Course Overview
Using a mix of classroom presentation, instructor led discussion and individual practical exercises, this course has been designed to provide testers with a good, basic understanding of test automation.
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The course covers the following topics:
- When to automate and when not to automate.
- Automation approaches including frameworks, platform tools and simple record and replay.
- Demonstration of some of the tools that are available.
- Practical session using a record and replay tool.
Who is it for?
The Introduction to Test Automation course is principally aimed at test practitioners who would like to understand more about automation tools and techniques before deciding on a test tool and embarking on an automation project.
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Entry Requirements
Attendees should have some experience of testing as this is beneficial but not essential.
Delegates will require a laptop and be able to install Chrome as a browser and be able to add browser plug-ins as this course uses either Katalon Recorder or Selenium IDE for the hands-on practice exercises.
Exam
There is no exam requirement for this course.
Course Objectives
The course objectives are to provide delegates with a good understanding of how to select the most appropriate automation tool then plan, prepare and execute a test automation project.
Should the delegates wish to learn about any of the automation tools in more detail on completion of this introduction, TSG Training have several tool-specific courses available. Details are available from TSG Training on request.
Syllabus – Key points
- Introduction to test automation.
When automation is appropriate and when it’s not for:
- Test driven development and continuous integration
- System testing
- Automated regression testing and selecting tests for automation
- User Acceptance Test
- Creating test data
- Selecting the tests that are best suited to automation
Factors that influence the return on investment when automating:
- Cost of tools versus ease of use
- Skills required to use the tools
- Cost of developing the automating tests
- Cost of maintaining the tests
- How often the tests will be executed
How to select the most appropriate tool or tools for a project.
Overview of some of the automation tools that are available
Practical demonstrations:
- Katalon Recorder & Selenium IDE – simple record and replay tools
- Selenium Webdriver – scripted browser tests
- Hands-on practical session using Katalon Recorder record and replay
Q&A and close.
Anonymous –
John provided an excellent and engaging training session for us. As all delegates were from the same company, he was able to tailor the course to our specific circumstances based on what we wanted to get out of it, providing an overview of automation, and the key considerations for implementing it within our existing workflows. This was particularly valuable as we currently have no formal test automation process in place. He gave us practical examples and advice that we can directly apply to start building a robust automation strategy. The session sparked a lot of discussion within our team, and we’re excited to start putting what we learned into practice.
Sam Perry| IT QA Team Lead| DPD Group UK Ltd –
John provided an excellent and engaging training session for us. As all delegates were from the same company, he was able to tailor the course to our specific circumstances based on what we wanted to get out of it, providing an overview of automation, and the key considerations for implementing it within our existing workflows. This was particularly valuable as we currently have no formal test automation process in place. He gave us practical examples and advice that we can directly apply to start building a robust automation strategy. The session sparked a lot of discussion within our team, and we’re excited to start putting what we learned into practice.