...an automation frame work?

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Answer by Niranjan
Submitted on 5/4/2005
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Automation framework is a set of utilities that help you 1. Develop automation quickly for another application 2. Helps you update your scripts for changes in application with minimal effort Framework generally consists of framework elements or building blocks which help you with 1. input and extract data from the application for test scenarios and comparisons 2. consists of common actions that make up test scenarios when tied together 3. states of application which mark starting points for various scenarios 4. recovery mechanisms in case application encounters unexpected states during a particular test/scenario 5. Common utilities like date matching/conversions, currency matching/conversion which will improve general productivity and reduce repetition of coding 6. prescribes a set of guidelines/rules on how various GUI elements of the application need to be captured and notations to follow to represent the GUI elements or objects to develop automation scenarios in such a way as to have minimal impact in case of future changes to the application

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Question by Sathish_sqa
Submitted on 4/2/2004
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what is an automation frame work?

Answer by KrishnaKishore
Submitted on 5/18/2004
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Automation Framework like invoke application start recording perform some action edit the script stop recording run the script generate report

Answer by Dhinakaran
Submitted on 6/23/2004
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learn the application create the script with expected results debug the script run the script view the results (actual vs expected) generate the reports

Answer by gunjan
Submitted on 8/31/2004
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learn the application create the script with expected results debug the script run the script view the results (actual vs expected) generate the reports

Answer by S.P RAJU
Submitted on 9/13/2004
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Automation frame work is a standard followed during automation testing

Answer by DILLIP
Submitted on 12/14/2004
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1. Invoke the Application 2. Create Script from the Test Cases which has been passed. 3. Debug the Script 4. Run the Script. 5. View the Results and 6. Report The Defects.

Answer by BIBHU
Submitted on 2/10/2005
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Many types of automation frame work. 1.Keword frame work 2.data driven frame work.

Answer by chaitu
Submitted on 2/15/2005
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automation frame work can be defined in 5 terms learning (introducing application to automated tool) record script (recording the repeatable navigations) edit script (inserting necessary check points if needed) run script (Executing the script) analyze result (analyze result manually with respect to expected and actual)

Answer by Redking
Submitted on 7/12/2005
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Automation Framework for creating reusable scripts and running those against the application under test and verify the expected and actual results

Answer by udaykumar
Submitted on 10/9/2005
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AUTOMATION FRAME WORK INVOLVES: 1)LEARNING (APPLICATION) 2)RECORDING 3)EDITING THE SCRIPT( EX : INSERTING CHECK POINTS) 4)RUN THE SCRIPT 5)ANALYZE THE RESULTS 6)GENERATE THE REPORT

Answer by koppallin
Submitted on 12/21/2005
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1. Identify Test cases , Which test cases we need to to automate . 2. Invoke application . 3. Create Scripts(Write Scripts or Record scripts. 4. Debug scripts (we can identify logical errors & Syntactical errors). 5. Save that scrips . 6. Run the Scripts . 7. Analyse the results . 8. Report the Status(Bugs) .

Answer by kasi raju
Submitted on 3/1/2006
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The earlier response is inaccurate .. automation frame work is not about using only specific tool. It about how you define your testing in a structure formatted reusable standards.

Answer by Eswara
Submitted on 5/24/2006
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Automation Framework Any test your are going to execute, you should have proper planning,when how,where it can store results and scripts(GUI path),who is going to do all the details are available in the frame work

Answer by Kumar
Submitted on 8/3/2006
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1) Introduce your application to tool 2) Prepare Test Data for Testing 3) Generate scripts for your manual test cases 4) Enhance the scripts (Eg: Insert check points, loop statements..........) 5) Debug and run the scripts 6) Analyze the results (actual vs. expected) 7) Generate the reports

Answer by Gangadhar
Submitted on 9/25/2006
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* Folder structure Parameter Passing Data Driven testing

Answer by K. RANJAN
Submitted on 11/10/2006
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Frame Work of Automation Prepare a Dataset How many sbh, sbl files are there? Sanity Level of Testing Verification Points

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Answer by Bikram
Submitted on 10/14/2006
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Answer by bunny
Submitted on 12/14/2006
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1. How to give the instruction? 2. How to give the information? 3. How to use its recording facility? 4. How to use its playback facility? 5. How to analyze the results? these are the things to work with any automated tool.

Answer by Sunny
Submitted on 12/18/2006
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Set The test environment set recording options Start recording perform actions on application Under Test Stop Recording Reset the Environment Run the script by using play back options generate the result report

Answer by vijay
Submitted on 6/9/2007
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Automation Frame work means, writing functions, deciding which function to be executed first, with parameters.

Answer by Pradeep
Submitted on 7/3/2007
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It is a process through which one can run a web or window based application with the help of any automation tool. The Process is nothing Framework which varies from project to project and also from tool to tool. Advantages: 1.Easy to debug the developed code 2.Easy to maintain the Scripts. 3.easy to enhance the developed scripts.