When should be automated? Handling the increasing test effort with software test automation, return on investment (ROI) of testing, phases of the test process with high influence on the ROI, Test automation with QF-Test: The Java & Web GUI testing tool.

1. Professional GUI testing for Java & Web
When is software test automation worth it?

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When should be automated?
When there…
• are lots of changings
(frequent regression cycles)
• is lots of time spent for testing existing functionalities
(quality assurance)

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Handling increasing test effort
with test automation
Due to the consecutive development cycles more and more functionalities must
be tested.
The increasing test effort can just be handled with test automation.

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Advantages of test automation
• Focus on new and difficult test scenarios
(Test architecture, test case creation and
improvement of test quality)
• No boring routine tests
• Tests runs: more regular, more often, faster,
any numbers of times, reproducible, reliable,
less prone to errors due to human errors
(without any extra costs, nightly, in batch mode
without further license- or personal costs) to get
fast feedback about quality in increasing projects
quickly

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Automated testing and ROI
• The initial effort is different.
The time spent for automating tests is usually greater than doing manual tests.
• With test automation (e.g. with QF-Test) after the third test cycle a positive
balance can be reached already concerning test expenses.
The individually reached ROI can vary of course.

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Phases of the test process with
high influence on the ROI
The three pink phases of the test process
Test case development, test case execution and maintenance of test
cases influence the return on investment (ROI) during the automation of tests
the most.
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Test process

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Phases of the test process with
high influence on the ROI
1. Test case development
The implementation of the test cases with the tool need time, money and
resources. Therefore this initial investment recoup during the test cycles.
When you test manually, you should create here instructions for the testers
costly.
2. Test case execution
In comparison to manual testing, that is slow and causes high costs for
hardware and personnel, automated testing is fast and uses the hardware
optimally. The test tool is very reliable in test execution.
3. Maintenance of test cases
The test cases must be adapted to GUI changes (Maintenance). However, the
advantage of QF-Test is, that you have to make these changes just once.
Furthermore modularization and a good recognition of the components is
possible. With manual tests you would just adapt the instructions
after fundamental changes.

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Test automation with QF-Test
• Test automation for Java and Web GUIs
• All Java GUI-technologies covered: Swing,
JavaFX, AWT, SWT, Eclipse Plugins, RCP,
WebStart, Applets, RIA, ULC, Captain Casa...
• Web technologies: HTML5 and AJAX (e.g. Angular,
Kendo UI, jQuery UI, GWT, Vaadin)
• Cross platform: Windows, Linux/Unix, macOS)
• Cross browser: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox,
Edge and Safari
• For testers and developers

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QF-Test test automation
in more than 50 countries
Reliable and established since 2001, more than 7.000 licenses in over 1.000 companies

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Quality First Software GmbH
• German company, located in Geretsried
(south of Munich)
• Development and worldwide distribution of QF-Test
• Professional email and telephone support
in English and German
• Videos, documentation, tutorial, trainings, webinars,
FAQ as assistance for working with QF-Test
• Free trial of QF-Test

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