Susan windsor soft test 16th november 2005
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The document discusses strategic directions for functional test automation. It outlines the history of automation including record and playback, scripting, and table-driven approaches. It then discusses how automation frameworks can address issues like high maintenance costs and specialized skills required. The document shares an example project where an automation framework was used successfully to automate testing for a bank migration project. It achieved quicker test design and the ability for both testers and developers to work with the same test format.
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Susan windsor soft test 16th november 2005
- 1. Susan Windsor Insight Through Intelligence WMHL Consulting Limited, MD Title slide Strategic Direction for Functional Test Automation Soft Test 2005
- 3. Future for Functional Testing
- 6. History of Functional Automation
- 14. Automation Frameworks in Action
- 18. Project Phase 1: Tool Evaluation and Technical Feasibility
- 20. Project Phase 2: What would normally happen...
- 23. Example Manual Tester Test Tool “ The Login Window” class: MSWDialog label: “Login.*”
- 24. Example 2 Manual Tester Test Tool “ Username” class: HTMLEdit id: Lgn_Uid
- 28. System Under Test Test Automation Tool AxeMainAPI.TestBegin "6" rc=AxeMainAPI.CheckDependency("5") If rc <> 0 Then ExitRun(rc) End If AxeMainAPI.BasestateBegin "Home" Browser("Browser").Basestate(AXEDIR & "samplesdinPortaltmlndex.html") AxeMainAPI.BasestateEnd rc,"","" if rc <> 0 then rc=AxeMainAPI.TestAbort Script 1.1 AxeMainAPI.TestBegin "6" rc=AxeMainAPI.CheckDependency("5") If rc <> 0 Then ExitRun(rc) End If AxeMainAPI.BasestateBegin "Home" Browser("Browser").Basestate(AXEDIR & "samplesdinPortaltmlndex.html") AxeMainAPI.BasestateEnd rc,"","" if rc <> 0 then rc=AxeMainAPI.TestAbort Script 1.1 1. Open Application 2. Enter Userid for Authorised User 3. Enter Password for User 4. Click Login 5. Select Create new user from menu 6. Enter postcode and house number 7. Tick “Secure” user authority 8. Enter unique password 9. Hit Generate userid 10. Validate userid is 8chars long 11. Write down userid for later use Script 1.1 1. Open Application 2. Enter Userid for Authorised User 3. Enter Password for User 4. Click Login 5. Select Create new user from menu 6. Enter postcode and house number 7. Tick “Secure” user authority 8. Enter unique password 9. Hit Generate userid 10. Validate userid is 8chars long 11. Write down userid for later use Script 1.1 1. Open Application 2. Enter Userid for Authorised User 3. Enter Password for User 4. Click Login 5. Select Create new user from menu 6. Enter postcode and house number 7. Tick “Secure” user authority 8. Enter unique password 9. Hit Generate userid 10. Validate userid is 8chars long 11. Write down userid for later use Script 1.1 Reworking of Manual Scripts Application Object Maps
- 29. Project Phase 2: What was done differently… Taught an old dog some new tricks…
- 32. Test Design Model Test Test steps A single test step Object Action Data Sub-tests
- 33. Test Model – GUI Example Test Login – enter user credentials Product search – enter product ID Product details – validate product info Logout Sub-test Login as user 1 Step Enter Username “jsmith”
- 37. Interpreting the Model Manual Scripts Non-UI Automated Scripts Automated Scripts
- 38. Globus A Self Descriptive Application
- 40. The Globus User Interface How it works Globus Desktop Application Application A description of the interface for an application is stored in the database The Globus Desktop interprets the description and dynamically creates the user interface Windows and objects are presented to the user
- 41. How Globus Describes its Interface Custom Interpreter Globus Desktop Application API API can be invoked to provide the description without presenting it
- 42. A Sample of Globus Information APP: CUSTOMER_INST FIELD CUST_SNAME TYPE INPUT LABEL Surname LENGTH 20 SEQ 1 FIELD CUST_GEN TYPE OPTION LABEL Gender LENGTH 1 SEQ 7
- 45. Overall - The Test System Design Axe Microsoft Excel Globus AxeMainAPI.TestBegin "6" rc=AxeMainAPI.CheckDependency("5") If rc <> 0 Then ExitRun(rc) End If AxeMainAPI.BasestateBegin "Home" Browser("Browser").Basestate(AXEDIR & "samplesdinPortaltmlndex.html") AxeMainAPI.BasestateEnd rc,"","" if rc <> 0 then rc=AxeMainAPI.TestAbort Script 1.1 AxeMainAPI.TestBegin "6" rc=AxeMainAPI.CheckDependency("5") If rc <> 0 Then ExitRun(rc) End If AxeMainAPI.BasestateBegin "Home" Browser("Browser").Basestate(AXEDIR & "samplesdinPortaltmlndex.html") AxeMainAPI.BasestateEnd rc,"","" if rc <> 0 then rc=AxeMainAPI.TestAbort Script 1.1 AxeMainAPI.TestBegin "6" rc=AxeMainAPI.CheckDependency("5") If rc <> 0 Then ExitRun(rc) End If AxeMainAPI.BasestateBegin "Home" Browser("Browser"). Basestate(AXEDIR & "samplesdinPortaltmlndex.html") AxeMainAPI.BasestateEnd rc,"","" if rc <> 0 then rc=AxeMainAPI.TestAbort Script 1.1 Test Design Model & Object Maps Automation Scripts
- 46. Project Phase 2: Implementation
- 51. Impact Upon You
- 53. Susan Windsor WMHL Consulting Limited, MD [email_address] www.wmhl.co.uk Closing slide Thank You Case Study provided by Odin Technology Ltd www.odin.co.uk