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© Copyright 2013-04 Robert Grupe. All rights reserved.

AUTOMATING UAT

WEB TESTING

Automated User Acceptance Testing for Non-Programmers

robertGrupe, CISSP, CSSLP, PE, PMP

tags :|: web testing, User Acceptance Testing, UAT, quality assurance, QA, product management, selenium

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UAT Challenges

• Regression testing

• Retesting of previous functionality to ensure new functionality has not introduced new, unintended issues

• Becomes increasingly time consuming and costly as your product evolves

• Most enterprise IT automated test tools are built around automating Microsoft Internet Explorer

• Difficulties for non-IT skilled staff

• Available methods

• Programming in VBA (through Excel or other Office app)

• Software testing frameworks• Programs used by IT Testers to design, manage, and run their tests

• Requires

• Knowledge of how to program Internet Explorer

• Knowledge of HTML and Document Object elements

• Knowledge of programming languages (VBA, Java, etc.)

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Manual vs. Automation Considerations

• Manual• A’s

• Don’t need much prep time – can just look at requirements and begin testing

• Person can easily adapt to frequent changes

• D’s

• Business users don’t like to develop the level of details that are required for good tests

• Knowledge retention

• if manual scripts not detailed enough, not easy just to rerun the same test months later

• Automation Strengths• A’s

• Speed of script execution faster than human (reduce time and/or staffing)

• Repeated, no variation

• Tester doesn’t need to be a SME because testing objectives are defined in the script

• Great for reproducing issues and verifying bug fixes

• D’s

• Time required to design & development scripts

• Testing tool knowledgeable person required to initiate testing, monitor progress, and provide corrections any required corrections.

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Solution: Solenium IDE plug-in

• A’s

• Free ($0) software download for web browser add-on

• Provides easy Record & Replay of user actions

• Can check for text and elements on screen

• Available for Windows, Mac, Linux

• Simple branching and looping available as a further add-on

• Cases can be exported to Java, C#, Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby

• VBA @ https://code.google.com/p/selenium-vba/

• D’s

• Only works with Mozilla Firefox

• Visual appearance differences between IE and Firefox HTML engines

• Not usually an issue for functional testing

https://code.google.com/p/selenium-vba/




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Automation Steps

• Identify requirements and validation testing criteria• Test Requirements from: Product Requirements, Product User

Stories, Expected Design Elements

• Outline Test Case• Word or Excel sequence of steps

• Identify any required data (logons, entered values, text or screen elements that will need to be validated, etc.)

• Create the Test Case draft• If there is a current version of the application that can be used,

Record an application walk though

• Verify and fix test case draft as needed (remove accidents, add element validations, etc.)

• OR Write in HTML (‘Selanese’ instructions)

• After software released, run test & fix any script errors

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Cost

• If you can download and use Firefox add-ons on your

business computer

• Free ($0)

• If you IT department won’t allow you to install Firefox add-

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• ~ $25/month/tester for Hosted Virtual Desktop,

• http://virtualdesktoponline.com/hosted-desktop/ , others

http://virtualdesktoponline.com/hosted-desktop/




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Recommendation

• Quick Start Now: Record Your Testing Sessions

• How

• Anytime you begin a test, simply click the record button.

• Then when you are done, save the results.

• Why

• Verify useful in reviewing with others, if a suspected issue is discovered

• Script can be replayed to show others what you did and what happened

• Speeds retesting to verify issue resolution

• Can be used for regression test draft for the next release.

• Scenarios can be used in step-through mode for sales and training

demonstrations

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Finis

• This Presentation & Further Resources

• www.red7managementsolutions.com

• Questions, suggestions, & requests

• Robert Grupe, CISSP, CSSLP, PE, PMP

• [email protected]

• +1.636.236.8434

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Red7 Automating UAT Web Testing