{"id":42421,"date":"2023-09-06T10:02:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icterra.com\/an-introduction-to-test-automation-tools\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:58:27","slug":"an-introduction-to-test-automation-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icterra.com\/de\/an-introduction-to-test-automation-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"An Introduction to Test Automation Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"
Author:<\/strong> Ceyda \u00d6ZAYDIN KASA \/ SW Test Architect – Test Services<\/p>\n As the software testers, many of us have some familiarity with test automation tools. Some of us may have used them for a long period, some of us may have played with them a little only, or have heard about their names, without even knowing their functionality.<\/p>\n The era of test automation tools started at the beginning of 2000\u2019s, and during these many years, they have not stopped with their progress and development. Because of the high demand for test tools in very different areas of software testing, they have evolved in so many directions, which at the final leads to the emergence of a huge market, that introduces a wide range of test automation tools. Any of these tools, whether paid or free, can be put in use upon project needs and tester preference.<\/p>\n But why are they so popular? That\u2019s because, they offer some benefits, which can be listed as below:<\/p>\n However, some risks may also arise. They are:<\/p>\n Remark that the answer of the question: \u201cHow to select which tool\u201d is very critical, because it has direct impact on the success of a test automation project. For this reason, in the \u201cTest Automation Strategy\u201d diagram given below, evaluation and selection of the most appropriate test tool is given as the following step immediately after the feasibility analysis phase of the project.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While keeping this strategy in mind, criteria for the selection of test tools can be summarized as below:<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s look at the test (automation) tools which have gained the most popularity in recent years, mainly due to their price-effort efficiency and usability. Because they vary in a wide range, I categorized them under certain titles, based on their scope and functionality.<\/p>\n UI (Web) Test Automation Tools<\/strong>: Testing the UI (Graphical User Interface) of an application to verify its functionality (i.e., UI workflows, navigation, state transitions, calculations, validating logical functionality of each button, validating input fields, etc.) is known as UI testing. Automated UI testing mentions the usage of specific tools for automating manual UI test tasks. The list of tools for automated \u201cWebsite\u201d UI testing includes following popular brands\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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