During the webinar, Adam Sandman, Inflectra's Technical Director, showcased the top 10 features a competitive codeless test automation tools should include in 2019.

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WEBINAR
Codeless Test Automation:
Myth or Magic?
January 31st, 2019 – Adam Sandman
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Agenda
Background
The 10 Features Codeless Automation Tools Should Have
1. Smart Element Locators
2. Conditional Waiting
3. Control Structures
4. Easy Assertions
5. Modification Without Redo
6. Reusable Steps
7. Cross-Browser Support
8. Reporting
9. Ability to Insert Code
10. Continuous Integration
Q&A

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Background

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How did this come about?
 Angie Jones threw down the gauntlet to the makers of
codeless automation tools:
 https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/10-features-every-
codeless-test-automation-tool-should-offer
 We published a whitepaper, taking up the challenge with
Rapise:
 https://www.inflectra.com/Ideas/Whitepaper/10-Features-Every-
Codeless-Test-Automation-Tool-Should-Offer.aspx

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OK, What is Rapise Anyway?
 Rapise is a codeless test automation tool for web, mobile
and desktop applications:

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1. Smart Element Locators
One of the biggest problems with test automation is that testers
develop against an application at a given moment in time. When the
application changes, those automation scripts may break.

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2. Conditional Waiting
Record-and-playback tools that require script authors to insert pauses
between steps are tedious. Codeless tools should, at the very least,
allow script authors to insert conditional waiting, but it would be even
better if the tools took care of this behind the scenes.

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3. Control Structures
In coded automation frameworks, testers use loops and if-else clauses
to control the flow of scripts. This is a necessary requirement for
codeless solutions if the project is to be scalable.

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4. Easy Assertions
The process of adding assertions should be as simple as adding the
navigational steps. Great consideration should be given to this feature,
since it's the most important part of the test script.

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5. Modification Without Redo
As the application under test changes, the test scripts need to change as well.
This may require adding or removing steps from a flow, or slightly changing
existing ones. Codeless automation tools should recognize this as inevitable
and make it as simple as possible to accomplish this.

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6. Reusable Steps
Codeless tools should allow authors to record common steps that they
can then insert into any test flow. This would not only save time in
authoring, but also promote reusability and make maintenance much
simpler.

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7. Cross-Browser Support
Test authors should be able to record a scenario once on a given
browser, and be able to play that recording on any other major
browser.

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8. Reporting
Adequate reporting is a must-have for test automation, especially
when testers are executing hundreds—or thousands—of tests. An
automatically generated report with details on what occurred, with
screenshots would be very helpful.

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9. Ability to Insert Code
No codeless tool can incorporate everything that's possible. So, test
authors should have the ability to let testers insert code within the
tests for those edge cases.

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10. Continuous Integration
In the era of DevOps, test automation is a key ingredient in continuous
integration and continuous deployment. Tests should integrate with
such pipelines and automatically execute when triggered

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