PeopleSoft Test Framework includes some exciting features that can automate most of your testing.

1. PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF)
Optimizing End-to-End PeopleSoft
Test Automation

2. Content
• PTF Overview
• Business Cases
• PTF Script Maintenance and PUM Image
Updates

3. Overview
• Test Automation tool developed by ORACLE
• Uses Record and Playback method
• Integrates with PeopleTools and available
along with the PT 8.51 and above
• PeoplSoft can be used for all kinds of projects
– New implementation
– Upgrades

4. Security and Mobility
• Test Assets are stored in PeopleSoft Database
– It uses PeopleSoft security
• Only those with appropriate authorization can access – Tests, Test Cases, Logs etc
*PTF User can create, modify, and delete tests only in myFolder.
• As all the Tests and Tests cases are PeopleTools managed objects, they can
be easily migrated from one instance to another instance
Privilege PTF User PTF Editor PTF
Administrator
Run Tests Yes Yes Yes
Create, Modify, and Delete Tests No* Yes Yes
Create, Modify, and Delete Test Cases Yes Yes Yes
Create or Modify Execution Options No No Yes
Use Log Manager No No Yes
Define Configuration Options No No Yes
Create Test Maintenance Reports No No Yes
Create Test Coverage Reports No No Yes

5. Business Case 1
• Create a Requisition and save Requisition
number in a variable

6. Business Case 1
PTF Log-in page Explorer Tree
Public Vs Private Folder

7. Business Case 1
Test Editor
Test Recorded
Click this button to launch Test
Recorder
Click this home button to
launch Peoplesoft Application

8. Business Case 1
Launch Peoplesoft Application and start recording
Click record button and
execute steps to create a
requisition as usual

9. Business Case 1
 Once requisition ID is
generated by the system,
select ‘Get Property’ from the
‘Select Action’ dropdown
menu
 Grab the icon and bring it
over the Requisition ID
number

10. Business Case 1
 Once the requisition ID is
highlighted as shown in the
adjoining image, drop the
icon to see ‘Assign Properties’
window shown on next slide

11. Business Case 1
 In the last row where the
requisition ID is mentioned,
assign a suitable variable name in
the ‘Variable’ column
 The Variable name is always
prefixed by &
 Click the stop button on the test
recorder to open the Test Editor
window as shown on next slide

12. Business Case 1
 Notice the last row that records the requisition ID generated by the system in variable
‘&reqid’

13. Business Case 1
Enable Read & Write feature to create and pass on variable
 To enable this Test to pass
variables to any other test
perform following steps –
 Click on the test properties
icon
 In Variable Action menu,
select ‘Read and Write’
option
 Click OK
 Save the Test Script

14. Business Case 2
• Dynamically search a requisition created in
previous test

15. Business Case 2
 As demonstrated in previous slides, start a new test and update the Test Properties to allow it to Read
& Write variables
 launch test recorder & PeopleSoft Application; start test recording
 Follow usual steps to search a Requisition by entering a requisition ID in the search criteria
 Stop recording and open the test Editor window as shown below

16. Business Case 2
&REQID
 Replace the manually entered requisition id with the requisition variable (&REQID) created in previous
test
 Save the test script
 Now, this test script will automatically call the last value saved in variable &REQID

17. Business Case 3
• Creating multiple test cases

18. Business Case 3
Save As New Test Case
 The Save As options copies the current test case and creates a new one while carrying over all the
values under the column ‘Value’. The user has the option to selectively the change the values.
 The ‘New Test Case’ option copies the current case and created a new one but it does not carry forward
any value from the column. The user needs to enter all the required value all over again.

19. Business Case 3 – Export/Import
Create multiple Test Cases using Export/Import feature
 Navigate to Test > Export to open
the Test Case Export window
 Select a File location to save the
test case/cases file being exported
 Select an option to export All or
current test case
 Select the format of file
 Most user friendly is Comma
Separated’ file
 Click the start button to start export

20. Business Case 3
 Locate the file and open it
 While the exported file does not
contain description of the steps, it
carries the values (wherever
applicable) under column ‘Value’ in
the test script
 Also notice the values in different
test cases is mentioned under
different column. In the this
example the test case names are
Default and CASE1

21. Business Case 3
 To add another test case, simply add new values under the column next to last case (in this example
‘CASE1’)
 The user may give desired name to the new test case as highlighted above
 Multiple test cases may be created

22. Business Case 3
Import the updated test cases file
 Navigate to Test > Import
 Browse the file that is to be imported and
click Open button
 All the existing and new tests in the file are
displayed as shown below
 Select appropriate action for each test case
and click start button
 The import feature will Replace/Import
new test cases, as the case may be

23. Business Case 4
• Shell Test

24. Business Case 4
• Example – To create a
Shell test which
executes the process
from creating a
Requisition to creating a
Receipt
– i.e. to club the two
highlighted processes
into one shell test

25. Business Case 4
• Create a new ‘Shell’ test

26. Business Case 4
• Save the test

27. Business Case 4
• Add the test case to be
called

28. Business Case 4
• Add all the required tests to be called
• The order in the which test cases are to
be called and executed is important!

29. PTF Script Maintenance and PUM
Image Updates

30. Each Image Update in PeopleSoft brings in host of new changes both functional as well as technical. The PUM
delivery model and shorter delivery cycles creates following challenges to IT and Functional team when performing
a PUM Upgrade or Tax Update.
 Identifying the changes and impact in new image.
 Identifying the testing required for the new image.
 Updating PTF test scripts to include new changes.
 Creating new PTF scripts for new functionalities.
To help mitigate these challenges one can use following Delivered Utilities:-
 Test Maintenance Report :-
 Identifies PTF metadata that might be impacted due to new changes in PeopleTools Object.
 Identifies PTF scripts that are impacted by new change and may require updates.
 Available in BI,PIA and spreadsheet format.
 Test Coverage Report
 Identifies the metadata data that has been referenced in PTF metadata against selected Change Project.
 Identifies object that have test coverage.
 Identifies object with no test coverage that is Gap in testing.
 Available in BI,PIA and spreadsheet format.
These reports when used with Usage Monitor can help one can make sure that PTF test scripts are maintained
(added, deleted and Updated), and hence ensuring a complete end to end PTF test cycle.
PTF Script Maintenance and PUM Image Updates

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