Himani
In the world of Software Testing, there are two types of Testing Techniques. Manual Testing and Automation Testing. These both testing techniques aim to execute the Test case, and then they compare the actual outcome with the expected result. Manual testing requires analysts and QA professionals to be highly involved in everything from Test Case Creation to actual Test Execution. In this type of testing, it’s difficult to ensure sufficient Test Coverage, and manual testing is Time-consuming and less efficient. On the other hand, in Automation Testing, Test execution is done automatically using Automation Tools and Scripts. Automation Testing provides more testing in less time and greater efficiency, and it’s become easy to ensure greater Test Coverage.
People always have questioned, “Why do We Automate a Test?” So the answer is that, with professional Test Automation practice, you could run hundreds of Tests in a relatively short period of time. So because of this, we can be able to create more Test Cases, Test Scenarios, and Tests with more input data for a given feature.
Automation Testing Simplifies.,
- Test Execution
- Reduces Human Intervention
- Speeds Up The Test
- And Increases Test Coverage on Multiple Platforms
The Automation Testing Process includes all the sets of activities that are performed during testing on different software applications, here we would like to show you step by step Automation Testing Process.
Step-1 Defining The Scope Of Automation.
Before starting with test automation, find the right Test Cases and Areas of your application under test that will be automated.
- These are some factors to consider when defining The Scope of Automation.
- The complexity of the Test.
- The main goals of testing the Features or Functions that are important for the business.
- Technical Feasibility.
- The ability to use the same Test Cases for Cross-Browser Testing.
Step 2 Finding The Right Automation Tool.
There is a wide range of Automation Tools available in the market such as Selenium IDE, Web Driver, UFT, Ranorex, Cucumber, Test Complete, and Applium, each type of Tool or Framework may serve different demands, so before selecting you’ll need to have a solid understanding of each tool and the requirement of the project, the programming expertise, and project budget. So select those which are best for your Application/Software.
Step-3 Planning, Designing, and Development.
Create a Testing Strategy that includes your Automation Test Tool and how you will use it; your framework design and features, and your goals. Also, create a detailed timeline for scripting and executing Test Cases with the team who will be caring out the test.
- Selected Automation Testing Tool.
- Features and design of the framework.
- Timeline for scripting and executing test cases.
- Scope items of automation.
- Goals and duration of the Automation Testing Process.
Step-4 Execute Test Cases and Build Test Report.
Now write The Test Script, and Execute the Test automatically or by running the code directly or by calling the app’s API or UI. At the end of each execution, we can create reports in the form of charts and tables. The Test Report needs to provide a solid summary of how testing performed so far for the project.
Step-5 Maintenance Of Scripts.
If you have followed the best programming, then maintenance will not be a problem. Mostly maintenance occurs when there is a change request in an application. So you need to update scripts immediately to cope with that change and ensure flawless execution.
