x86 server.
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