Test data is essential for both manual and automation testing. However, test data changes in manual testing aren’t as concerning as in automation testing. That’s primarily because, in manual testing, the testers can change/create the data, they are also aware of the data changes and hold enough application knowledge. However, when it comes to automation testing, the tool cannot have this kind of knowledge
File upload is a very common type of operation we perform on the web these days. Automating it will prompt you with a dialog box that is just out of reach for Selenium. To handle such file dialogs testers often opt for a third-party tool, like AutoIT. While meeting your short-term needs, it surely sets you up for failure later by tying you to
Mobile application automation testing is a challenging activity when compared to web automation testing. There are a number of factors that influence mobile application automation testing, including platform fragmentation, restrictions imposed by mobile device operating systems and the ever-increasing complexity of modern mobile applications. Moreover, with the increasing demands from enterprises to deliver high-quality products with fewer resources and in limited time can be
In my previous blog, I put forth a strong case for adopting Coded UI Test (CUIT) for automation testing. As a result, I have been receiving a lot of comments asking how to automate ‘Windows Applications’ using Coded UI Test. With this in mind and to also provide readers an insight on Windows Application Automation Testing, I have written this blog. Using Coded UI Test, software testers can
It is important for organizations to clearly identify the merits and demerits of a test automation framework before choosing a framework. When organizations decide to automate web application testing, they prefer a simple but a powerful testing framework. Although, there are a lot of automation testing frameworks available in the market, Fluent Automation Framework categorically stands out. Fluent Automation is clearly becoming a preferred choice for automated web application testing. The
Coded UI Test (CUIT) is a relatively new automation tool in the software market. It was made available as part of the Visual Studio 2010 update. The product has undergone a lot of enhancements and its new version has been released as part of Visual Studio 2013. Software code can be easily reviewed and debugged in Visual Studio, it also has an IntelliSense code completion
In my earlier blog post, we have analyzed in-depth about software testing trends in 2014. In this post, I would like to highlight few important aspects of Quality Assurance as a function. I will highlight some of the positive and negative attributes of QA. We will also look at some important stats and also discuss possible solutions to enhance QA functionality. I would like
The year 2013 has come to an end and most of the IT professionals and businesses are interested to know how Quality Assurance and Testing domain fared last year. I am sure they also must be eager to find out how Quality Assurance will fare in the year 2014. Let’s begin with some interesting findings from a recent survey conducted by Gartner. Here’s my
