NBN ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-5:2021

This part of ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 defines an efficient and consistent solution for Keyword-Driven Testing
by:
? giving an introduction to Keyword-Driven Testing;
? providing a reference approach to implement Keyword-Driven Testing;
? defining requirements on frameworks for Keyword-Driven Testing to enable testers to share their work
items, such as test cases, test data, keywords, or complete test specifications;
? defining requirements for tools that support Keyword-Driven Testing. These requirements could apply
to any tool that supports the Keyword-Driven approach (e.g., test automation, test design and test
management tools);
? defining interfaces and a common data exchange format to ensure that tools from different vendors
can exchange their data (e.g. test cases, test data and test results);
? defining levels of hierarchical keywords, and advising use of hierarchical keywords. This includes
describing specific types of keywords (e.g. keywords for navigation or for checking a value) and
when to use "flat" structured keywords;
? providing an initial list of example generic technical (low-level) keywords, such as "inputData" or
"checkValue". These keywords can be used to specify test cases on a technical level, and may be
combined to create business-level keywords as required.
NOTE This standard is applicable to all those who want to create keyword-driven test specifications, create
corresponding frameworks, or build test automation based on keywords.