The design of STAF is described.Also discussed is how it was employed to automate a resource-intensive test suite used by an actual testing organization within IBM.

• 而且当软体有变动时，测试脚本也需要同步更新，这对测试人员来说是一大挑战，测试人员常常就是整个测试脚本再重新录制一遍。