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Using Basis Branch Analysis
Basis branch analysis (BBA) is provided by the HP Branch Validator product.
This product is used to analyze the testing of your programs, create more complete
test suites, and quantify your level of testing.
The HP Branch Validator records branches executed in a program and generates
reports that provide information about program execution during testing. It uses a
special C preprocessor to add statements that write to a data array when program
branches are taken. After running the program in the emulator (using test input),
you can store the BBA information to a file. Then, you can generate reports based
on the stored information.
This section shows you how to:
•
Store BBA data to a file.
Refer to the HP Branch Validator (BBA) User’s Guide for complete details on the
BBA product and how it works.
To store BBA data to a file
•
Choose File
→
Store
→
BBA Data and use the selection dialog box to specify the
file name.
The default file name "bbadump.data" can be selected from the dialog box.
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