The document presents a webinar featuring experts discussing the integration of quality in digital, agile, and DevOps environments, focusing on API (Application Programming Interface) testing practices and lifecycle management. Key topics include the importance of API testing for identifying functional and non-functional defects, as well as providing an overview of the capabilities of the Akana platform for API development and management. The presentation outlines the benefits of effective test automation and the strategic role of APIs in enhancing digital engagement.

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Today’s Speakers:
Eran Kinsbruner
• Chief Evangelist and author at Perfecto
• Blogger and speaker
• 19+ years in development & testing
• Author of “The Digital Quality Handbook” and
“Continuous Testing for DevOps Professionals”
• @ek121268
Mukesh Thakur
• Senior Consultant, Akana by Perforce
• 20+ years of technology management experience
• Managed successful implementation of Digital
Transformation, PCI Compliance, Integration, SOA governance
programs
• SME for API Lifecycle Management, Security, EAI/B2B, BAM,
Training & Development
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukeshpmp/
• VP Product Management at Perfecto
• Software professional with over 12 years in
product management, development, and testing
• Expert in implementing and advising on test
strategies for Fortune 500 enterprises and leading
tech companies
• http://linkedin.com/in/tzvikashahaf/
• @Tzvika_Shahaf
Tzvika Shahaf

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Today’s Agenda
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Connecting Quality to Digital, Agile, and DevOps Reality
Introduction to APIs (Application Programming Interface)
4
API Testing Best Practices & Landscape Overview
Perfecto + AKANA: Solution Overview and Benefits
5 Q&A

4. Digital Engagement Reality — More Relevant Than Ever

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Valuable Test Automation to Optimize the Delivery Pipeline
vs
OPTIMIZED
DELIVERY PIPELINE Innovation
Throughput
Quality of
Output
Time Cost

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RESTful APIs – Representational State Transfer
• Request Methods:
• GET – Retrieves Data from Specified
Resource
• POST – Submits Data to be
Processed by Specified Resource
• PUT – Update a Specified Resource
API Definition and Example

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Waiter == API
Client Orders Meal
Kitchen == Server,
Processes Requests
Meal == Response
API Analogy

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API & Functional/UI Testing — Two Sides of the Same Coin

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This example shows the request and response for starting the execution of a script
called simpleTest.xml located in the PRIVATE media repository without specifying any optional parameters.
https://developers.perfectomobile.com/display/PD/REST+API
API Example — Perfecto Cloud REST APIs

10. API Test Automation

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Agile/DevOps Mandates Proper Mapping of Test Automation
Source: More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team” (Janet Gregory, Lisa Crispin)

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API Testing Can Identify Both Functional & Non Functional Defects
App Functionality
Issues (API is
calling a feature
that isn’t available)
Application
Reliability (Does
the app works
consistently?)
App Performance
(Does the app
work under load?)
App Security (Is
the data transfer
between
endpoints secure?)

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API Testing Practices
Source: Testing Xperts

14. End-to-End API Lifecycle Management

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API Platform Provides End-to-End Capabilities
API Design
Design your APIs how you want to
API Security
Leverage the latest in security standards
API Traffic Management
Establish, monitor, alert, and enforce
multiple service level agreements
API Portal
Socialize and manage your communities
through targeted developer portals
API Analytics
Generate deep business insights from
your API traffic through configurable
analytics reports
Lifecycle Management
Build APIs leveraging DevOps with
auditable control
Mediation & Integration
Create modern, well-structured APIs from
legacy assets and multiple backend
sources
Deployment Options
Choose fully hosted cloud, hybrid, or
on-premise

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API Lifecycle
• API Creation
• API Testing
• API Promotion Rules
• Security Policies
• Privacy
• Deployment Zone
• Notifications
• Backend URL
• Access Control
• Promotion Approvals
Development
Akana Platform
DevOps
Integration
Lifecycle
Repository
Pre-Prod
Akana Platform
Lifecycle Repository
Production
Akana Platform
Lifecycle Repository
Lifecycle
Management
Jenkins GitHubAdd API
Add API
Promote
Add API
Promote
API Testing
Test Results

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Lifecycle Manager
• Governed asset repository
• Manage Agile/waterfall SDLC processes
• Extended metadata to support workflow for APIs,
APPs, users
• Role-based access, signoffs
• Automate API provisioning
• Automate API promotions between environments
• Integrates with DevOps orchestration tools
• Impact analysis

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• API Developer
• Developer engagement platform
• API creation, onboarding, and monitoring
• AD, OAuth, OpenID connect integrations
• Built in API test client
• API Consumer
• Search APIs with full content indexing
• API application registration
• Integrated forum, documentation, ticket modules
API Developer Portal

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• Secure API access for partners, mobile/web apps, and IoT devices
• Scalable, high-performance architecture
• Ensures data privacy
• Mediation, transformation
• Orchestration
• API security
• Policy-driven comprehensive security
• AAA, denial-of-service, threat protection
• SLA enforcement
• ICAP
API Gateway

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• Designed for business & operational metrics
• Policy-based data collection
• Out-of-the-box reports, dashboards
• Configuration-driven visualizations
API Business Analytics

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Perforce API Ecosystem
v v
Mobile Web Partners Services Social IoT
Scalable & Performant
Design
DevOps Integration Analytics
Lifecycle Management
Security
Stress Test
Ultra-Fast Lab
Analytics
Advanced Validation
High-Scale Execution
AI-Based IDE (Creation)

22. Q&A

23. Thank You!
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