Software Automation Testing Service

Published: 16th June 2011
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Automation Software Testing reduces time and effort. Automation Software Testing helps to improve accuracy of testing and to increase test coverage. It helps to increase the depth and scope of tests and helps to improve software quality. Software which undergoes changes frequently needs repetitive and efficient testing. Automation Testing largely helps in performing these regression tests accurately.


Automation Testing should be used for tests which are repetitive in nature and which need to be executed for every build of the application. Regression and sanity tests are the best tests that should be identified for test automation. Data driven tests which use multiple data values for the same actions should also be automated.

Initially manual testing is needed to eliminate bugs. At the same time automated scripts should be created, so that when bugs are fixed or the next release is done, the scripts can be executed. This saves time spent in manually testing otherwise. When first implementing automated testing, there is a lot of upfront time spent incorporating the automation for the product, but in the long run, automation testing will saves time and effort. Some common myths regarding automation testing include 1. Test automation finds more bugs 2. Automation software testing eliminates or removes the need for manual testing and hence manual testers.


The following points should be taken care of before considering test automation:
1. Evaluation of the technical and financial feasibility of automating test operations
2. Identifying the right automation tool based on the target software.
3. It is important to have a good integrated methodology for testing and automation that places testers in the driver's seat. It is also important to employ the best technology that supports the methodology, maximizes flexibility, minimizes technical efforts, and maximizes maintainability.
4. Test design is more important than the automation technology. Test design, not automation or a tool, is the single most important factor for automation success. Hence, while designing a Test Automation Suite, the need for ongoing maintenance, scalability and effectiveness of test execution should be considered.
5. Creation of automation scripts, setting up of automation tool and test environment, and execution of scripts
6. Hybrid framework approach (keyword driven and data driven), which integrates function libraries, test data sources, and maps them to commonly used keywords written in English language. This enables domain experts who have no prior knowledge in automation, to create or run scripts.

Mostly bugs are not found by running automated tests. Most bugs are found in the process of creating the scripts, or the first time the code is tested. Automation software testing helps to not spend valuable man-hours re-testing code that has been tested before, but which has to be tested in any case because the risk is too high not to test it. This gives an opportunity to spend these man-hours rigorously testing new code for the first time and identifying new bugs.

Testing-WHIZ, the testing division of Cygnet InfoTech is one of the pioneers in Software Automation Testing Services. We offer state-of-the-art QA (Quality Assurance) and Automation Testing Services to global enterprises. We are able to provide outsourced
software testing services to complement existing projects, or make your own software testing outsourcing the entire project, all in time and with excellent results.

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