Test Automation

The course
This course is designed as a two day hands on workshop in the use of 2 automated test tools - Winrunner and Loadrunner,
It is designed to provide delegates with foundation knowledge of test automation.

It will focus on practical approaches to test automation based on the experience of the presenters.

The course is split into two groups:

(i) Automated Test tools and Regression testing
Testing to ensure a new software release has not taken a step backwards, or "regressed", is called "regression testing"
Even at the best of times Regression testing when executed manually is painful, monotonous and error prone  

It is said that the only practical way to manage regression testing is to automate it.
Effective automated test tools are expected to facilitate a thorough testing of software conducted both quickly and repeatedly.
This ensures that costly resources are not tied up for long periods of time executing tedious manual tests.

(ii) Automated Test tools and Performance testing
Today, companies make it a priority to develop effective and robust strategies for maintaining acceptable system performance.

Performance can easily be the biggest quality risk associated with any mission critical computer system.

Testing the performance of any system will undoubtedly give an insight into the system's performance and response times when subjected to real world conditions.

Performance testing exposes major usability problems which may not be revealed by less formal testing, this is especially true of problems relating to specific skills or expectations of the users.

Specifying Performance Requirements

• Environment Specification
• Planning Performance testing

Specifying Regression Testing Requirements

• Environment Specification
• Planning Regression testing

Performance Test Approach

• Developing a proof of concept
• Establishing performance goals
• Performance Testing considerations
• Performance Test Execution
  

Regression Test Approach

• Developing a proof of concept
• Establishing Testing goals
• Regression Testing considerations
• Regression Test Execution

LoadRunner (used mainly for performance testing)

• Purpose
• Tour of the application/s
• Creating an End to End script
• Parameterization/Correlation
• Introduction to Controller
• Introduction to Analysis

WinRunner (used mainly for regression testing)

• Purpose
• Tour of the application
• Creating an End to End script
• Script Proving
• Programming with TSL
• Creating Data Driven Tests