Steps to Test Automation Success

Test automation raises our hopes yet often frustrates and disappoints us. Although automation promises to deliver us from a tough situation, implementing automated tests can create as many problems as it solves. The key is to follow the rules of software development when automating testing.

Below are key steps:

Follow these steps as you staff, tool, or schedule your test automation project, and you will be well on your way to success.

1. Improve the Testing Process
2. Define Requirements
3. Prove the Concept
4. Champion Product Testability
5. Design for Sustainability
6. Plan for Deployment
7. Face the Challenges of Success

QTP FrameWork:

What is QTP Automation Framework,what is the use of that frame work?

Automation framework is nothing but a set of guidelines designed by expert to accomplish a task in an effective,eficcient and an optimised way.
Automation Framework is a Standard/Procedure/Guidelines/process which is use to Automation Planning with respect to AUT.

There are 4 different types of frame work
1. Linear
2. Modular
3.Keyword
4.Hybrid

Linear Framework: If your application is supposed to Regression run on Local System then this framework is better.
Modular Framework: If AUT is supposed to Regression run in which More than one Action has to be performing for the same script then Modular framework is better. You might be making your test Modular by dividing your test into many re-usable actions and either any action can call any of the action within that test.
Keyword Driven Framework:It sound like business process testing where you might be able to write business logics/code and develop your script and those scripts can be call from outside of your test. Moreover there might be various functions libraries to be build and to be use, Recovery Scenarios, OR maintenance etc will provide your test Reusable.

Automation Tool QTP

HP Quick Test Professional is one of the most popular and in demand test automation tools in the market.

Quick Test Professional (QTP) is an automated functional Graphical User Interface (GUI) testing tool created by the HP subsidiary Mercury Interactive that allows the automation of user actions on a web or client based computer application. It is primarily used for functional regression test automation. QTP uses a scripting language built on top of VBScript to specify the test procedure, and to manipulate the objects and controls of the application under test.

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