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(Main)Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS) - The Test Description Language (TDL) - Part 2: Graphical Syntax
Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS) - The Test Description Language (TDL) - Part 2: Graphical Syntax
RES/MTS-TDL1192v151
Metode za preskušanje in specificiranje (MTS) - Jezik za opis preskusa (TDL) - 2. del: Grafična skladnja
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Final draft ETSI ES 203 119-2 V1.5.1 (2022-03)
ETSI STANDARD
Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS);
The Test Description Language (TDL);
Part 2: Graphical Syntax
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RES/MTS-TDL1192v151
Keywords
graphical notation, language, MBT, methodology,
testing
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights ................................................................................................................................ 5
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Modal verbs terminology .................................................................................................................................... 5
1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
2 References ................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Normative references ......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Informative references ........................................................................................................................................ 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations ....................................................................................... 6
3.1 Terms .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 Symbols .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
3.3 Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
4 Basic principles ........................................................................................................................................ 7
4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 Document Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 7
4.3 Notational Conventions ...................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3.0 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3.1 Symbols and meanings for shapes ................................................................................................................ 8
4.3.2 Symbols for non-terminal textual labels ....................................................................................................... 8
4.3.3 Examples ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.4 Conformance .................................................................................................................................................... 10
5 Diagram .................................................................................................................................................. 11
6 Shapes..................................................................................................................................................... 11
6.1 Foundation ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
6.1.1 Element ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
6.1.2 NamedElement ........................................................................................................................................... 11
6.1.3 ElementImport ............................................................................................................................................ 12
6.1.4 Package ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
6.1.5 Comment .................................................................................................................................................... 13
6.1.6 AnnotationType .......................................................................................................................................... 13
6.1.7 Annotation .................................................................................................................................................. 14
6.1.8 TestObjective .............................................................................................................................................. 14
6.1.9 Extension .................................................................................................................................................... 15
6.1.10 ConstraintType ........................................................................................................................................... 15
6.1.11 Constraint .................................................................................................................................................... 15
6.2 Data .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
6.2.1 SimpleDataType ......................................................................................................................................... 16
6.2.2 StructuredDataType .................................................................................................................................... 16
6.2.3 CollectionDataType .................................................................................................................................... 17
6.2.4 ProcedureSignature ..................................................................................................................................... 18
6.2.5 Time ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
6.2.6 DataInstance ............................................................................................................................................... 18
6.2.7 SimpleDataInstance .................................................................................................................................... 19
6.2.8 StructuredDataInstance ............................................................................................................................... 19
6.2.9 CollectionDataInstance ............................................................................................................................... 20
6.2.10 Parameter .................................................................................................................................................... 21
6.2.11 Action ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
6.2.12 Function ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
6.2.13 DataResourceMapping ................................................................................................................................ 22
6.2.14 ParameterMapping ...................................................................................................................................... 23
6.2.15 DataElementMapping ................................................................................................................................. 23
6.2.16 DataUse ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
6.2.17 StaticDataUse ............................................................................................................................................. 24
6.2.18 DataInstanceUse ......................................................................................................................................... 25
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6.2.19 AnyValue .................................................................................................................................................... 25
6.2.20 AnyValueOrOmit ....................................................................................................................................... 26
6.2.21 OmitValue................................................................................................................................................... 26
6.2.22 DynamicDataUse ........................................................................................................................................ 26
6.2.23 FunctionCall ............................................................................................................................................... 27
6.2.24 FormalParameterUse .................................................................................................................................. 27
6.2.25 VariableUse ................................................................................................................................................ 28
6.2.26 PredefinedFunctionCall .............................................................................................................................. 28
6.2.27 LiteralValueUse .......................................................................................................................................... 28
6.2.27 DataType .................................................................................................................................................... 29
6.2.28 EnumDataType ........................................................................................................................................... 29
6.2.29 DataElementUse ......................................................................................................................................... 30
6.3 Time ................................................................................................................................................................. 31
6.3.1 TimeLabel ................................................................................................................................................... 31
6.3.2 TimeLabelUse ............................................................................................................................................. 31
6.3.3 Wait ............................................................................................................................................................ 31
6.3.4 Quiescence .................................................................................................................................................. 32
6.3.5 TimeConstraint ........................................................................................................................................... 32
6.3.6 TimerStart ................................................................................................................................................... 33
6.3.7 TimeOut ...................................................................................................................................................... 33
6.3.8 TimerStop ................................................................................................................................................... 33
6.4 Test Configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 34
6.4.1 TestConfiguration ....................................................................................................................................... 34
6.4.2 GateType .................................................................................................................................................... 34
6.4.3 GateInstance ............................................................................................................................................... 35
6.4.4 ComponentType ......................................................................................................................................... 35
6.4.5 ComponentInstance .................................................................................................................................... 36
6.4.6 Connection .................................................................................................................................................. 36
6.5 Test Behaviour ................................................................................................................................................. 36
6.5.1 TestDescription ........................................................................................................................................... 36
6.5.2 Behaviour .................................................................................................................................................... 38
6.5.3 CombinedBehaviour ................................................................................................................................... 39
6.5.4 Block ........................................................................................................................................................... 41
6.5.5 CompoundBehaviour .................................................................................................................................. 41
6.5.6 BoundedLoopBehaviour ............................................................................................................................. 42
6.5.7 UnboundedLoopBehaviour ......................................................................................................................... 42
6.5.8 OptionalBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 43
6.5.9 AlternativeBehaviour .................................................................................................................................. 43
6.5.10 ConditionalBehaviour ................................................................................................................................. 44
6.5.11 ParallelBehaviour ....................................................................................................................................... 44
6.5.12 DefaultBehaviour ........................................................................................................................................ 45
6.5.13 InterruptBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 45
6.5.14 PeriodicBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 46
6.5.15 Break ........................................................................................................................................................... 46
6.5.16 Stop ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
6.5.17 VerdictAssignment ..................................................................................................................................... 47
6.5.18 Assertion ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
6.5.19 Message ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
6.5.20 ProcedureCall ............................................................................................................................................. 49
6.5.21 ActionReference ......................................................................................................................................... 50
6.5.22 InlineAction ................................................................................................................................................ 51
6.5.23 Assignment ................................................................................................................................................. 51
6.5.24 TestDescriptionReference ........................................................................................................................... 51
Annex A (informative): Examples ......................................................................................................... 53
A.0 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 53
A.1 Illustration of Data use in TDL Graphical Syntax .................................................................................. 54
A.2 Interface Testing ..................................................................................................................................... 56
A.3 Interoperability Testing .......................................................................................................................... 58
History .............................................................................................................................................................. 61
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ForewordThis final draft ETSI Standard (ES) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Methods for Testing and
Specification (MTS), and is now submitted for the ETSI standards Membership Approval Procedure.
The present document is part 2 of a multi-part deliverable. Full details of the entire series can be found in part 1 [1].
Modal verbs terminologyIn the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
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1 Scope
The present document specifies the concrete graphical syntax of the Test Description Language (TDL). The intended
use of the present document is to serve as the basis for the development of graphical TDL tools and TDL specifications.
The meta-model of TDL and the meanings of the meta-classes are described in ETSI ES 203 119-1 [1].
® ®NOTE: OMG , UML , OCL™ and UTP™ are the trademarks of OMG (Object Management Group). This
information is given for the convenience of users of the present document and does not constitute an
endorsement by ETSI of the products named.2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] ETSI ES 203 119-1 (V1.6.1): "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Test
Description Language (TDL); Part 1: Abstract Syntax and Associated Semantics".2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.[i.1] ETSI TS 136 523-1 (V10.2.0) (10-2012): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
(E-UTRA) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification;
Part 1: Protocol conformance specification (3GPP TS 36.523-1 version 10.2.0 Release 10)".
[i.2] ETSI TS 186 011-2 (V3.1.1) (06-2011): "IMS Network Testing (INT); IMS NNI Interoperability
Test Specifications; Part 2: Test Description for IMS NNI Interoperability".3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms apply:
diagram: placeholder of TDL shapes
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lifeline: vertical line originates from a gate instance or a component instance, to which behavioural elements may be
attachedNOTE: A lifeline from top to down represents how time passes.
shape: layout of the graphical representation of a TDL meta-class
3.2 Symbols
Void.
3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
EBNF Extended Backus-Naur Form
IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem
OCL Object Constraint Language
TDL Test Description Language
URI Unified Resource Identifier
4 Basic principles
4.1 Introduction
The meta-model of the Test Description Language is specified in ETSI ES 203 119-1 [1]. The presentation format of
the meta-model can be different according to the needs of the users or the requests of the domain, where the TDL is
applied. These presentation formats can either be text-oriented or graphic-oriented and may cover all the functionalities
of the TDL meta-model or just a part of it, which is relevant to satisfy the needs of a specific application domain.
The present document specifies a concrete graphical syntax that provides a graphical representation for the whole
functionality of the TDL meta-model.The document specifies the TDL diagram, where the graphical representations of the instances of the TDL meta-classes
may be placed. A graphical representation may contain a shape with textual labels placed into it. The rules, how these
labels shall be interpreted are described in OCL-like expressions.4.2 Document Structure
The present document specifies the concrete graphical syntax of the Test Description Language (TDL).
Clause 5 specifies the TDL Diagram.Clause 6 specifies the concrete shapes defined for the TDL meta-classes. (The meta-model of TDL and the meanings of
the meta-classes are described in ETSI ES 203 119-1 [1].)• Foundation (clause 6.1)
• Data (clause 6.2)
• Time (clause 6.3)
• Test Configuration (clause 6.4)
• Test Behaviour (clause 6.5)
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