A Roadmap to Streamlining SAP Automated Regression Testing – Part 2
Continued from Part 1 5. Adopt a Tiered Approach to SAP Automation Architecture An automation framework can be broken down into 3 distinct tiers. Provided below is a description of each tier that you should include in your SAP automation framework. Figure-1 provides...
A Roadmap to Streamlining SAP Automated Regression Testing – Part 1
Introduction Anyone that has watched the movie A League of Their Own must remember the scene when Dottie quit the team right before the World Series. The conversation between her and Jimmy [Tom Hanks] has been one of the most unforgettable scenes for me....
Test Strategies from Around the World
This webinar will give attendees an overview of the significant test strategies in use by testers in various industries and business domains around the world. We’ll examine: analytical strategies (where testers analyze requirements or risks to identify the test conditions to cover); model-based strategies (where testers develop a model of the environment in which the system exists, the inputs and conditions to which the system is subjected, and how the system should behave); methodical strategies (where testers use a predetermined set of test conditions, such as a quality standard or set of heuristics); process-compliant strategies (where testers follow a set of processes defined by others, such as Agile testing); reactive strategies (where testers react to the actual system under test rather than trying to pre-plan the testing); and, other strategies in common use.
3 Common Pitfalls when Functional Testing a Web Application
Working with functional testing in the web application space means you need to deal with a few troublesome areas which may not be familiar to you. Let’s look at three common situations you’ll likely run into on web applications: JavaScript is bound to an...
Ask the Tester: Adam Goucher
He tests software, writes automation (java, selenium, python, ruby, take your pick) and yes, used to coach Lacrosse. Of course I’m talking about Adam Goucher, the Canadian Test Consultant and Contractor. Beyond test contracting, Adam is probably best known as a...
Five Trends Affecting Testing: Five Years Later
In this webinar, Rex will revisit each of those five trends now, five years on. He’ll talk about the effects that have occurred, the effects that have not occurred, and the effects that are yet to occur. He’ll give you ideas about how to effectively handle these trends, and also some hints about new trends that are emerging.
Reducing the Cost of Testing by Avoiding Automation Pitfalls
Ah, the wonders of automation. There is a lot of controversy surrounding this beautiful world where machines can work for or even replace humans. Some people believe that automation can take the job of manual testers, whereas others are more rational and know that an...
Testing and Test Automation in Agile Projects
Agile has become more common, but functional testing often remains a manual process because during Agile iterations/sprints, there is simply not time to automate it. In this article, I will introduce a method for testing and automation called Action Based Testing...
How to Successfully Build an Automation Program
To effectively implement an automation program, the same approach and similar effort is needed when building complex software. You will be integrating a system with many parts as well as software (i.e. scripts and glue software). Additionally, to complicate things the...
Six Shocking Automation Truths
I have been working as an automation specialist in one form or another since the first hour of my first job. Since then, I have helped a number of organizations and consultants learn how to automate. Inevitably the automation solution revolves around their specific...