Testing Types   Functionality Testing:   During unit testing each component or object is tested for completeness and correctness of implementation of a specific feature of functionality. In integration... Read More

The various types of tests that one can apply to web application testing are:   ·        Unit Testing - testing of the individual modules and pages that make up the... Read More

  Most applications will provide the facility to preserve data outside of itself. This is usually achieved by holding the data in a Database. As such, checking what is in the backend database usually verifies... Read More

  Anyone who has contemplated the implementation of an automated test tool has quickly realized the wide variety of options on the market in terms of both the kinds of test tools being offered and the... Read More

The Tool Matrix is provided for quick and easy reference to the capabilities of the test tools. Each category in the matrix is given a rating of 1 – 5. 1 = Excellent support for this functionality, 2 = Good... Read More

This section is very subjective but I have used testers (my guinea pigs) of various levels and got them from scratch to use each of the tools. In more cases than not they have agreed on which was the easiest to use ... Read More

What will follow after the matrix is a tool-by-tool comparison under the appropriate heading (as listed above) so that the user can get a feel for the tools functionality side by side. Each category in the matrix is... Read More

  Win Runner = 24 QARun = 25 SilkTest = 24 Visual Test = 39 Robot = 24   Read More

  This category details how easy it is to record & playback a test. Does the tool support low-level recording (mouse drags, exact screen location)? Is there object recognition when recording and playing... Read More

Web based functionality on most applications is now a part of everyday life. As such the test tool should provide good web based test functionality in addition to its client/server functions. In judging the rating... Read More

  As mentioned above applications usually provide a facility for storing data off line. So to test this, we will need to create data to input into the application. I have looked at all the tools facilities for... Read More

  If you are in a role that can help influence the design of a product, try to get the development/design team to use standard and not custom objects. Then hopefully you will not need this functionality. ... Read More

  How many environments does the tool support out the box? Does it support the latest Java release, what Oracle, Powerbuilder, WAP, etc. Most tools can interface to unsupported environments if the developers in... Read More

How well does the tool integrate with other tools. This is becoming more and more important. Does the tool allow you to run it from various test management suites? Can you raise a bug directly from the tool and feed the... Read More

In my opinion cost is the least significant in this matrix, why? Because all the tools are similar in price except Visual Test that is at least 5 times cheaper than the rest but as you will see from the matrix there... Read More

Now presuming the tool of choice does work with the application you wish to test what services does it provide for testing object properties? Can it validate several properties at once? Can it validate several... Read More

As you test your application using the test tool of your choice you will notice that it records actions against the objects that it interacts with. These objects are either identified through the co-ordinates on the... Read More

Once you become more proficient with automation testing one of the primary means of identifying objects will be via an ID Tool. A sort of spy that looks at the internals of the object giving you details like the object... Read More

In the UK this can be a problem as most of the test tool vendors are based in the USA with satellite branches in the UK. Just from my own experience and the testers I know in the UK. We have... Read More

Lets hope this is not a major part of your testing effort but occasionally you may have to use this to test bit map and similar images. Also when the application has painted controls like those in the calculator app... Read More

This can be one of the most difficult areas to automate but if it is automated, it provides the foundation to produce a truly robust test suite. Suppose the application crashes while I am testing what can I do? If a... Read More

Here is a question that you will here time and time again in automation forums. “How do I get {insert test tool name here} to do such and such”, there will be one of four answers.   ·  ... Read More