Test Tools

QTP Guides

Devankur Thakur — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:14:17 GMT

I have been getting quite a few mails on tutorials or information on QTP. QTP seems to be ruling the roost in the QA functional tools market : -). Here are a few quick links to get started:

QTP Guides:
http://www.qualityvista.com/qtp-guides.html

QTP Descriptive Programming:
http://softwareqatestings.com/content/view/349/180/

A site on QTP:
http://www.advancedqtp.com/

Free QTP guidebook by Dani Vainstein:
http://www.advancedqtp.com/knowledge-base/scripting-qtp/

A good site for articles on tools:
http://softwareqatestings.com/table/testing-and-qa/testing-tools.html

QTP Tutorial:
http://thinh1808.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/qtp-tutorial.pdf

IBM Rational Testing Solution - The Next Generation

Devankur Thakur — Wed, 25 May 2005 18:57:00 GMT

Attended a seminar on "IBM Rational Testing Solution - The Next Generation" today where IBM has unveiled their new set of test tools on Eclipse and Hyades framework:

Brief overview of the products they have showcased today:

1. IBM Rational Manual tester:

IBM Rational Manual Tester is designed to support the diverse skill sets of the people often tasked with manual testing – business analysts, subject-matter experts, and testers. More on:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/manual/features/

2. IBM Rational Functional tester:

IBM Rational Functional Tester is an automated regression testing tool that lets users test Java and HTML applications running on Windows and Linux platforms and .Net applications running on Windows. More on:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/functional/features/

3. IBM Rational Performance Tester:

The IBM Rational Performance Tester introduces easy-to-use capabilities for conducting load/stress/capacity tests. Features include Visual Text Editor, built-in datapool editor, automatic handling of variable data and low memory and processor footprint. More on:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/performance/features/

Free OpenSource Test Management Tool

Devankur Thakur — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:34:00 GMT

Check out this free OpenSource Test Management Tool-"QA traq":
http://www.testmanagement.com/

QA-Traq can manage test plans, test cases and recording of test results and also, provides revision control for all test documentation.

WinRunner Vs QTP

Devankur Thakur — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:06:00 GMT

Check out this article on difference between Win Runner and QTP of Mercury Interactive:
http://www.asi-test.com/WinRunner_vs_QTP.htm

Cheap and Free Test Tools

Devankur Thakur — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:55:00 GMT

Information on Cheap and Free Test Tools compiled by Randall W. Rice:

http://www.riceconsulting.com/new/index.phpoption=displaypage&Itemid
=183&op=page&SubMenu=&secret=-1

Really a good compilation and start-point for anyone looking for a cheap yet effective test tool. Take a look.

-Devankur

Tutorials/Help/Tips/Notes on different Testing Tools

Devankur Thakur — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:07:00 GMT

Here are a few links to tutorials, help, tips or notes available on different testing tools on the net:

Mercury:

1. WinRunner User Guide:

http://www.wilsonmar.com/docs/wr70/wr_ug.pdf

2. Abridged WinRunner User Guide is available at:

http://www.qualtech-int.com.au/filedb/uploads/WRUG.pdf

3. A WinRunner Tutorial is available at:

http://www.csee.usf.edu/~njayacha/web/edu/automation/wr_tut.pdf

4. WinRunner Tutorial:

http://www.wilsonmar.com/docs/wr70/wr_tut.pdf

5. TSL (Test Script Language) Reference Guide:

http://www.wilsonmar.com/docs/wr70/tsl.pdf

6. Another Winrunner site is:

http://www.wilsonmar.com/1winrun.htm

7. WinRunner Sample Code:

http://www.wilsonmar.com/docs/wr70/samples.hlp

8. Winrunner Tips:

http://www.geocities.com/jmcgowanjr/Tips/winrunner.html

9. WinRunner Faqs:

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WinRunnerFaq

10. Abridged LoadRunner User Guide:

http://www.qualtech-int.com.au/filedb/uploads/LRUG.pdf

11. Another WinRunner FAQ:

http://www.geocities.com/sipoyraj/WinRunnerFAQ.doc

12. ToolKit for WinRunner:
http://www.sqa-test.com/toolkit.html

13. WinRunner Tools:
http://www.automation.org.uk/tutorials.htm

14. LoadRunner Vu Scripting:
http://www.wilsonmar.com/1lrscript.htm

Silk:

1. Online SilkTest Tutorial Series and Coding Standards Document:

http://www.automationexpertise.com/tutorial.asp

Rational:

1. Rational Solutions for Windows Online Documentation:

http://www.isy.vcu.edu/isy/rational/documentation/autorun.htm#test

2. Getting Started Guide for IBM Rational Robot:

http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/
library/content/03July/getstart/robot/Robot_GSG.pdf

3. Rational testing products documentation are available at:

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rational/docs/
documentation/manuals/testing.html

4. An outstanding site on robot is:

http://www.wilsonmar.com/1robot.htm

5. SQA Robot Resources:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RationalUsers/files/

6. Carl Nagle's Data-Driven Test Automation Site

(Data-Driven Testing methodology for SQA Robot):

http://members.aol.com/sascanagl/Default.htm

http://safsdev.sourceforge.net/Default.htm

7. SQA Basic coding conventions:

http://f4.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UIUlQYScUvNutqysYKY_tTJCw
1KWq12pBKF6bg80S3iqqI6y3fu02XyWjTYri2gRTlSWwNJiyx65O
4Y3AwwLwNjxCEMhtw8/Guidelines/SQABasicCodeConventions.pdf

8. Information on Rational Tools:

http://www.ibm.com/searchv=11&lang=en&cc=us&q=Ration+
Robo+Suite&Search.x=32&Search.y=11

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/

9. Robot Coding Guidines:
http://www.scionlabs.com/robotcodingstandards.pdf

10. Extending Rational Robot for ActiveX:
http://www.scionlabs.com/pdf-extendingrationalrobotactivex.pdf

11. Java proxies for Rational Robot:
http://www.scionlabs.com/pdf-javaproxiesforrationalrobot.pdf

Automated testing resources:

This is a good compilation on Automated testing resource links:

http://www.sqa-test.com/ATS_Tips.html

-Devankur

Comparing, Evaluating, and Choosing a Test Tool

Devankur Thakur — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:52:00 GMT

There have been instances when we plan to use an automation tool for our test efforts and then scramble to get the proper tool in a tool market which is flooded everyday with newer and newer releases. Evaluating and then getting the right tool does need some effort. Following are a few of the articles that focused on how to evaluate and choose a test tool that’s right for the purpose.

Evaluating Tools-A Five-step Process for Comparing, Evaluating, and Choosing the Right Tool by Elisabeth Hendrickson:

http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?ObjectId=1798&ObjectType=ART&Function=edetail

Automated Testing Tool Evaluation Matrix Comparing these major tools: Mercury, Rational, Empirix, Compuware, Segue by Elfriede Dustin: http://www.stickyminds.com/stickyfile.asp?i=731594&j=412&ext=.pdf

Making the Right Choice-The features you need in a GUI test automation tool by Elisabeth Hendrickson:

http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?Function=edetail&ObjectType=ART&ObjectId=5092

Evaluating Test Automation Tools for Government by Jayan Kandathil

http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?ObjectId=6267&Function=DETAILBROWSE&ObjectTyspe=ART

Evaluation of test tools:

http://shemesh.larc.nasa.gov/iria03/p09-rowley.pdf

http://www.evalu8it.com/swsote.html

Load testing tool evaluation:

http://www.sqatester.com/testertotester/sharexperience/downloads/Load_Test_Tools_Eval.pdf

Information on tools:

http://www.aptest.com/resources.html#info-misctools

http://www.opensourcetesting.org/

http://tester.com.ua/test_types/docs/automation_tools.doc

Testing Tool Information Compiled by Grove Consultants (October 2000): http://www.grove.co.uk/Tool_Information/Choosing_Tools.html

Web Site Test Tools and Site Management Tools by Rick Hower:

http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.html

Selecting an Automated Client-Server Testing Tool Suite:

http://www.csst-technologies.com/Chapter11.htm

Evaluation Tools:

http://www.qadownloads.com/Evaluation_Tools/

http://www.otal.umd.edu/guse/testing.html#sect3a

-Devankur

Microsoft Application Center Test 1.0, Visual Studio .NET Edition

Devankur Thakur — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 18:57:00 GMT

This tool can be used to stress test Web servers and analyze performance and scalability problems with Web applications, including Active Server Pages (ASP) and the components they use.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/act/htm/actml_main.asp

-Devankur

Bad Boy !

Devankur Thakur — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 18:54:00 GMT

Bady Boy is a free test tool for dynamic web applications, check it out:
http://www.badboy.com.au/
-Devankur

Microsoft's 'Web Application Stress' (WAS) Tool

Devankur Thakur — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:46:00 GMT

Here is a FREE web stress tool from Microsoft which is designed to simulate multiple browsers requesting pages from a web site. Yhis tool can be used to gather performance and stability information about the web application under test. This tool simulates a large number of requests with a relatively small number of client machines. The goal is to create an environment that is as close to production as possible so that you can find and eliminate problems in the web application prior to deployment.

URL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e2c0585a-062a-439e-a67d-75a89aa36495&displaylang=en

An article on this can be accssed at: http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/webstress/webstress.htm

-Devankur