What you just can’t do without. Regression testing is a central component in ensuring software quality. Done correctly the software delivered will be more reliable, and robust, increasing in quality more so after every release. Applying the ten key factors…
Output should be easy to understand and interpret. QA need to make the decision as to whether something has passed or failed quickly and act accordingly. To allow this to happen it is important that the automation being used creates…
Meet the outdoor gear specialists and park rangers of test automation I was lucky enough recently to spend a little time in Utah checking out various national parks and participating in some excellent hikes. Some of these were gentle walks…
Ensure no stone is left unturned! For true regression all aspects of the software need to be tested, this means that any automation needs to take in to account UI changes from previous builds. This full content analysis should be…
Automation needs to be available to everyone not just specialized test resources. With QA personnel changes, or in fast-paced development environments, it is essential that automation can be manipulated without any impediments. These impediments normally revolve around the technical aspects…
Being able to create the automation quickly increases the efficiency. One area of testing that lends itself to automation is regression. Automation allows repeatability, and re-use, over the more mundane tasks required. An automation test can be run hundreds of…
What are the really important processes that could cause the most harm if they went wrong? After smoke tests are completed a more thorough set of sanity tests should be run. These would verify all the important processes, i.e. those…
Ensure you can fully test end to end across the core applications. You’ve checked your environments secured the process for re-usable and renewable data – we now need to consider the landscape scope. With regression testing integration is key. This…
Find out how at the ASUG fall chapter meeting With every change or transport comes risk. Only you know what the implications of those risks are in your business, but for many the security provided by an effective regression…
“Data is precious so it needs to be re-usable or renewable” The test environments are ready- now what about the data? Usable data for any new functionality may be needed, such as specific set up data or new types of…
