automation life cycle

April 19, 2023

Automation Life Cycle

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Automation Life Cycle

► Phases of Automation

► Test Automation Assessment

► Test Automation Strategy Formulation

► Automation Implementation Life Cycle• Requirement/Enhancement Analyse Candidates for Automation

• Automation Framework Implementation/ Use Common Functions DLL

• Automation Test Data and Script Creation

• Automation Script Review and validation

• Automation Script Integration and Testing

• Automation Suite Execution and Analysis of Result

► Automation Suite Maintenance


Phases of Automation

Our test automation life cycle follows the processes as shown below:


Test Automation Assessment

► Analyzing the application for automation feasibility

► Identifying the tools


Test Automation Strategy Formulation

► Setting up Automation Scope

► Setting up Automation TestPlan

► Setting up Automation Approach to be followed

► Estimating the time, effort and capacity needed for Automation


Automation Implementation Life Cycle


Requirement/Enhancement Analyse Candidates for Automation

► Selecting the right test cases to automate is very critical to

effective implementation. The following criteria can be considered

for selecting the right test automation candidates


Automation Framework Implementation/ Use Common Functions DLL

► Functional decomposition and Data driven concepts are used to

build the Automation suite.

► Exceptional handling and Error Logging mechanisms incorporated

► Uniform Reporting for Step, Log and Error Information provide

easier debugging and customized reporting.

► Modular and Reusable scripts created for easy maintainability.

► Test Data segregation, empowers the functional user to create

scenarios based on business needs.


Automation Test Data/Script Creation

► The following activities are performed:

► Test Data Creation

► Application Object Repository is built

► Application Base State function is coded

► Application dependent Reusable functions created

► Script is coded using VB Script Contd…


Contd…

► Document standards in areas such as comment and indentation

are followed:Naming ConventionsScript naming ConventionsVariable naming Conventions

Scripting StandardsScript ReadabilityScript ModularityException handlingError Logging

Code StandardsCommentsIndentationCode Organization and StyleUse standard header templates

Automation Engineer


Automation Script Review and validation

► Automation Scripts need to be reviewed for adherence to

standards

► Internal Peer Reviews/ External Reviews are conducted

► The owner of the script will modify the script according to review

comments


Automation Script Integration and Testing

► Test Scripts are checked for stability

► Test data and common functions are Integrated and tested

► Scripts are integrated in MQC under respective test suites

► Integrated suite is tested.


Automation Suite Execution and Analysis of Result

► When executing test procedures, the test team needs to comply

with a test procedure execution schedule.

► Test cases are executed and the test results are logged along with

the Pass/Fail status.

► Following test execution, test outcome evaluations are performed

and test result documentation is prepared.

► Test Results are delivered using HTML Report Delivery Format

Contd…


Automation Suite Execution and Result Analysis

Automation

Engineer

Manual

Test Engineer

Test Result Log

1. Executes the Test scripts

2. Analyses the results

Updates the Test data and scripts are Re executed

Failure due to Test Data

Failure due to script error

Failure due to Application defect

Updates the script and Tests are Re executed

Automation

Engineer

Automation

Engineer

Manual

Test Engineer

Automation

Engineer

Discusses the defect with the Manual Functional QA*

Verifies the failure and in case it is verified logs the Defect in MQC

Updates the Manual/Functional QA

Test Log is generated having Pass/Fail status

Automation

Engineer

* Functional QA will consult with SME


Automation Suite Maintenance

► Steps followed in Maintenance:

• Recieve information on enhancement

• Analyze feasibility study of the enhancement

• Impact of enhancement implementation

• Incorporate enhancement in Automation suite with steps performed above

― Automation Framework Implementation/ Use Common Functions DLL

― Automation Test Data and Script Creation

― Automation Script Review and validation

― Automation Script Integration and Testing

― Automation Suite Execution and Analysis of Result

― Automation release notes and User GuideContd…



When does the automation team get informed of the new enhancements?

As soon as manual test cases are updated*

When does the automation suite enhanced? After manual test cases are

documented.

Contd…*Manual test suite will also be updated



Automation

Engineer

Updates Enhancements in a release

Functional Test Lead1. Analyze and feasibility study of the enhancement2. Impact of enhancement implementation

Incorporate enhancement in Automation suite

Create Plan, Approach for enhancing suite

Automation

Engineer

Not Feasible

Feasible

Communicates to the stakeholders

Execute regression suite with Enhanced Scripts


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