The document outlines a presentation by Subodh Parulekar on making test automation transparent, sharing his extensive background in software testing and QA. Key topics include the necessity for stakeholder involvement, the use of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) approaches, and integrating with Continuous Integration tools like Jenkins. It highlights the benefits of automation, such as improved productivity, test coverage analysis, and significant reductions in costs and time for developing test cases.

1. T15
Test Automation
10/16/2014 1:30:00 PM
Making Your Test Automation
Transparent
Presented by:
Subodh Parulekar
AFour Technologies, Inc.
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2. Subodh Parulekar
AFour Technologies, Inc.
Subodh Parulekar has more than eighteen years of software engineering
experience, with expertise in software testing and quality engineering, solutions
architecture, and creation of new services. Subodh is the CEO of AFourTech
(afourtech.com), a provider of software testing and QA services with testing labs
in Redmond, WA, and Pune, India. Prior positions included co-head of
MindTree's testing business unit; VP and head of the itest Practice at Aztecsoft,
through the acquisition of Disha Technologies; and developer of embedded
software for Metawave Communications in Redmond and Nortel Networks in
Ottawa.

3. Subodh'Parulekar'
Making Your Test Automation Transparent
www.afourtech.com'
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4. ReDwri:ng'700+'test'cases'
Need'for'all'stakeholder'involvement'in'the'QA'process'
Easily'decipherable'Test'Results'
Test'from'Anywhere'
Test'Coverage'Analysis'
The'Problem'Statement' Agility'Automa:on'A<tude'Ap:tude'
Solu:on'Approach'–'BDD'
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Solu:on'Approach'–'BDD'Solu:on'Approach'–'BDD' Agility'Automa:on'A<tude'Ap:tude'

5. Solu:on'Approach'–'A'liMle'bit'about'BDD'
• Behavior'Driven'Development'in'Test'
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Solu:on'Approach'–'Wrapper'
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ReDwri:ng'700+'test'cases'
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password'
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open'
homePage.Ptle=“Bat&Cave”;&
Assert.areEqual(homePage.Ptle,WebDriver.g
eRtle(),”Login&Failed”);&
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When'I'enter'<username>'as'username'
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Examples:'
|username '|password|'
|Batman '|BruceWayne|'
|Batman '|TheRiddler|'
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Solu:on'Approach'–'Wrapper'Solu:on'Approach'–'Wrapper' Agility'Automa:on'A<tude'Ap:tude'

6. Solu:on'Approach'–'Test'Management'Dashboard'
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• Integra:on'between'Scenarios'&'Results'
• Live'Repor:ng'
• Test'Management'Dashboard'
Solu:on'Approach'–'Test'Management'Dashboard'
Solu:on'Approach'–'Test'Management'Dashboard'
Agility'Automa:on'A<tude'Ap:tude'
Solu:on'Approach'–'Segrega:ng'Errors'
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Agility'Automa:on'A<tude'Ap:tude'

7. Solu:on'Approach'–'Test'from'Anywhere'
Test'from'Anywhere'
Harnessing$the$power$of$CI$
• Integra:ng'the'test'environment'with'Jenkins'
• Integra:ng'the'Test'Management'Dashboard'with'Jenkins'API'
Solu:on'Approach'–'Test'from'Anywhere' Agility'Automa:on'A<tude'Ap:tude'
Solu:on'Approach'–'Test'Coverage'
Test'Coverage'Analysis'
Deriving$Coverage$Analysis$using$BDD$tagging$
• BDD'provides'the'ability'to'tag'(“@”)'a'scenario'
• We'have'used'this'as'a:'
• Filter'for'test'runs'
• Medium'for'Test'Coverage'Analysis'
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Solu:on'Approach'–'Test'Coverage' Agility'Automa:on'A<tude'Ap:tude'

8. Solu:on'–'S:tching'It'All'Together'
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Benefits'
OnDboarding'of'700+'test'cases'in'4'months'
Around'30%'reduc:on'in'CoQ'
Over'40%'increase'in'test'case'development'produc:vity''
BeMer'understanding'of'UAT'scenarios'
More'confidence'across'all'stakeholders'
MIS'
Benefits' Agility'Automa:on'A<tude'Ap:tude'

9. Thank'You!'
Questions?
Subodh'Parulekar'
www.afourtech.com
Follow'Us:'
'''''''''@AFourTech