===== State Model IDE =====
//TestOptimal// supports state models and combinatorial design models. //State Model IDE// is used to build and execute state models.

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==== Overview ====

There are 6 tabs in this IDE:
  * [[ide_model | Model Editor]]
  * [[ide_script | Script Editor ]]
  * [[ide_dataset | DataSet Editor ]]
  * [[ide_requirement | Requirement Editor ]]
  * [[ide_result | Execution Result ]]
  * [[ide_artifact | Model Artifact ]]

Additionally, it has:
  * {{wiki:idescreen:ide_modelproperties.png?linkonly | Mode Properties }}
  * {{wiki:idescreen:ide_execsettings.png?linkonly | Execution Settings }}
  * [[ide_monitor | Execution Monitor ]]
  * {{wiki:idescreen:ide_deployrestore.png?linkonly | Model Repo: Deploy / Restore }}

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==== Development Process ====

//Model-Based Testing and Automation// is an [[https://testoptimal.com/v6/img/MBT_IterativeProcess.png | Iterative Development Process]] with the following steps:
  * Modeling
  * Generation
  * Automation
  * Execution
  * Review/Analysis

Similar to agile development process, you would plan for each iteration with a set of user stories/requirements from the backlog and incrementally build on the model from the previous iteration.

Start with one user story / requirement, create the model and follow through //Generation//, //Automation// to //Execution//. During the process you may realize better ways to model the user story / requirement. Feel free to go back and forth to adjust model accordingly.