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Publication summary
Author(s): Mary Mitchell
Publication date: September 1991
Citation: Mary Mitchell: "A Proposed Testing Methodology for STEP Application Protocol Validation," NISTIR 4684, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1991.
Availability:
- A paper copy of this document is available by contacting Kristy Thompson [web,email]
Abstract:
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An Application Protocol (AP) is a specification for a subset of the
data described by the STandard for the Exchange of Product model data
(STEP). Application Protocols are designed to permit practical
implementations of STEP. Validation is needed to ensure that the
technical solutions provided by the AP will work in a practical sense.
This document proposes that the STEP development policy be
strengthened to require that Application Protocols be validated prior
to being submitted for standardization. Justification for this
additional requirement on Application Protocols is provided. The body
of the paper describes a series of validation techniques that are
appropriate for the development methods used by STEP. A process is
proposed under which these validation techniques should be applied.
In addition, this paper describes the contribution that AP validation
could make to conformance testing.
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