Automated testing helps eliminate tasks that are too time-consuming and laborious to be performed manually but there are many challenges when apply automation testing for your project. In order to crack all these challenges, in this article, I will not only show you how to create test case and execute automation test in 3 easy steps but also the solution to manage test & reports efficiently. Source: https://medium.com/@testautomation/execute-automation-testing-3-steps-158bdfc45a12

1. Execute
Automation Testing in
3steps

2. Introduction
When it comes to automated testing, it’s hard for testers to be
good at it without programming skills. But over time, the testing
tool has matured to simplify the process of testing. There are a
lot of code-less tools in the market providing the graphical
environment so that testers can easily create test cases. One
of the kinds of these tools is Katalon Recorder ( a perfect
successor of Selenium IDE ) that will be mentioned as the
comprehensive solution in this post.

3. The Challenges of Executing Automation Test
• Preparing test scripts
In automated testing, test script is a short program written in
a programing language, that’s one of the reasons why
programming skills are required in automation testing. It is
one of the constraints for manual and non-technical testers
when executing automation testing.

4. The Challenges of Executing Automation Test
• Managing tests
Not only is scripting challenging but also managing tests if you are
manual or non-technical testers. Why do you have to control tests?
If you don’t manage your tests, scripts,… there are many things
can occur: First, the effort is duplicated because many people can
build the same test scripts. Secondly, test scripts are created for a
single purpose, reuse cannot be realized. Existing automated test
scripts are at risk of corruption if they are modified without the
knowledge of the original author, and many other things.

5. The Challenges of Executing Automation Test
• Reporting
Every tool has a standard to report the test results. However,
sometimes these generic reports do not fulfill your needs. It is
challenging to customize the report because it requires a great
deal of effort, good planning, and maintenance.
In order to crack all these challenges, in this article, I will not only
show you how to create test case and execute automation test in
3 easy steps but also the solution to manage test & reports
efficiently.

6. 3 Magical Steps to Execute Automation Testing
All magicians need the supporting tools and so does Web testing
execution. My magical trick will be performed with the tool
called Katalon Recorder that can be installed in 3 seconds on
both Chrome and Firefox latest versions.

7. 3 Magical Steps to Execute Automation Testing
A few words about Katalon Recorder, it has been hailed as one of
the alternative solutions since Selenium IDE no longer works from
Firefox 55 onwards (Official announcement). As the Toolmakers
stated, “Katalon Automation Recorder records actions and
captures web elements on web applications to let you generate,
edit and execute automated test cases quickly and easily without
programming knowledge requirements.”

8. 3 Magical Steps to Execute Automation Testing
Given a sample test case whose scenario is as below:
Imagine you have a service booking site that requires the user to
log in, fill up the form and submit to accomplish booking process.
After changing a little bit in theme, you may wonder whether this
function is still working or not. The 3 easy steps below will help
you get rid of the confusion.

9. 3 Magical Steps to Execute Automation Testing
Step 1: Create a new test case using Record function
Open Katalon Recorder and click “New” to create a new test case
Then click “Record” to generate the test case following steps:
• Access http://demoaut.katalon.com/profile.php#login
(the Katalon execute automation demo site)

10. •Enter username/password (John Doe/ ThisIsNotAPassword)
•Fill in & Submit the form
•Log out
Step 1: Create a new test case using Record function

11. Step 2: Keep calm & Execute automation testing
Click “Play” to run the test and monitor if the test case fails at
somewhere, you can stop the playback and remove the bug right there.
You can change the “Value” input manually to test the function with more
accounts.
The happy case should be shown as the image below

12. Step 2: Keep calm & Execute automation testing
And bring you back to the homepage without logging on any account.
And bring you back to the homepage without logging on
any account.

13. Step 3: Advanced Steps for Automation Test Expert
If you want to put more variable test data to cover the different
cases and run the test with these data automatically, Katalon
Recorder supports data-driven testing which allows users to define
data sets and execute test scripts that use these data.

14. Step 3: Advanced Steps for Automation Test Expert
• You should download the sample test data here and add
the file named “test data.csv” at “Test Data” tab.
• Import the test cases that are saved as HTML file by click on
“Open test suite” instead of clicking on “Create test suite” and open
my sample test case.

15. Step 3: Advanced Steps for Automation Test Expert
• Click “Play” to execute the test automatically with the variable
inputs.
You can also export the Test Case as script in many languages,
such as Java, Ruby, Groovy, Python, C# and Robot framework.

16. Step 3: Advanced Steps for Automation Test Expert
And that is not all, Katalon platform also offers the tool called Katalon
Analytics that is to help you save all the test reports and display them
visually through the colorful charts. You can upload your results directly
to Katalon Recorder by clicking “Upload logs” (The cloud icon).
You may be required for sign up a
Katalon account
at www.katalon.com (for free) and
login to Katalon Analytics at
https://analytics.katalon.com to
create a new project.

17. Step 3: Advanced Steps for Automation Test Expert
Then come back to the Katalon Recorder windows and choose
the project you want to upload the logs and click “Upload”

18. Step 3: Advanced Steps for Automation Test Expert
Below is the chart that shows my test results after executing the
test case for 2 times.
Although Katalon Analytics is launched as the beta version, it
meets all my demand for test report, even shares the results with
teammates easily.

19. Run Selenese (Selenium IDE) scripts on
Chrome & Firefox
It is the corner for Selenium IDE Fan who are depressed and
disappointed after the official announcement of the end of
Selenium IDE on Firefox 55 onwards. Some guys
in Katalon seems to be kind to bring the hope back by allowing
users to import Selenese script from Selenium IDE to Katalon
Recorder. Check it out here

20. I will say no more about Katalon platform in this post, even
they are all great & free, it should belong to another post that
may be named “How to leverage Katalon platform (Katalon
Studio, Katalon Docker, Katalon Analytics, Katalon Recorder)
to make your testing life easier”, whatever.
Executing automated test case and managing test reports are
not painful as we thought. In general, with the wise testing
strategy and a proper supporting tool collection, Test
Execution or Automation Testing is no longer the big deal.
Run Selenese (Selenium IDE) scripts on
Chrome & Firefox

21. References:
Katalon Recorder Quickstart
Katalon Recorder User Guide
Katalon Recorder Videos
Official Selenium Blog