Automation Testing

Introduction to Automation Testing

• Drawbacks of Manual Testing
• Benefits of Automation Testing
• Drawbacks of Automation Testing
• Factors to go for Automation Testing
• Factors to Choose Automation Tool

Types of Automation Tools

• Functionality Testing Tools
• Performance Testing Tools
• Test Manage Tools
• Types of Licenses
• Licensed Tools
• Open Source Tools

Introduction to QTP

• Keyword View
• Expert View
• Data Table
• Active Screen
• Debug Viewer
• Information
• Missing Resources
• Function Library
• Test Flow
• Available Keywords
• Resources
• ToDo Pane

Automation Process in QTP

• Planning the Test
• With Respect to Application
• With Respect to Automation
• Recording the Test
• Enhancing the Test
• Debugging the Test
• Running the Test
• Analyzing the Results and Reporting Defects

Recording Types/Modes

• Normal Recording
• Analog Recording
• Low Level Recording
• Differences Between Recording Modes

Object Identification

• Introduction to Objects and Classes
• Introduction to Properties and Methods
• Object Identification Mechanizm
• Object Repository
• Options Available for Object Repository
• Test Objects
• Run-Time Objects
• Differences Between TO and RO Properties
• Object Spy

Configuration for Object Identification

• Mandatory Properties
• Assistive Properties
• Ordinal Identifier
• Index
• Location
• Creation Time
• XPath New in QTP 11
• CSS New in QTP 11
• Visual Identification New in QTP 11

Repository Types

• Local Object Repository
• Shared Object Repository
• Differences Between Object Repositories
• Advantages of Shared OR over Local OR
• Object Repository Manager
• Associate Object Repositories
• Object Repository Comparison Tool
• Object Repository Merge Tool

Smart Identification Mechanism

• Base Filter Properties
• Optional Filter Properties
• Differences Between Identification Methods
• Custom Class
• Standard Class
• Differences Between Custom Class and Standard Class

Check Points

• Standard Check Point
• Image Check Point
• Bitmap Check Point
• Differences Between Image and Bitmap Check Points
• Text Check Point
• Text Area Check Point
• Differences Between Text and Text Area Check Points
• Database Check Point
• Accessibility Check Point
• XML File Check Point
• XML Page Check Point
• Page Check Point
• Table Check Point
• User Defined Check Points
• Ways of Creating Check Points
• Modifying Check Points

Output Values

• Standard Output Value 
• Text Output Value
• Text Area Output Value
• Database Output Value
• XML Output Value

Differences Between Check Points and Output Values

• Wait
• Insert Synchronization Point
• Object Exits
• Object Property
• Pop-Up Exist
• Page Exists/Loads
• Sync
• Default Synchronization for Windows and Web Applications
• Through Scripting
• Through Check Points

Actions

• Types of Actions
• Non-Reusable Actions
• Reusable Actions
• Internal Action
• External Actions
• Action Properties

Parameterization

• Parameterization Types
• Through Data Table
• Environment Variables
  • Built-In
    • User Defined Internal
    • User Defined External
  • Predefined
• Through Test/Action
• Steps/Check Points
• Flat Files [XLS Files]
• Random Number Generator

Virtual Objects

• Purpose
• Creating Virtual Objects
• Limitations of Virtual Objects

Regular Expressions

• Purpose
• Using in Repositories
• Using in Check Points
• Using In Descriptive Level Programming
• Regular Expression Evaluator

Debugging

• Insert/Remove Break Points
• Step In, Step Out and Step Over
• Debug Viewer Pane
  • Watch Expressions
  • Variables
  • Command

Run Modes

• Update Run Mode
• Maintenance Run Mode
• Normal Mode
• Fast Mode
• Debug

Recovery Scenario

• Purpose
• Types of Recovery Scenarios
  • Pop-Up
  • Object State
  • Test Run Error
  • Application Crash
• Associate Recovery Scenarios
• Through Scripting

Manual Testing

Introduction to Testing

• Brief History of Testing
• Testing Opportunities
• Testing Principles

Software Quality

• Verification
• Validation
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Static Testing
• Dynamic Testing
• Software Quality Assurance
• Differences Between Verification and Validation
• Differences Between QA and QC
• Differences Between Static Testing and Dynamic Testing
• Software Development Life Cycle

Different Life Cycle Models

• V – Model
• Fish Bone Model
• A Agile Methodology
• Spiral Model
• RAD Model
• Prototype Model
• PET Model

Testing Types

• Black Box Testing
• White Box Testing
• Graybox Testing
• Acceptance Testing

Testing Techniques

• Boundary Value Analysis
• Equivalent Class Partition
• Error Guessing
• Partition Table

Test Design

• Test Methodology
• Test Scenarios
• Test Cases
• Test Case Template
• Types of Test Cases
• Difference Between Test Scenario and Test Case
• Creating Test Cases for Sample Application

Different Testing Definitions

• Build Acceptance Testing
• Smoke Testing
• Sanity Testing
• Regression Testing
• Re-Testing
• Ad-Hoc Testing
• Monkey Testing
• Gorilla Testing
• More Testing Definitions

Bug Reporting and Tracking

• Error, Defect, Bug and CR
• Bug Reporting Approach
• Bug Reporting Steps
• Real Time Scenarios for Severity and Priority
• Bug Life Cycle 

Test Management

• Test Policy
• Test Strategy
• Test Methodology
• Test Plan
• Testing Process
• Levels of Testing
• Traceability Matrix

Test Responsibility Matrix

• Test Management Metrics
• Quality Assessment Metrics
• Process Capability Matrics

Reviews

• Reviews
• Walk throws,
• Inspections
• Desk Checking

Testing Standards

• ISO 
• CMMI and PCMMI
• Six Sigma