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How Do I Ensure Effective UI Test Automation?

If you look back 10 years from now, you realize, technological teams did not pay much heed to user-experience. They mostly designed their software based on technological prowess. The code logic had limitations, as the UI was not their core priority. But, that is primitive now. We’ve witnessed a significant attitude adjustment from the developers and the testers, alike. At least for companies that aspire to sail through the disruptive waves of digital technologies. Today, user-first approach beckons the tech-world. Well, this seems logical too. Subsequently, it’s the customers who use the applications. And, they don’t do it for no cost. There is a certain amount of money invested by them. It only makes sense for them to demand a rich user-experience.A software is designed for several users. These users will have different expectations. The key challenge that bother developers is to ensure applications function as intended. It must seamlessly run on different devices, supported by various operating systems and browsers. Consider that your product gets thumbs-up for its UI by 15 of your customers. But, hold on, there are other 10 customers that hasn’t responded positively. So, how do you create a consensus around a product’s usability? This isn’t an easy knot to untie.Developers must have actionable metrics to gauge the functioning of each application feature. A real-time feedback will help create a correct business logic, which will lead to a mindful UI development. That is why, UI test automation becomes essential for an iterative software development. But, to establish an automation framework, tailored to your unique business needs can become treacherous. Every business rule is unique. The major hindrance is bifurcating business logics to put them in one ecosystem.You’ll need a step-by-step guide to create a robust and resilient UI test automation framework.5 principles to remember while developing UI Test Automation strategy for your organization1. Automation Tools without Adept Engineers won’t WorkIt is good to invest in an automation tool. In fact, selecting a right tool that compliments your business needs accelerates your test efforts. It allows 24/7 quality checks ensuring real-time bug detection. Another key benefits of automated tools are that they promote reusability. The teams need not develop same codes multiple time. There is also a better distributed test execution, creating a more comprehensive tests coverage. But, if you are thinking automation tools alone will help you navigate the complex QA requirements, then, think again.A great pool of experts is likewise necessary. Compare your automation tool to a train. Weird, isn’t it? But, just think. This train is best in the world – quality seating, in-house wine, dine, bullet-like speed and lesser fare. But, will this train self-drive you to your preferred destination? No! It will require a great driver to handle the train efficiently. Here, your engineers are your drivers.The engineers will help complete your automation process. There is one small catch, though. Always invest in tools that match the expertise of your team. This will ensure higher productivity and faster results.2. The Desired Combination of Page Factory and Page Object Model with Test ModelWhenever you add a new functionality to your webpage, it results in an extra test script. Over the period of time you realize that the number of test-scripts pile up. This is because a webpage of an application constantly gets updated or upgraded. This make a complex case to handle test scripts. And then, if one of the element in a webpage is consumed by multiple test-scripts, it will hinder the productivity. Because any change in an element will require a similar change in test-scripts that use it. In such a case, a Page Object Model helps the QA teams.The Page Object Model, is a test design pattern that establishes test case reusability. Page Factory on the other hand is a refined version of POM. It helps in instantiating every element within the Page Objects. This eliminates the need for testers to identify each elements and they are always available for operational needs.When QA teams leverage POM and Page Factory with a Test Model, they invariably bring down the code duplications. This in-turn halts the incidences of functionality duplications. The end-result is an easy and manageable test project that has multiple test cases.There are two key rules to follow in POM. First, the number of classes in a POM should match the webpages. Second, the title of POM class should be identical to the name of the webpage.3. Before you begin, Instill a BDD ApproachBDD – Behavior-Driven Development makes code development more practical and human-like. It takes in to account the behavior of users with respect to every code. BDD is led by scenarios, which often are based on different parameters and trigger actions. This way, the development team, QA team and BAs together can catch the pulse of their product outcomes. As a result, there is a greater collaboration among these teams.All the test cases are succinctly documented while following a BDD approach. This help other team members, specially, non-tech folks to better reciprocate to the automation requirements. BDD also brings down the code ambiguities, thereby, curbing the incidences of code duplications. This it does by segregating the tests components that make up your automation ecosystem.Let’s understand through examples. Suppose you wish to set an action in the automation framework. A usual tech approach will like below.Now, let’s simplify that with BDD, which leverages the Gherkin format. See below,4. A System Neutral Automation Framework – Reducing Portability IssuesSuppose QA teams creates an efficient automation framework putting in the required efforts and time. But, this framework only runs on one machine. What if a situation arises, where the QA team is required to run this framework on a different machine? It won’t work. The team then need to put extra efforts to do away with the portability issues.Running an automation framework on a machine requires the test files. Make sure you don’t store your framework files on a local server. Here, Cloud can make it work for you. Storing files on Cloud will help you download them on any machines. These files, then can be attached to a framework and executed on different machines.5. Decouple GUI Testing and Complex System FunctionalitiesOver reliance on UI, can make the test scripts brittle. This deters developers and testers from making changes to scripts. And thus, the whole idea of automation crumbles down. Because, automation’s key role is to speed up things and not clog them. The bottom-line is to remove anything and everything, which does not constitute GUI.

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Web Test Automation: 8 Testing Phases That You Should Know About

Web-based systems have become popular to develop business-critical applications. Testing teams in every company often apply the best manual testing approach to curate these applications. Most of the time, some of the other glitches crop-up post the applications go live. Here is your phase-wise guide to implement Web Test Automation, increase the coverage and effectiveness of the manual testing process. and ensure zero application defects.Web Automation Testing PhasesManual TestingWrite manual test case, per the manual testing process.Execution of Manual Test CasesExecute Manual Test Cases, unearth defects, and fix them to get the stable Application Under Test (AUT) for automation.Feasibility studyUnderstand the test requirements and identify the feasible test case candidates for automation. These are the test cases which are generally complex to execute manually, repetitively and mostly from Regression Test Suite.Automation Tools SelectionSelect the ideal choice for test automation programming language – Java, Javascript or Python. The languages enable quick and easy development of test scripts.Select a UI automation tool depending on the development technology used for the Application Under Test (AUT). You can go for Selenium Web Driver and ProtractorUnit Test FrameworkTestNG, Jasmine, Mocaha, Karma or PyTest is used as a unit test framework.Automation Testing FrameworkUse a suitable Test Framework like Page Object Model to build the Automation FrameworkUse Extent Reports, Allure Reports, etc. for the Test Report generationUse Maven for Dependency Management.Use Jenkins for continuous integration and delivery.Page Object Model (POM) Architecture using Test NGAutomation TestingWrite Automation Test scripts for the selected manual test cases.Create various Test Suites like Regression, Smoke, etc.Do Cross Browser testing leveraging Docker containers on Chrome, Firefox.Send the generated Test Reports via Email to concerned stakeholders.Example of a Test Report Automation Maintenance:Leverage Automation Team to maintain the Automation Test scriptsBenefits of Automation TestingFast: Runs tests significantly faster than human users.Repeatable: Testers can test how the website or software reacts after repeated execution of the same operation.Reusable: Tests can be re-used on different versions of the software.Reliable: Tests perform precisely the same operation each time they are run thereby eliminating human error.Comprehensive: Testers can build test suites of tests that covers every feature in the software application.Programmable: Testers can program sophisticated tests that bring hidden information.Test Automation Services for enterprisesOrganizations need to evolve their products constantly in order to stay ahead of their competitors. For businesses whose focus is on using applications to run their business more effectively, they need a better, more cost-efficient way of ensuring that business processes will continue to operate properly when you implement software changes. Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) is a leading provider of testing software and services for enterprises. Our test automation services enable companies to reduce operational costs and improve product performance.

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How to introduce Codeless Automation to your existing QA team

When one of our clients sought a ramp up in their product development, we hit a plateau. We had successfully implemented a DevOps culture and development was at optimum. Our automation and manual test teams were also at their peak- what then, we wondered, could be done to make this team better? After a few weeks of sprints and research, we decided that the test team was great, but wasn’t at par with our Dev Team- and that was the leak. We decided to fix the weak link by talking to our QA teams and working out a possible solution. It was then that one of our members proposed seeking a codeless alternative to backbreaking code-based scripts of automation. Manual testers couldn’t possibly keep up with automation if they had to construct pages and pages of codes every time. A few weeks later, we assembled codeless testing for our teams- both manual and automation, as a litmus. While it took us a couple of weeks to iron out the different approaches, we found a mid-way that kept our test teams happy, without bothering our developers. And of course, our team “ramp up” drastically affected our client’s output. Weaving Codeless in your Existing Testing Fabric New age tools and especially automation tools, tend to bring a sense of apprehension among users. We had our fair share of critique in our brainstorming sessions- is it necessary? Does it really reduce the cycle? Will it replace manual testing? However, like any organization in the throes of Digital Transformation, we knew the criticality of being an early adopter. Codeless automation is here to stay- and we needed to capitalize on its benefits and address the fears, systematically, to make it work for our client. The Right Approach The right approach forms a mix of good leadership, clear strategy, and thorough need analysis. Treading into relatively unknown territory, forgoing traditional processes needs a reliable team with rock-solid leadership. Your team will have to adjust workflows, rewrite maintenance and execution to make room for codeless. Choose Elements of the Test Plan To Migrate As suggested in a previous blog, migrating to codeless is not an all-in approach. You need to identify the elements from your testing process that needs to be moved to codeless and choose which ones stay back. There are many cases where codeless may not be the best fit for your team. While a framework like Selenium has some limitations, we encountered situations where it was best suited to our process. Selenium was more compatible than other tools when it came to improving test maintenance code and reducing duplication. The Polarity Between Codeless And Code-based Testing Codeless testing increased the team efficiency and reduced our testing cycles, but not from the onset. Once we decided to adopt codeless in our existing code-based fabric, we had to be considerate of the existing differences in the two models. It took the team some careful analysis to navigate through the changes and reach a point of unanimity. Some of the upfront parallels are- 1. Test Authoring Unlike code based scripting, codeless test creation is done via a record and playback feature- making it easier for the team. The speed of test authoring is remarkably faster, thanks to record-and-playback smart solutions backed by AI and machine learning algorithms. The only caution here would be to ensure the automated scripting does not scramble with existing triggers. 2. Test Maintenance Codeless automation is a great way to boost test maintenance. Self-healing, auto-correction, and object scoring are some of the rich features that aid in less manual involvement in the test maintenance. You can generate a process to monitor and update the tool scripts manually proactively. 3. Test Execution Executing tests in a framework like Selenium can cause frustration among QA teams. Scalability is a significant hindrance when running extensive tests. Besides, testers have to develop entire frameworks from scratch. Instead of the usual approach of integrating IDE’s or other third-party tools, teams can choose to integrate the codeless framework instead. Codeless tools can manage test execution through in-built features and allows direct test execution without any third party involvement. 4. App Support The codeless testing process has only begun emerging in the market, while code-based has been around much, much longer. Keeping in mind the diversity of devices being used today, testing on a plethora of platforms is a natural expectation- and this may fall short in codeless automation. While the code-based process is tedious, they do provide all-round support. Undoubtedly, codeless will get these sooner or later, but for the time being, teams need to remember this. Conclusion While we did get over the hunches after a while, we realized that there isn’t one solution that is better than the other. Like ours, every team needs to carefully sieve through the set of requirements before choosing one over the other- or keep both. In critical cases like these, what also helps most QA teams is the aid of a professional or a trailblazer who has had the relevant experience in drafting a favorable process. Consulting a trusted and experienced product-engineering expert can accelerate the adoption of codeless automation in your existing process. Are you considering about making a move to codeless? Take a beat and contact us. We can assist.

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