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A test automation framework defines an organization's way of doing things. It is a set of assumptions, concepts and tools that provide support for automated software testing.
Building a Test Automation Strategy for SuccessLee Barnes
Choosing an appropriate tool and building the right framework are typically thought of as the main challenges in implementing successful test automation. However, long term success requires that other key questions must be answered including:
- What are our objectives?
- How should we be organized?
- Will our processes need to change?
- Will our test environment support test automation?
- What skills will we need?
- How and when should we implement?
In this workshop, Lee will discuss how to assess your test automation readiness and build a strategy for long term success. You will interactively walk through the assessment process and build a test automation strategy based on input from the group. Attend this workshop and you will take away a blue print and best practices for building an effective test automation strategy in your organization.
• Understand the key aspects of a successful test automation function
• Learn how to assess your test automation readiness
• Develop a test automation strategy specific to your organization
Test Automation
Test automation is the use of test automation software like Selenium or self-developed testware to execute test cases.
Test automation is mostly used to automate repetitive testing tasks in a formalized way. It is also used to execute tests that would be difficult to perform manually like performance testing.
There are many advantages of test automation that are mostly related to the repeatability of the tests and the speed of test execution. There are a lot of commercial and open source tools available which can be grouped into two main categories; Code-Driven and Graphical User Interface Testing. Thus the key success factor in test automation is selecting the right tool and have a specialized test automation team.
It is to use test automation tools by considering ROI (return on investment). Otherwise it is quite easy to waste big amount of energy, commitment and definitely money.
With more than 500 clients, Keytorc is the leading software testing company in EMEA region that have competencies of automating any kind of software in diverse industries.
For more information about test automation tools and Keytorc’s test automation service you can contact with our performance test engineers: www.keytorc.com or blogs.keytorc.com
Test Otomasyonu:
Test otomasyonu özellikle tekrarlayan ve manuel olarak yapılması zor olan testlerin Selenium gibi test otomasyon araçları kullanılarak ya da özel olarak geliştirilen test otomasyon scriptleri ile yapılmasıdır. Bu bakımdan:
- Regresyon testleri
- Performans testleri
- Yük ve Stres testleri
- Test yönetimi
test otomasyonuna en uygun test tipleri ve aktiviteleridir.
Test otomasyonunun en büyük faydaları:
- testlerin hıznının artırılması
- testlerin kapsamının artırılması
- testlerin doğruluğunun artırılması
- testlerin raporlama kalitesinin artırılmasıdır.
Test otomasyonu doğru araç seçimi yapılmaması, ya da test otomasyonunu bilen uzman bir ekip tarafından yapılmaması durumunda faydadan çok zarar getirmektedir.
EMEA bölgesindeki lider yazılım test firması olan Keytorc’un test otomasyon ekibiyle iletişime geçmek için: www.keytorc.com ya da blogs.keytorc.com
A test automation framework defines an organization's way of doing things. It is a set of assumptions, concepts and tools that provide support for automated software testing.
Building a Test Automation Strategy for SuccessLee Barnes
Choosing an appropriate tool and building the right framework are typically thought of as the main challenges in implementing successful test automation. However, long term success requires that other key questions must be answered including:
- What are our objectives?
- How should we be organized?
- Will our processes need to change?
- Will our test environment support test automation?
- What skills will we need?
- How and when should we implement?
In this workshop, Lee will discuss how to assess your test automation readiness and build a strategy for long term success. You will interactively walk through the assessment process and build a test automation strategy based on input from the group. Attend this workshop and you will take away a blue print and best practices for building an effective test automation strategy in your organization.
• Understand the key aspects of a successful test automation function
• Learn how to assess your test automation readiness
• Develop a test automation strategy specific to your organization
Test Automation
Test automation is the use of test automation software like Selenium or self-developed testware to execute test cases.
Test automation is mostly used to automate repetitive testing tasks in a formalized way. It is also used to execute tests that would be difficult to perform manually like performance testing.
There are many advantages of test automation that are mostly related to the repeatability of the tests and the speed of test execution. There are a lot of commercial and open source tools available which can be grouped into two main categories; Code-Driven and Graphical User Interface Testing. Thus the key success factor in test automation is selecting the right tool and have a specialized test automation team.
It is to use test automation tools by considering ROI (return on investment). Otherwise it is quite easy to waste big amount of energy, commitment and definitely money.
With more than 500 clients, Keytorc is the leading software testing company in EMEA region that have competencies of automating any kind of software in diverse industries.
For more information about test automation tools and Keytorc’s test automation service you can contact with our performance test engineers: www.keytorc.com or blogs.keytorc.com
Test Otomasyonu:
Test otomasyonu özellikle tekrarlayan ve manuel olarak yapılması zor olan testlerin Selenium gibi test otomasyon araçları kullanılarak ya da özel olarak geliştirilen test otomasyon scriptleri ile yapılmasıdır. Bu bakımdan:
- Regresyon testleri
- Performans testleri
- Yük ve Stres testleri
- Test yönetimi
test otomasyonuna en uygun test tipleri ve aktiviteleridir.
Test otomasyonunun en büyük faydaları:
- testlerin hıznının artırılması
- testlerin kapsamının artırılması
- testlerin doğruluğunun artırılması
- testlerin raporlama kalitesinin artırılmasıdır.
Test otomasyonu doğru araç seçimi yapılmaması, ya da test otomasyonunu bilen uzman bir ekip tarafından yapılmaması durumunda faydadan çok zarar getirmektedir.
EMEA bölgesindeki lider yazılım test firması olan Keytorc’un test otomasyon ekibiyle iletişime geçmek için: www.keytorc.com ya da blogs.keytorc.com
What are the Key drivers for automation? What are the Challenges in Agile automation and How to deal with them? How to automate? Who will automate? Which tool to select? Commercial or open source? What to automate? Which features? Here is what our experience says
This is a presentation given at the Hangzhou Scrum Forum 2009, sponsored by Perficient, China. The topic is how to incorporate automated functional testing into an agile project, and also some best practices, tips, and warnings.
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Using Selenium for Automated testing - basic level: short introduction into the selectors and basic methods used in writing a simple script with Selenium Webdriver.
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What are the Key drivers for automation? What are the Challenges in Agile automation and How to deal with them? How to automate? Who will automate? Which tool to select? Commercial or open source? What to automate? Which features? Here is what our experience says
This is a presentation given at the Hangzhou Scrum Forum 2009, sponsored by Perficient, China. The topic is how to incorporate automated functional testing into an agile project, and also some best practices, tips, and warnings.
www.perficient.com
Using Selenium for Automated testing - basic level: short introduction into the selectors and basic methods used in writing a simple script with Selenium Webdriver.
From http://wiki.directi.com/x/AgAa - This is a 24 slide internal presentation covering virtues of Automated Testing vs Manual Testing. Inkeeping with our agile adoption this presentation covers various advantages (11 to be specific) obtained in using TDD and Automated Testing as opposed to Manual Testing
Test Automation: Investment Today Pays Back TomorrowTechWell
The results of a recent survey, authored by IBM and TechWell, showed that testers want to spend more time automating, more time planning, and more time designing tests—and less time setting up test environments and creating test data. So, where should testers and their organizations invest their time and money to achieve the desired results? What is the right level of technical ability for today’s testers to be successful? As this ongoing debate continues, the simple answer remains: It depends. Join Al Wagner as he explores the many opportunities in the world of testing and test automation. Consider the many approaches for building your automated testing skills and the solutions you create, weighing the pros and cons of each. Explore the options for test and dev organizations to consider to speed up releases and deliver more value to their companies. Leave with the ability to determine which approaches make sense for you and your employer.
Techniques, Tips & Tools For Mobile App TestingSOASTA
Today, mobile app testing expertise is in high demand and offers an exciting career path in test/QA. However, the recent Future of Testing study, sponsored by TechWell, noted that the biggest challenge in mobile―just behind having enough time to test―is expertise. Brad Johnson shares how companies from banking to retail use data from real production users, continuous integration frameworks, cloud-based testing platforms, and real mobile devices to help ensure every user experiences top-rated performance—all the time. Brad shares insight about what to test for mobile, when to first automate, and a metric that will drive real change. Explore how organizations are communicating across teams and improving developer-to-tester collaboration with new approaches. Testers need to develop new skills ranging from software coding requirements to data science. Takeaway tips and ideas to impact your company, enhance your skill set, and propel your career with exciting options and new challenges.
Moodle is a very flexible application with a large number of variables and roles. Testing upgrades and changes can be a challenge. This presentation should help attendees focus testing at their own workplace.
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Leveraging Open Source Automation: A Selenium WebDriver ExampleTechWell
As online activities create more revenue than ever, organizations are turning to Selenium both to test their web applications and to reduce costs. Since Selenium is open source, there is no licensing fee. However, as with purchased tools, the same automation challenges remain, and users do not have formal support and maintenance. Proper strategic planning and the use of advanced automation concepts are a must to ensure successful Selenium automation efforts. Sharing his experience designing and implementing advanced automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, David Dang describes the factors necessary to ensure open source automation is right for your project. David helps you understand the real effort required to implement WebDriver in a way that will scale and minimize script development. Additionally, he dives into must-haves in your Selenium framework design, the resource and timeline considerations necessary to implement WebDriver, and the long-term, continual improvement enhancements all automation engineers should consider in their Selenium automation implementations.
Several organizations have tried to replace the Manual testing with the Test Automation tools. While they did reap its benefits, most also encountered a few roadblocks. A major disadvantage to record and playback is that the test has hard coded values and cannot cope with the small changes in the application responses. Hence, this approach has appeal for demonstrating examples of automation, but will not produce a scaleable or maintainable test automation solution.
qLabs solution for test automation meets all the demands for modern test systems. It consists of adaptable, object-oriented components that ensure the quick and easy implementation of customized solutions. We use a framework that provides all the mechanisms needed to run the test logic. The test script developer only needs to provide the test-specific logic.
Today, top companies leverage automated testing to increase product longevity, reduce costly and repetitive build-out, and improve iteration quality. This whitepaper will provide a brief introduction to automated testing. It will also address the benefits and limitations of automated testing and give an in-depth example of consumer-driven contract testing.
Leveraging Open Source Automation: A Selenium WebDriver ExampleTechWell
As online activities create more revenue, organizations are turning to Selenium to test their web applications and to reduce costs. Since Selenium is open source, there is no licensing fee. However, as with purchased tools, the same automation challenges remain, and users do not have formal support and maintenance. Proper strategic planning and use of advanced automation concepts are musts to ensure successful Selenium automation efforts. Sharing his experience designing and implementing advanced automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, David Dang describes the factors necessary to ensure open source automation is right for your project. David helps you understand the real effort required to implement WebDriver in a way that will scale and minimize script development. Additionally, he dives into must-haves in your Selenium framework design; the resource and timeline considerations necessary to implement WebDriver; and the long-term, continual improvement enhancements all automation engineers should consider in their Selenium automation implementations.
Improving ROI with Scriptless Test AutomationMindfire LLC
This is where scriptless test automation comes into the picture. Businesses today may utilize Scriptless Test Automation to automate test cases without having to worry about the complexities of coding. It speeds up the time to learn and build code, resulting in a shorter time to market, a greater return on investment, and increased coverage with little maintenance.
How To Implement Efficient Test Automation In The Agile World.pdfAnanthReddy38
In today’s fast-paced software development landscape, agility is key. Agile methodologies have revolutionized the way software is built and delivered, allowing teams to respond quickly to changing requirements and customer feedback. Test automation plays a pivotal role in enabling agility by ensuring rapid and reliable testing processes. However, implementing efficient test automation in the Agile world requires a thoughtful approach. In this article, we will explore the best practices and strategies for achieving this goal.
Understanding Agile and Test Automation
Before delving into the specifics of implementing test automation in Agile, it’s essential to understand the core principles of both Agile and test automation.
Agile Development is an iterative and incremental approach to software development that emphasizes flexibility, collaboration, and customer-centricity. It focuses on delivering small, functional increments of software, known as “user stories” or “features,” in short timeframes called “sprints.”
Test Automation involves using automated testing tools and scripts to perform repetitive and time-consuming test activities, such as regression testing, load testing, and functional testing. Test automation aims to increase testing efficiency, accuracy, and speed while reducing manual effort.
Challenges in Implementing Test Automation in Agile
Continuous Change: Agile projects are characterized by changing requirements and frequent updates. This dynamic environment can pose challenges for maintaining automated test scripts, as they may become obsolete quickly.
Time Constraints: Agile emphasizes short development cycles. This means that testing needs to keep up with the pace of development, requiring automation to be both efficient and effective.
Collaboration: Agile teams rely on close collaboration between developers, testers, and other stakeholders. Effective communication and collaboration are essential to ensure that automated tests align with the project’s goals.
Best Practices for Efficient Test Automation in Agile
1. Start Early
Begin test automation efforts as soon as possible in the project lifecycle. Test automation should be an integral part of the development process from the beginning. This ensures that automated tests can evolve alongside the application, adapting to changing requirements.
2. Select the Right Tools
Choose test automation tools that are well-suited for Agile development. Tools like Selenium, Appium, and JUnit are popular choices because of their flexibility and compatibility with Agile practices. Additionally, consider tools that offer collaboration features and integrate easily with your development environment.
3. Test Automation Pyramid
Adhere to the Test Automation Pyramid concept, which suggests a hierarchy of test automation levels: unit testing, integration testing, and UI testing.
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2. Objectives
Introduce the basic concepts of SW test automation
Focus on automating test execution
Introduction to SW Test Automation 2 June 13, 2015
4. Notes
Ask any time.
Turn your cell silent.
Introduction to SW Test Automation 4 June 13, 2015
5. References
Software Test Automation: Effective use of test execution tools
The Automated Testing Handbook
Introduction to SW Test Automation 5 June 13, 2015
6. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
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7. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
June 13, 2015Introduction to SW Test Automation 7
8. Test Automation
Activities and efforts that intend to automate engineering tasks and
operations in a software test process using well-defined strategies and
systematic solutions.
June 13, 2015Introduction to SW Test Automation 8
9. Why Test Automation?
Run existing (regression) tests on a new version of a program.
Run more tests more often.
Perform tests which would be difficult or impossible to do manually.
Better use of resources
Consistency and repeatability of tests
Earlier time to market
Increased confidence
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10. What to Automate; Intellectuality or
Clericality?
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11. Testing and Test Automation
Testing
Application expertise
What to test
Test cases
Test Automation
Development expertise
How to test
Test scripts
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12. Test Automation Myth: It is Simple,
Everyone can do It
Promoted by the sales people
Record the script
Enhance the script with few
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Run and report with a button
click
Under this influence, test
managers think proudly that al
their team members are doing
automation.
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13. Test Automation Truth: It is a SW
Development Task
It should be designed, developed and tested.
Needs strong programming background in most cases
Test automation are assets and must be treated like SW development
assets.
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14. Test Automation Myth: Commercial
Tools are Expensive
Companies tend to build their own tools using scripting languages (Perl
and Python).
Questionable tool quality
Poorly estimated costs
No standardization
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15. Test Automation Truth: They are Not!
Tester cost ~ $100K/year including overheads to use tool
Tool license ~ $8K/5 years = $1.6K/year
Average tool support fees ~ $1.6K/year
Total tool cost = $3.2K/year
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16. Test Automation does not Replace
Manual Testing
Volatile SW, rare tests, impossible to verify automatically tests or tests that
require interaction
Manual tests find more defects than automated tests.
Quality of tests (How does the automated test reported its
success/failure?)
Test automation does not improve effectiveness.
Test automation may limit SW development.
Tools have no imagination.
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17. Why does Test Automation Fail?
Unrealistic expectations
Poor testing practice (Automating chaos just gives faster chaos.)
Expectation that automated tests will find a lot of new defects.
False sense of security.
Maintenance of automated tests.
Technical problems (Automation tool is a SW. Also tested SW might not be
testable.)
Organizational issues (Support, champions, licensing ...)
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18. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
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19. Test Automation Process
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Plan
Objective
Scope
Feasibility
Estimation
ROI
Activities
Design
Define
Framework
Develop
Framework
Select
Tools
Develop
Scripts
Data
Suites
Execute
Plan
Do
Maintain
Scripts
Data
20. Automation Objective
Answer this question with numbers “Why to automate?”
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21. Feasibility
Operational
Can we operate
it?
How will it run?
How other will
perceive it?
Technical
Is the technology
mature and
available?
Do we have the
needed
expertise?
Economic
Development
cost
Breakeven point
Net present value
Schedule
How long it will
take to do it?
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23. Classical Return on Investment (ROI)
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24. Problems w/ Previous ROI Calculation
We are comparing an apple to an orange.
Manual and automated testing are really different.
They give different information.
Cost of multiple execution of automated tests vs. manual tests cant be
compared.
You would never dream of executing that many test cases manually.
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25. Real ROI
ROI can be calculated as Total benefit derived from automation / Total cost
of automation.
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26. Test Execution Automation ROI
Benefit/Execution Cycle = Manual Execution Time – Automation Execution
Time
Automation Cost = Cost of HW and SW + Cost of Scripts Development and
Maintenance + Cost of Staff Training
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27. Automation Framework
A set of assumptions, concepts and tools that provide support for
automated software testing.
A reusable set of libraries or classes for a software system (or subsystem)
A correctly implemented test automation framework can further improve
ROI by reducing the development and maintenance costs.
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29. Buy or Make Decision?
There is no single best
testing tool; rather,
different tools are more or
less appropriate in different
environments.
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30. Scripts and Data
Simple Scripts
Highly Structured
Scripts
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Scripted w/ low effort but
maintained @high cost
Scripted w/ high effort
but maintained @ low
cost
Data Embedded
in a Script Readable from a
Spreadsheet or a
DB
1 Script = 1 Test Case
Testers need to know
scripting
1 Script = Many test cases
Testers need not to know
scripting
31. Test Suites
Grouping of related tests related, either by their function or by the area of
the application they impact
All tests in a suite should share the same beginning and ending context, to
allow suite packaging.
Test suite documentation should include:
Tests
Sequence
Context
Data
Suite dependencies
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32. Execution Cycles
Different cycles: normal, fix cycle or regression cycle
Each cycle should consider:
Setup; automatically by the cycle or manually by human intervention
Context; all suite should share the same beginning and ending context
Sequence scheduling
Cleanup ; any housekeeping tasks (removing temp files; backups ...)
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33. Test Execution and Maintenance
Ideally, no humans involved.
Documented through test logs and error logs automatically
Test logs (test cases status, performance statistics, configurations tested and
totals)
Error logs (failed tests and scripts, application states and diagnostic data)
Analyzing logs is necessary to verify their accuracy and there are no:
False failures (test environment, application change or test error)
Duplicate failures
False passes (test error or missed errors)
Analysis result may fire maintenance activities for scripts and data if any.
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34. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
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35. C/C’s of a Good Test Automation
Framework
Script-less representation of automated tests (shortens learning curve of tester
and visualizes tests for better understanding)
Data-driven ability for quick and large test data manipulation.
Must interface to spreadsheets and databases
Concise reporting to ease scripts debugging and results verification
Correctly coupled to application (tightly or loosely coupled?)
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36. Modular Testing Framework
Creation of small independent scripts
Scripts are used to construct larger tests and scenarios.
Suitable for automation of large stable applications
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37. Modular Testing Framework Example
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Calculator.scr
Scientific .scr Standard.scr
Addition.scr Subtraction.scr
Mutliplication.scrDivision.scr
38. Test Library Framework
Creation of procedures and functions instead of scripts
Suitable for automation of small to medium stable applications
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Calculator.scr
Standard.lbs Standard.lbh
39. Data-Driven Framework
Test data are read from data files.
Data is loaded into variables in the coded script.
Allows quick execution of large number of scripts
Suitable for applications under development
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40. Data-Driven Framework Example
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After recording script once; data can be
extracted into a data pool then
extended by various set of data to
increase the tests of payment
information.
41. Keyword or Table – Driven Framework
Application independent
Building action and keywords independent of the automation tool
Suitable for small applications
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42. Keyword or Table – Driven Framework
cont’d
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Keywords & data
Test automation code
Test automation
framework Automated test cases
43. Keyword or Table – Driven Framework
Example Window Control Action Arguments
Calculator Menu View, Standard
Calculator PushButton Click 1
Calculator PushButton Click +
Calculator PushButton Click 3
Calculator PushButton Click =
Calculator Verify Result 4
Calculator Clear
Calculator PushButton Click 6
Calculator PushButton Click -
Calculator PushButton Click 3
Calculator PushButton Click =
Calculator Verify Result 3
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44. Hybrid Framework
Most commonly implemented combining the best of all frameworks
Suitable for medium and large applications with long shelf life
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45. Elements of a Well Designed
Automation Framework
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46. Object Repository
Object Repository contains
objects for GUI based testing.
Any GUI change is modified at
central location avoiding rework
of scripts.
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47. Function Library
Basic building block and defines a
common set of reusable
functions
Reusable across applications as
well as business functions across
the application
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48. Global Variables and Constants
Used across the automation test
suite to:
Fine tune test suites
Enable reference modification
dynamically
Ensure maintainability
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49. Test Script
Critical components
It has logic to perform and verify
scenarios or functions.
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50. Test Data
Application specific
Inputs, outputs and environment
data
Is common to store inputs and
outputs in files or any other
media
Environment data is commonly
generated @ run time from the
script
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51. Recovery Scenarios
Guarantee robustness of test
scripts
Handle unexpected exceptions
that may halt execution
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52. Cleanup Scripts
Release all used resources after
script execution to return the
suite to a base state
Developed for successful
completion of scripts and at the
end of recovery scenario
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53. Configuration Files
Maintain global settings and
application parameters that will
change w/ the test environment
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54. Reporting
Test results should be easily
accessible and understood.
It is also important to generate
debugging information during
execution at different points and
record them.
Goal is to minimize investigation
times and help fixing problems
quickly.
Be aware of application behavior
alteration.
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55. Automation Framework Checklist
Complete test plan document
Defined business scenarios
Minimal or no scripting by testing teams
Data-driven tests to expand test coverage
Verifications added
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56. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
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57. Test Tools Selection
Huge in number
Different purposes
Choosing the right tool is a strategic step for the automation success.
Many things to be considered.
Technical
Organizational
...
Buy or make decision is a non-trivial project.
3 ~ 10 people for 4 ~ 6 person weeks in medium sized organizations
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58. Start w/ Requirements not the
Market
To ensure that you make an appropriate decision in ultimate time
Selection w/o a requirement is like a boat w/o a sail.
Looking for tools in the market might lead to wrong decision w/
undesirable results
Difficulties in making the tool work at the intended environment
Slowing down of test teams
Losing management support
Crippling the automation efforts to overcome the above factors
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59. Tool Selection Team
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Leader
• Management skill or position
• Helicopter view over the organization
• Focal point and may be regarded as the tool champion
Others
• Representatives from different areas
• Different skills and jobs
• Tool advocates in the organization
61. Identifying Need
What are the problems to be solved? (manual testing problems, no time
for regression, inadequate documentation, eliminating error-prone test
activities, inaccurate or coverage measures ...)
Explore different solutions (tools are not always the solution) to reach
highest impact with lowest cost.
Timing of the tool selection is crucial for success and a major factor in the
tool decision buy in (no major organizational panic, dissatisfaction w/
current situation and management commitment).
How much help tool will provide? What are the benefits?
Estimate the costs to reach these benefits then calculate the ROI.
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62. Identify Constraints
Constraints if overlooked will lead to wasted effort and money
Constraints include:
Environment al
Co-residency with the SUT
Supplier
Cost
Political
Quality
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64. Identifying What is on the Market?
Construct a long list of available tools (to ensure nothing is missed)
Classify common tool features according to your needs and constraints
(mandatory, desirable, do not care, fully implemented, partially
implemented or not implemented).
Construct a short list of available tools (2 or 3 options).
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65. Evaluating Tool Short List
Compare features
Collect information about the tools
Consult industry reports
Ask for and contact previous customers
Ask for in-house demo day
Pre-supply vendors with test (easy and nightmare tests)
Do additional tests on the demo day
Do post-demo analysis
Test script maintenance
Do a pilot
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66. Making the Decision
Assess versus the ROI
Stop evaluation when there is one clear winner or based on consensus
when there are close candidates and all selection team member are happy
w/ an option.
Document the decision for future need if any.
Get necessary approvals and inform the vendor.
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67. Implementing Tools
Once a tool has been chosen, the real work starts.
Careful choice does not necessitate success in the tool's use.
According to industry reports, 70% of purchased tools end up eventually
as shelfware.
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68. Tool Implementation Team
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Champion
• Focal point
• Evangelist
• Driver for implementation
• Do not mind giving others credit for his own ideas
• Necessary but not sufficient for successful implementation
Change Agent
• Plans and manages change
• Day-to-day progress
• Experienced in testing, doer, decisive, practical with strong
analytical mind
69. Tool Implementation Team cont’d
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Angel
• Management sponsor
• Critical for implementation success
• Focal point and may be regarded as the tool champion
Custodian
• Technical support, mentor and coach
• Technical interface with vendors
• Tool process/guidelines owner
70. Tool Implementation Team cont’d
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Team
• Tool users representatives
• Meet regularly to gather information and to disseminate
information
71. Test Tool Implementation Process
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Management
Commitment
Preparation Pilot
Phased
Deployment
72. Management Commitment
Not one time during tool selection and purchase
Must continue during implementation especially when things goes wrong
Commitment is in the form of visual backing to the implementation team
from high-level managers as well as adequate resources, budget and
time.
Realistic expectation of investment and time needed to reach gain.
The silver bullet might kill you.
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73. Preparation
Publicity (do not surprise those will be impacted by the change, give the
message several times)
Raising internal interest (internal demos, side talks, advocacy)
Continuing publicity (value small victories throughout the implementation
realistically)
Test the demos (failed demos destroys credibility)
Use evaluation licenses to confirm suitability (make the best out of it before
purchase)
Internal market research (find your right audience)
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74. Pilot
If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it on a large scale .
Assess the changes to your testing processes
Set up and trial your automated regime (experiments)
Evaluate results
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75. Phased Deployment
Plan gradual deployment and roll-out
Identify and conduct any needed training
Monitor automation results
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76. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
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77. Good Scripts
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Attribute Good Poor
Number << test cases 1 script = 1 test case
Size < 2 pages w/ annotation > 2 pages
Function single, clear > 1 function, unclear
Documentation clear, up to date Unclear, outdated
Reuse many limited or none
Structured yes spaghetti
Maintenance Easy hard
78. Test Case vs. Test Script
In-Test1-Out In-Test2-Out In-Test3-Out
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In-Test1-Test2-Test3-Out
vs.
79. Goodness of Test
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Effective
Exemplary
EvolvableEconomic
Manual test
Automated test; 1st run
Automate test, many runs
80. Script Pre-processing
Script manipulation techniques that make writing and maintaining scripts
easier and therefore less error prone
Pre-compilation techniques
Tool or scripting language supported; more or less automated
Examples include:
Beautifiers
Static analysis
Substitution
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81. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
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82. Problems in Maintaining Automated
Tests
Changes in SW imply need for new tests and changes in old ones.
Tests might become redundant.
Maintenance is standard in any SDLC but little given to test automation.
Maintenance costs are higher for automated testing than manual testing.
Testers have the reason and context and can apply changes on the fly; unlike
tools.
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83. Attributes of Test Maintenance
Attributes of
Test
Maintenance
Test suite size
Test data
amount
Test data format
Time to run
tests
Test
debugability
Test
dependencies
Naming
convention
Test complexity
Test
documentation
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84. Be Aware of
Tools help you do the wrong thing.
Easy approaches result in higher maintenance costs.
Initial enthusiasm
ROI is maximized at the end of automation effort not the start.
80% of effort gives 20% of gain; while truly 80% of gain is achieved by the
remaining 20% effort
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85. Strategy and Tactics
No single solution will work. It is a matter of tradeoffs and compromises.
Justify maintenance efforts (measure attributes to take informed
decisions)
Tactics include:
Define processes and standards
Provide tool support
Automate updates
Periodic weeding
Acquire maintenance utilities
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86. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
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87. Why We Measure?
To decide whether the automobile was a good investment
To evaluate choices, compare alternatives, and monitor improvement
To have early warning of problems, and to make predictions
To benchmark against a standard or in competition
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88. What can We Measures?
Gilb's Law: “Anything can be made measurable in some way, which is
superior to not measuring it at all”
This does not say that anything can be made measurable in a perfect or
even adequate way, simply in a way that is better than no measurement.
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89. Attributes of Test Automation
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90. Efficiency
Efficiency is related to cost.
Scales of measurement of efficiency can be:
Elapsed time (hours) to perform certain tasks
Effort (working hours) to perform certain tasks
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91. Maintainability
Ease of updating the testware when SW changes
Scales of measurement of maintainability can be:
Average elapsed time in hours or effort in working hours per test to update
the tests
How often software changes take place.
It is important to make the tests easier to update for the most frequent
changes in SW.
UI changes, business rules, formats, communication or functionality
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92. Reliability
Reliability is related to test ability to give accurate and repeatable results.
Scales of measurement of reliability can be:
Percentages of tests that fail due to defects in the tests i.e. either test design
defects or test automation defects
Number of additional test cycles or iterations required because of defects in
the tests
Number of false negatives and false positives
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93. Flexibility
Flexibility is related to the extent to which it allows us to work with
different subsets of tests.
A more flexible profile will allow test cases to be combined in many different
ways for different test objectives.
Scales of measurement of flexibility can be:
Time to test emergencies fix on an old release.
Time taken to identify a set of test cases for a specific purpose
Number of selection criteria that can be used to identify a subset of test cases
Time or effort needed to restore a test case that has been archived.
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94. Usability
Must be considered in terms of the intended user profiles of the regime
Scales of measurement of usability can be:
Time taken to add new test cases of a similar type to a test suite
Time or effort required to ascertain the results of running a set of automated
test cases
Training time needed for a user profile of the automation suite to become
confident and productive.
Time or effort needed to discount defects that are of no interest for a
particular set of automated tests
How well the users like the suites, their perceptions of how easy it is for them
to use it.
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95. Robustness
Ability of testware to cope with unexpected events without tripping up
Scales of measurement of robustness can be:
Number of tests which fail because of a single software defect
Frequency of failure of an automated test
Mean time to fail
Time taken to investigate the causes of unexpected events that result in the
test failure
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96. Portability
Portability is related to ability to run in different environments.
Scales of measurement of efficiency can be:
Time or effort needed to make a set of automated tests run successfully in a
new environment
Time or effort needed to make a set of automated tests run using a different
test tool
Number of different environments in which the automated tests will run.
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97. Should We Measure All?
Just pick what suits your purpose
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98. Outline
Introduction
Test Automation Process
Test Automation Frameworks
Test Tools
More about Test Scripting
Maintainable tests
Metrics
Automation Issues
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99. What is an Automation Issue?
A problem that testers and/or test automators encounter when trying to
do test automation.
They take longer than they should.
An Issue can also be a task that has to be done when automating.
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100. Issues Classification
General issues: generalized issues that direct you to the more specific
issues
Specific issues:
Process issues: the way we work with automated tests and tools
Management issues: issues of management, staffing, objectives (need time,
money or people to fix)
Design Issues: testware architecture, including maintainability
Execution Issues: the running of tests in their automated form
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101. General Issues
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Issue Description
EXPECTATIONS NOT MET
Test automation is not meeting the expectations of managers, testers
or developers
NO PREVIOUS TEST
AUTOMATION
You are just starting with automation and have never done it before
NO DIRECTION
Test automation is stumbling along with no specific goal or no clear
strategy
MISSING RESOURCES Test automation is being hindered by lack of automators, testers,
tools, hardware etc.
MISSING KNOWLEDGE
Automators or testers don't know how to do good automation,
how to use the tools, have limited experience in the SUT or new
team members take too long to become productive
MISSING SUPPORT Test automation is not supported by managers, testers or developers
UNSATISFACTORY
QUALITY OF TEST
AUTOMATION
Test automation kind of works, but constant problems afflict it
103. Relation between General and
Specific Issues
A full mind map is in here.
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104. What is an Automation Pattern?
A general reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a
given context.
A test automation pattern is a way of solving an issue or problems in test
automation that has worked in practice for many people.
Patterns do not exist in a void: each is a solution to an issue that occurs
under some particular conditions.
Also patterns are often associated with other patterns, either because
they can only be implemented using other patterns or because they can
only be applied after other patterns have been put into practice.
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105. What is a Pattern is Not?
A finished solution that you can just "plug in" directly to your situation
Prescriptive (you must do this)
A step-by-step procedure (do this first, then that)
Patterns are ideas that you can adapt and implement in your own context
and which will hopefully help solve some of your issues.
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106. Pattern Template
Pattern summary: Write here a short summary of the pattern
Category: Process / Management / Design / Execution
Context: Explain in which context(s) this pattern is valid and in which it isn‘t
Description: Describe what the pattern does
Implementation: Describe how to implement the description. Eventually
specifying the differences from context to context.
Potential problems: List here potential problems or general remarks
Issues addressed by this pattern:
Issue 1
Issue 2
Issue 3
Experiences
If you have used this pattern, please add your name and a brief story of how
you used this pattern.
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112. Failure Patterns
Failure patterns show how behaviors that start well can end up as costly
failures.
Help recognize if an automation project is heading in the wrong direction
at a time when countermeasures can still enable a turnaround
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Complete a Test Plan document.
Understanding the goals of the application to be tested is critical to the success of any testing effort. This includes thorough up-front planning to verify that test requirements are implemented correctly.
Define the business scenarios that need to/can be automated. It is probably impossible to automate all aspects of a test plan. Automated testing should be focused around the complex and critical business processes. Many organizations find that they
Are automating nearly 60 percent of their total number of test cases, leaving 40 percent of tests to be conducted manually.
Create automated tests which require minimal or no scripting by QA teams. QA teams should be able to visualize each step of the business scenario for automation.
Do data-driven tests to expand test coverage. Test Automation Framework should provide the ability to create data-dependent tests that use specific keywords stored in Excel spreadsheets to populate fields in an application. This capability allows QA teams to drive massive volumes of test data through an application.
Add verifications into the Test Automation Framework. The criteria should include verifications of the front--‐end of the application, the middle tier, or the back--‐end database. Database verification confirms the values stored in the database and verifies transaction accuracy and the data integrity of records that have been updated, deleted, or added.
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