TAO (Test Acceleration and Optimization) is a tool from SAP that automates the creation of test components and uploads them to HP Quality Center. It facilitates testing of SAP environments and changes the trend from manual to automated composition testing. TAO reduces testing costs and risks associated with system changes. It identifies user interfaces used in transactions and generates test components and flows that are uploaded to Quality Center. TAO allows consolidating tests, importing/exporting between TAO and Quality Center, and analyzing changes to identify impacted components.

1. SAP Test Acceleration and
Optimization
SAP TAO 2.0

2. Chapter 1
Test Acceleration & Optimization
What is TAO? (TAO)
TAO is the acronym for SAP’s Test Acceleration & Optimization. It is used to
automatically create test components, upload test components to HP Quality
Center (QC).
How does TAO fit into testing?
TAO is part of a comprehensive end-to-end business process testing solution
that accelerates testing of business processes and runs alongside QC. TAO
was created to help facilitate testing the SAP environment and to change the
testing process trends from manual testing to testing by composition.
Why use TAO?
This way of testing can reduce costs and risks associated with all system
changing events such as upgrades or interface changes. TAO helps
businesses mitigate risk and support the entire SAP application lifecycle
cost-effectively.

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SAP TAO Components
TAO Agent - SAP Solution Tools Plug-in (ST-PI)
installed in each SAP managed system.
Solution Manager/SAP TAO Add-on - SAP ST
200 installed in the Solution Manager system.
TAO RTL - Contains Business Process Components that
has to be uploaded to QC in order to build Business Process
Tests in QC
TAO Client - TAO Front end

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TAO Modules
TAO Modules

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Connect
 To use TAO you need to connect to the appropriate QC project and the
SAP System that you are using.
Connect

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InspectInspect
Inspect will return all
associated SAP screens
based on the specific SAP
transaction you provided
it.
 Add the T-Code to the
Transaction list
(1) Add T-Codes
 TAO will Return all the
screens associated with (2) Choose SAPGUI
that particular screens
Transaction
 Select the appropriate
screen and click Inspect (3) Inspect

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Process Flow Analyzer
Automatic
Identifications of user-
interfaces used in a
SAPGUI transaction via
user executing a
business process .
Automatic SAP TAO
test component
generation and upload to
QC.
 Identification of
sequence for test
components – UI and
user actions – for
subsequent test case
composition.
Automatic creation of
spreadsheet with values
added.

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Process Flow Analyzer
To Create a Flow you
need to perform the
following:
1. Add the T-Code to
the Transaction Code
filed by clicking the
Add Transaction
button then click
the Ok button.

9. Chapter 5
Process Flow Analyzer
2. Click the start
button to start
process flow
analyzer.
3. TAO will launch
SAP for you and log
you to the SAP
transaction you
entered.

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Process Flow Analyzer
4. Go through the
process manually as
specified in the
manual test.
5. Click the Stop the
PFA button when
the transaction
process has been
completed.
Note: Make sure you
have all required
data to run the
transaction before
you start the
Process flow.

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Process Flow Analyzer
Analysis
5. Once transaction
process is
completed TAO will
create the Analysis
and will return all
SAP screens used to
create the flow
with.
SAP Screens

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Process Flow Analyzer
6. Click the upload
button.
7. You will get a
message asking you
if you want to
upload the analysis
to QC.
8. Click Yes

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Process Flow Analyzer
To verify that the upload was successful:
• In TAO
• Verify TAO status is (PFA upload completed successfully)
as you see below.

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Process Flow Analyzer
To verify that the upload was successful:
• In QC
• In the test plan module under the PFA folder verify that
your flow exists.

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Consolidate
Consolidate in TAO allows
you to group number of
tests into one test.
 Select your test from
the QC tree
 Click on the Consolidate
button
Select Test
Consolidate
Add tests to
consolidation list

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Consolidating
What is Consolidating?
Consolidating is a process that
combines scanned TAO components
with the pre-built components
combining them into a single
transactional business component.

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Consolidating a Test
 Consolidation occurs after the transactional components are assembled.
 The screen shot depicts a list of assembled transactional components ready for
consolidation.
 Select the Transaction you are ready to consolidate and press the Consolidate
button.

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Consolidating a Test
 Consolidation occurs after the transactional components are assembled.
 The screen shot depicts a list of assembled transactional components ready for
consolidation.
 Select the case you are ready to consolidate and press the Consolidate button.

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Verify the Components are
Consolidated
In TAO
The status of the consolidation process is shown in the
bottom pane of the consolidator window..

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Verify the Consolidation status
Status is : Done

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Verify the Components are
In QC
Consolidated
Verify they are consolidated and loaded in the correct place in
QC. Business Components module under the “SAP_Full_BPs”
folder.
Explain blank parameters are now gone. (Combines the blank
parameters to one parameter called “Empty”)

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Import/Export
Import and export allows
you to Export to SAP QC Components in
and Import from SAP QC
QC.
 Check the needed
components to import or
export
TAO Generated
Components
 Click on the Export to
SAP QC or Import from
SAP QC button
depending on your need
Select and Export

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Change Analyzer
The change Analyzer
identifies affected
Business Processes if
there are any changes
made to the SAP
Solution.
 Search for specific
project .
Click the Change
Impact Analysis button
Review Impacted
Components
Repair impacted
components

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Repository
The Repository provides
information about all
components and Process
Flows in a project.
 If you want to review
information about
Components click on the
Component Explorer Tab.
If you want to review
Process flows
information click on the
PFA Explorer
To Display components
/PFA’s click on the
Display Components

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Brief Overview of Quality Center
Modules used for TAO
 The Business Components module
The Business Components module of QC enables you to create,
manage, and automate reusable business components, including
the steps that perform specific tasks in a business process.
 The Test Plan module
The Test Plan module of QC is used to create the business process
tests by the drag and drop method, and this module also allows
the user to debug the test components as necessary.
 The Test Lab module
The Test Lab module of QC enables you to run and view the results
of the business process tests.

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End-to-End Process

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