Section outline
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Welcome!
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Module PTAA - Understanding Software Test Automation
In this module, we cover:
- The relationship between test tools and test automation
- The promise and value of test automation
- Common measures and metrics for test automation
- Examples of implementing test automation
- Critical success factors for test automation
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Module PTAB – Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Test Automation
In this module, we address the major challenges of software test automation. These can be seen as human-related, process-related and technical in nature. You will learn how to overcome the challenges.
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Module PTAC – Building a Framework for Test Automation
In this module, we cover:
- What is a test automation framework?
- Process frameworks
- Architectural frameworks
- Environmental frameworks - Why a framework is needed
- Test process integration
- Integration with other types of test tools
- What is a test automation framework?
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Module PTAD – Deconstructing Test Automation
In this module we will:
- Dive deeper into capture/playback
- Automating a simple test
- Modifying the script - Dive deeper into test scripting
- Automating a simple test by writing a script - Dive deeper into component and keyword-based testing
- Building a small set of automated test components
- Assembling the components into a test
- Dive deeper into capture/playback
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Module PTAE – Structural Test Automation
In this module, we examine:
- The role of structural test automation tools
- How structural test automation tools work
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Module PTAF – A Process for Acquiring and Implementing Test Automation Tools
In this module, we examine:
- Acquiring test automation tools
- Process overview
- Steps in the process
- What is required for the process
- How to implement the process - Implementing test automation tools
- Process overview
- Steps in the process
- What is required for the process
- How to implement the process - Maintaining test automation tools
- Acquiring test automation tools
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Module PTAG – Cheap and Free Test Tools
In this module, we present:
- The issues behind “free” tools
- Helpful and effective open-source tools
- Inexpensive test automation tools
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Module PTAH – Functional Test Metrics
In this module, we examine:
- Measures vs Measurements
- Helpful Test Automation Measures
- Helpful Test Automation Metrics
- Capturing the Measurements
- Picking the Right Metrics
- Creating a Test Automation Dashboard
- Measures vs Measurements
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Module PTAI – Managing Test Automation
In this module, we will cover:
- Why testware management is needed
- Configuration management for testware
- Establishing and maintaining tracability
- Measuring testware - The role of test management tools
- Why testware management is needed
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Module PTAJ - Summary
In this module, we summarize the course and review the key points.