Various Techniques of Regression Testing

Regression Testing is one of the most important and expensive activities of Software Maintenance. It involves testing the modified program to reveal faults introduced during maintenance and keeping the software's level of reliability, as cheaply as possible. Two techniques of regression testing are discussed. The first is a selective technique which identifies the modified structural attributes of a program (required elements) and selects a resettable test case set to exercise them. This technique is based on the Potential-Uses criteria family and is implemented by a regression testing tool working in conjunction with a testing tool. The second technique comprises procedures for testing and regression testing activities.. In this paper we have presented the various types of regression testing techniques their classifications.