ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-5:20 16通过以下方式为关键字驱动测试定义了高效且一致的解决方案: 介绍关键字驱动测试； 提供实现关键字驱动测试的参考方法； 定义关键字驱动测试框架的需求，使测试人员能够共享他们的工作项，如测试用例、测试数据、关键字或完整的测试规范； 定义支持关键字驱动测试的工具的需求。这些要求可以适用于任何支持关键字驱动方法的工具（例如，测试自动化、测试设计和测试管理工具）； 定义接口和通用数据交换格式，以确保来自不同供应商的工具可以交换它们的数据（例如测试用例、测试数据和测试结果）； 定义分层关键字的级别，并建议使用分层关键字。这包括描述特定类型的关键字（例如，用于导航或用于检查值的关键字）以及何时使用“扁平”结构化关键字； 提供示例通用技术（低级）关键字的初始列表，例如“inputData”或“checkValue”。这些关键字可以用于在技术级别上指定测试用例，并且可以根据需要组合起来创建业务级别的关键字。 注本标准适用于所有希望创建关键字驱动的测试规范、创建相应的框架或基于关键字构建测试自动化的人员。

ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-5:2016 defines an efficient and consistent solution for Keyword-Driven Testing by:

• giving an introduction to Keyword-Driven Testing;
• providing a reference approach to implement Keyword-Driven Testing;
• defining requirements on frameworks for Keyword-Driven Testing to enable testers to share their work items, such as test cases, test data, keywords, or complete test specifications;
• defining requirements for tools that support Keyword-Driven Testing. These requirements could apply to any tool that supports the Keyword-Driven approach (e.g., test automation, test design and test management tools);
• defining interfaces and a common data exchange format to ensure that tools from different vendors can exchange their data (e.g. test cases, test data and test results);
• defining levels of hierarchical keywords, and advising use of hierarchical keywords. This includes describing specific types of keywords (e.g. keywords for navigation or for checking a value) and when to use "flat" structured keywords;
• providing an initial list of example generic technical (low-level) keywords, such as "inputData" or "checkValue". These keywords can be used to specify test cases on a technical level, and may be combined to create business-level keywords as required.

NOTE This standard is applicable to all those who want to create keyword-driven test specifications, create corresponding frameworks, or build test automation based on keywords.