Conventional regression testing requires the creation of sample test data for each release of a complex application. The nature of complex applications requires a multitude of sample input and output data. Individual programs must be written to store and retrieve sample input and output data when a complex application progresses from one release to the next. As the complex application progresses through the software development lifecycle, rewriting programs to store and retrieve sample data becomes cumbersome.
Thus, there is a need for a system and associated method that overcomes at least one of the preceding disadvantages of current methods for converting and storing data values.