Test automation is the use of software to control the execution of tests, the comparison of actual outcomes to predicted outcomes, the setting up of test preconditions, and other test control and test reporting functions.
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Why run unit tests on mobile devices?
I know unit test suites exist for Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, etc.
I have some experience in writing unit tests in Java using JUnit, and C++ using CppUnit.
Why would one want to write a ...
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What is the most appropriate tool to automate Sharepoint application?
I am trying to automate Sharepoint. Firstly to start with the basic features, further my sites, site collections and so on. Can anyone suggest a good tool to automate system tests for Sharepoint since ...
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Should data validation be automated in a rapid development environment
I would like to understand Data Validation for Automation in case of (Weekly/ Frequent Builds)
In case of frequent code changes (Weekly builds) since the code base would change frequently Automation ...
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How can I select a file to put into a file_field without using the absolute path with Watir / Ruby?
For example, consider the following script:
require 'rubygems'
require 'watir-webdriver'
browser = Watir::Browser.new(:firefox)
browser.goto("http://tinypic.com/")
file = ...
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Upgrade SilkTest automation scripts to work with IE9
We use SilkTest 2010 Open Agent to perform Automated Web Testing. Our scripts currently work on IE6 - IE8 and on Firefox 3.X.
IE9 has changed modal boxes to unintrusive pop-ups at the bottom of ...
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Does Selenium's LoadableComponent make sense in a SPA (Single Page Application)?
I'm writing a UI testing suite for a single page javascript application using Selenium 2 web driver. I'm still experimenting with how to fit the app inside a page object model. At the moment I am ...
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What are the options for automated testing of screen reader in Web apps?
Our team's resources are limited, still we need to make sure our site is accessible (government site, EU). Manual testing includes a lot of fiddling around with JAWS, sometimes other screen readers, ...
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TestComplete working with a very large application loses the ability to access application internal properties
I work with automated testing of a very large Delphi XE application using TestComplete 9. The application has a 180MB executable. The automation environment is Windows XP, 32 bit.
TestComplete is ...
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Does anyone have any suggestions for a Selenium with Ruby tutorials?
I have gone through this book http://www.compendiumdev.co.uk/selenium/ which is excellent and I highly recommend it to everyone! I was wondering if there is a similar book/tutorial with a Ruby focus ...
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Align and maintain functionality across multiple platforms/programming languages
We are developing a library that we are looking to support on multiple platforms. We currently have a .Net(Desktop, CF, Silverlight, WP7), a Java (desktop and android) and a C++ (win32 for now) flavor ...
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Different regression script development approaches
I am looking for different alternative ways of developing regression scripts. In our case, we have an application that deals with a lot of data processing and provides some results to the user. ...
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How to create Testcases and Validate the controls in Testcomplete
How should i validate my controls in Testcomplete by using the checkpoints.
MY issue is i want that the user should insert only String in certain textboxes and if any numeric or special symbols are ...
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Differences in methods to select an element based on content in XPath
Selecting an anchor link with content, such as <a>test link</a>, I can see three different ways to do it using XPath:
a[text()="test link"]
a[.="test link"]
a[contains(text(), "test ...
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What are the best tools available to test performance of a MVC web site
I am new to QA. I need to find best tools available to test performance of a MVC web site. Please help me.
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switching windows with Selenium2 and c# where popup window has same title as originating window
I've been attempting to figure this out for the past two days, unfortunately with no luck. I'm currently automating a scenario where a new window for a form is popped up from the main application ...
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System for keeping track of regressions reported by RSpec
In a large set of tests written for RSpec there are some tests who are expected to fail (at least, for a couple more months). These known failures makes it difficult to sort through the results ...
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php undercontrol replacement
Actually php undercontrol seems to consume a lot of memory so I'm looking for replacement, in order to test a php application.
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Any good test plan/cycles or experiences without using crowdsourcing?
I'm trying to rethink our test cycle that we use at my company and am wondering if anyone could give any leads, examples, experiences, etc. to how you test without the use of crowdsource data. The ...
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What are the available multi platform test tools available for native mobile applications?
I'm trying to push my organisation into more modern ways of testing our mobile software, thus I'm trying to build a list of tools that I can use to present to my line manager and his bosses.
By ...
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Acceptance testing between iOs and web app with cucumber
I have an iPad application which sends some data to our web application. With this data, you should be able to do different kind of things.
We have cucumber tests for the web application (Using ...
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Test automation strategy for mobile apps
I am currently working on planning a test strategy for test automation for our mobile apps.
The problem is that all the automation frameworks I've seen utilize a slightly different context than what ...
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Check for Windows version in Silktest Classic Open agent 2011
I am new to Silktest, so can anyone help me out to verify the Windows version and the IE browser that the test is about to run on.
Is there an inbuilt function that I could use in my test case that ...
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Using UI Automation framework without AutomationID or Name
I'm beginning to explore the possibility of doing UI automation using the UI Automation library that came with .NET 3 (will be using c#). There aren't a ton of tutorials out there on this, but the ...
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Maintaining regression results on web server or locally
I have a set of test cases which are run on every release of the compiler. The regression logs have to be in readable format. I already have a script to extract information from the logs which gives ...
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Cucumber and Watin for Acceptance testing in Asp.Net MVC
If the business owner/QA are writing/running the Acceptance test against the front end of a Asp.Net Mvc Application, is there a benefit to using SpecFlow/Watin or SpecFlow/Selenium over ...
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Maintaining QTP object repository -best practice for a multideveloper environment
In my new project, we have 4 automation testers working together on four different modules of an application .
Its a web application and we work on windows platform.
The automation tool being used is ...
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What is the best software to automate complex tasks involving multiple applications/steps?
Basically, I want to automate the creation of a certain type of user account. There are four basic steps, but each step involves a different application and has somewhat intricate details. The steps ...
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Testing automated tests in Hyper-V virtual machines
I recently started with a company which does not have any other full-time testers (testing as such is done primarily by people from support), so I don't have other people within the company to ask ...
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Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Load Agent - Query on “Usefulness and Licensing”?
I m a tester using VS 2008 - Test edition for performing web testing on web applications. So got a suite of web tests for different web applications in our company.
Recently i was asked to perform ...
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Philosophy to write Objective-c unit test
I am a really lost about it. I can study how write and run unit test in Objective-C with XCode, but I don't see how useful it is.
In resume, you have to write a method that will be called first to ...
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How to get the Event Object of the Click event on Selenium IDE?
I am a newb at selenium thing.
I have image map area and on click event of this area a function is firing where the click Event Object is being passed to do some calculation.
I have recorded the ...
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Does anyone know of an automation tool that will perform actions on sending or receiving of an email?
I need to test that a series of sites are up and running and that they can send and receive email.
Step one: send email from example1@example.com
Step two: expect response email ...
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Why session is not created in Bot-Bot?
I'm using Bot-Bot, Android automation testing tool with record and replay features.
I was able to start a server, record and play sample APK accompanied with bot.
Now I need to test my own APK, so I ...
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UI and DB automation tool suggestions
Currently we (in the team) are using silktest (for last 8-9 years) and now looking for other tools to replace silktest, it's a different argument on why to look for other tool, setting that aside, ...
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Help using Sensetalk (Eggplant's scripting language)
Sensetalk - Eggplant's scripting language, leaves a lot to be desired. I do not personally see why people feel the need to invent new languages all the time. The syntax is overly simplistic, and as ...
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What is a good way to refresh page elements when using WebDriver .Net with IE 8?
I'm automating a part of the User Profile UI we have using WebDriver Selenium 2, I'm coding in Visual Studio so I am using the .Net version as I am more comfortable in C#, and I am testing this with ...
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One tool to rule them all
This question may have already been asked/answered in various places, and in various forms, but this is my problem. I have been in software testing for a few years now, most of this has been manual ...
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Should I use custom queries or re-use developer queries in your automation framework?
Modifying the question based on Kate Paulk suggestion.
I had a very interesting discussion on Data Validation using Automation
I have summarized Pros and Cons of Reusing Developer Database Queries ...
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Looking for open source testing tool that can be used to test Flash based applications
I am looking for a open source testing tool that can be used to test Flash based applications. I Googled and found "AutoTest Flash" but it seems to be in a dormant state. Has anybody used that tool ...
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Facebook App testing
The app that I am testing is a plug in app to Facebook. I need to test the app for users having varying fan network ranging from 1 to 1 million.
The question is: How to create users in this range ...
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Looking for growth in automation
Is there something or an automation test tool that is free that I could be using to enhance my skills in automation? My company is not allowing me to grow in my field, and this is not good. They do ...
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Functional and performance testing for the “Finacle - Infosys” core banking system using IBM Rational
I am trying to evaluate the capabilities of the below IBM Rational tools to handle functional testing automation and performance testing for the "Finacle - Infosys" core banking system.
IBM Rational ...
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Is there any way to convert existing QTP script in to selenium?
Is there any way to convert existing QTP script in to selenium? if yes then how ? is there any converter to convert or recreation of script is only possible solution for tha?
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Selenium WebDriver: select value from KendoUI DropDownList
I'm not being able to select a value from a Kendo's dropdown, this is the code (C#):
var select = FindElement(By.Id("Type"));
select.SelectByValue("HouseHold");
That's not the selenium raw api, I'm ...
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What is page object modelling? and Why is it so important?
I have been hearing a lot about page object modelling? Why is it so important?
Can someone please outline me page object model?
I'm currently working as QE in webservices area
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What tools are available for automated testing of flex/html5?
I have been tasked with implementing automated testing for a web portal. The product is currently developed using flex, but we will be transitioning to html5 at some point. My supervisors want a tool ...
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Is it possible to test crystal reports using QTP?
Can QTP be used to test reports generated on Crystal Reports Server?
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Can external object repository be used with dynamic objects?
I have heard as well as followed concept of keeping UI objects in external filed (xml or properties files in java). But there are times when I need to keep the objects with in test because I use them ...
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JMeter Concurrent Users Count Practice
I have a web application which is working in production and there are 2000+ users of my application. Now I have to perform performance testing on the system so is there any idea how many concurrent ...
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Automate functional testing for WCF services
I am trying to develop a tool to automate functional testing of WCF web services. I have researched a lot on previous projects and developments to start but I did not find any valid resource to start. ...
