is the best way to increase the effectiveness, test coverage, and execution speed in software testing. Automated software testing is important due to the following reasons:
Manual Testing of all workflows, all fields, all negative scenarios is time and money consuming
It is difficult to test for multilingual sites manually
Test Automation does not require Human intervention. You can run automated test unattended (overnight)
Test Automation increases the speed of test execution
Automation helps increase Test Coverage
Manual Testing can become boring and hence error-prone.
Repetitive tests that run for multiple builds.
Tests that require multiple data sets.
Frequently used functionality that introduces high risk conditions.
What type of test cases can be considered for automation The scope of automation is the area of your Application Under Test which will be automated. Following points help determine scope:
The features that are important for the business
Scenarios which have a large amount of data
Common functionalities across applications
Technical feasibility
The extent to which business components are reused
The complexity of test cases
Ability to use the same test cases for cross-browser testing
Benefits of Automation Testing
70% faster than the manual testing
Wider test coverage of application features
Reliable in results
Ensure Consistency
Saves Time and Cost
Improves accuracy
Human Intervention is not required while execution
Increases Efficiency
Better speed in executing tests
Re-usable test scripts
Test Frequently and thoroughly
More cycle of execution can be achieved through automation