Automation refers to software testing techniques that automate manual testing processes to minimize human intervention and speed up testing. Automation is best for critical scenarios that require repetitive tests across different environments. While automation cannot replace human judgment, it is useful for test cases involving large volumes of data input or quality assurance. Organizations should automate tests that add value and free up humans for more creative work, but not automate user experience testing or tests for rapidly developed features.

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• Process that is performed with no or minimal human assistance.
• Frees up an organization’s manual effort for more valuable and creative pursuits that can only be
achieved by higher-order intelligence.
What is Automation?

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• Software Testing technique to automate a human-driven manual process of reviewing and validating a
software product
• This can be achieved by writing test scripts or any automation testing tools.
• The idea is to minimize human intervention, speed up testing process and maximize quality
What is Automation Testing

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● Not a complete replacement for manual tests but an
enabler to maintaining software quality
● Automation cannot replace human judgement and
expertise
● Not to automate every scenario but ones that are critical
and benefit the product
eg: Exploratory Testing, User experience testing
What Test Automation Is Not?

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● Critical scenarios that are most valuable for the product.
● Non-functional testing to ensure the product's performance
for load and stress testing
● Tests that need to run against multiple OS and browsers
● When multiple Repetitive software tests to do
● Tests that require large volumes of data to be inputted
● When Quality is sure to be improved: It is done to execute a
sequence of actions without human intervention which
eliminates human error and provides faster results.
When To Automate

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When Not To Automate
● User experience tests for usability
● Features released using the rapid application
development (RAD) process
● Tests that do not add value

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● Framework to help developers and QAs create high- quality software.
● Purpose is to provide rapid feedback to ensure that the code changes do not impact existing functionality.
Automation Test Pyramid

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Web UI Testing (E2E)
The Power and Potential of the Automation Testing
Functional Testing

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Mobile App Testing (E2E)

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API Testing (e2e)

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Performance Testing: The practice of evaluating how a system performs in terms of responsiveness and
stability under a particular workload
Non-Functional testing

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OWASP ZAP
● Automatically identifies web application security
vulnerabilities during development and testing
Security Testing
QARK (Quick Android Review Kit
● A free android app scanner to find security vulnerabilities

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Automation At Gurzu
What are we doing
● Requirement gathering (AC and DOD)
● Design QA
● Using different parameters (Test Plan, Test Case,
RTM)
● Web UI Testing / Mobile Testing
● API Testing
● Load Testing
● Performance Testing

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What Have We learned
● There is not a single way to approach testing
● Product Quality is a team’s responsibility
● Performance tests are a must

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● CI/CD Implementation
● Mobile application automation testing
● Security Testing
Where are we going

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