Have you found yourself forced to use outdated test tools because the cost to migrate was prohibitive? Have you abandoned or rewritten existing tests because it was easier (and cheaper) than migrating? With technology ever changing, most businesses struggle to keep up with producing high-quality products for the lowest price possible. And it is usually testers who suffer the most, as they are forced to use tools that are outdated, or no longer supported, because the company cannot afford the migration cost. Chris Mauck offers a new way to design your automation tests to reduce the third-party tool dependencies in your current test framework and significantly shorten the time required to migrate those tests in the future. Using real coding examples Chris explains the approach, design, and implementation. Learn a different way to structure your tests and how you can implement better coding practices across your team.

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By: Chris Mauck
Principal Software Engineer in Test
Reduce Third-Party Tool
Dependencies in Your Test
Framework
Third-Party Tools
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» Winrunner (1995)
» Test Complete (1999)
» QuickTest -> QTP (1999)
» IBM Rational Functional Tester –orig. RobotJ (2002)
» Selenium - RC (2004)
» UIAutomation – Coded UI (2005)
» Tricentis Tosca (2007)
» Selenium – WebDriver (2009)
» Unified Functional Testing (UFT) – prev QTP (2012)
» And many more

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Third-Party Tools
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» Winrunner (1995)
» Test Complete (1999)
» QuickTest -> QTP (1999)
» IBM Rational Functional Tester –orig. RobotJ (2002)
» Selenium - RC (2004)
» UIAutomation – Coded UI (2005)
» Tricentis Tosca (2007)
» Selenium – WebDriver (2009)
» Unified Functional Testing (UFT) – prev QTP (2012)
» And many more
The issue
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Test Planning
Test Strategy
Test Case Development
Test Framework
Design

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Solution
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» Solid Foundation
» Build with the future in mind
» Proper Test Layout
» Common Methods
» Configuration / Reusability
» System Level
» Test Level
» Locators
» Data
» Hardcoded / Import File / Database / Data Generator
Disclaimer
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» Pros
» Common Terminology
» Reliable
» Reduce Technical Debt
» Keep up with Changing Technologies
» Could prevent the need for third-party tool knowledge for end
user
» Cons
» Does not guarantee port (bridge) between languages
» Could prevent learning third-party tool knowledge for end user

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“10-codes”
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What are 10-codes?
Common terminology used by emergency personnel
Reduce the volume of radio traffic and add a layer of privacy
Issue: “10-88” for one jurisdiction could mean something completely
different in another jurisdiction
Same goes for coding
Enter Text into a TextBox
RFT :: rft.find( ).setText(text);
Selenium :: driver.findElement( ).sendKeys(text);
More on that soon
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Dispatch

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RFT
Selenium
Ui Common
Interface

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Or this
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Another Perspective
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Our Framework
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Benefits
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» Common Keywords
» Reliability
» Reduced Technical Debt
» Keep up with Changing Technologies
Questions?
“If you have to do something more than once, then chances
are you should automate it.“