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• Process that is performed with no or minimal human assistance.
• Frees up an organization’s manual effort for more valuable and creative pursuits that can only be
achieved by higher-order intelligence.
What is Automation?

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• Software Testing technique to automate a human-driven manual process of reviewing and validating a
software product
• This can be achieved by writing test scripts or any automation testing tools.
• The idea is to minimize human intervention, speed up testing process and maximize quality
What is Automation Testing

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● Not a complete replacement for manual tests but an
enabler to maintaining software quality
● Automation cannot replace human judgement and
expertise
● Not to automate every scenario but ones that are critical
and benefit the product
eg: Exploratory Testing, User experience testing
What Test Automation Is Not?

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● Critical scenarios that are most valuable for the product.
● Non-functional testing to ensure the product's performance
for load and stress testing
● Tests that need to run against multiple OS and browsers
● When multiple Repetitive software tests to do
● Tests that require large volumes of data to be inputted
● When Quality is sure to be improved: It is done to execute a
sequence of actions without human intervention which
eliminates human error and provides faster results.
When To Automate

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When Not To Automate
● User experience tests for usability
● Features released using the rapid application
development (RAD) process
● Tests that do not add value

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● Framework to help developers and QAs create high- quality software.
● Purpose is to provide rapid feedback to ensure that the code changes do not impact existing functionality.
Automation Test Pyramid

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Web UI Testing (E2E)
The Power and Potential of the Automation Testing
Functional Testing

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Mobile App Testing (E2E)

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API Testing (e2e)

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Performance Testing: The practice of evaluating how a system performs in terms of responsiveness and
stability under a particular workload
Non-Functional testing

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OWASP ZAP
● Automatically identifies web application security
vulnerabilities during development and testing
Security Testing
QARK (Quick Android Review Kit
● A free android app scanner to find security vulnerabilities

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Automation At Gurzu
What are we doing
● Requirement gathering (AC and DOD)
● Design QA
● Using different parameters (Test Plan, Test Case,
RTM)
● Web UI Testing / Mobile Testing
● API Testing
● Load Testing
● Performance Testing

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What Have We learned
● There is not a single way to approach testing
● Product Quality is a team’s responsibility
● Performance tests are a must

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● CI/CD Implementation
● Mobile application automation testing
● Security Testing
Where are we going

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