Publication date : 03/01/2024
Course : Software test automation
Practical course - 4d
- 28h00 - Ref. OTT
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 | Use a test repository and set up links to related tools to automate a test campaign |
| Perform a static analysis of code and test coverage and integrate it into a software production chain |
| Use dummy object, stub or simulacrum techniques and set up a continuous integration server |
| Implement functional test automation on fat clients and the Web |
| Automate performance tests, including a test to determine the denial-of-service threshold |
Intended audience
Developers, software quality and testing managers, test automation engineers, MOE project managers.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Java programming.
Practical details
Hands-on work
Theoretical sequences alternate with practical work.
Course schedule
1 Introduction, reminders of the software testing process
- The role of testing in the development process.
- Tests: unit, functional, etc.
- The different test methods.
- Test process and test strategy.
- Tools and methods at different stages.
Hands-on work
Installation of a few tools.
2 Automated test management
- Managing requirements coverage through testing. Notion of coverage and granularity.
- Development process: organization of test suites and case creation.
- Should a test be automated? Criteria to take into account?
- Preparing for automation.
- Construction of the test population.
- Test development and verification (Review)
- Execution, recording of anomalies. Notion of incident report according to IEEE.
- Anomaly managers. Automate anomaly creation.
- Analyze test execution results. Test consolidation.
Hands-on work
Use of a test repository. Setting up bridges to related tools (TestLink/Squash/Quality Center or others...).
3 Unit test automation
- Organization and best practices for unit testing.
- Automation criteria.
- Unit testing: Tests Driven Development.
- Measuring code coverage: structural test coverage, instruction coverage and branches.
- Static code analysis: tool-based analysis of non-executing source code (coding rules): Checkstyle, Cobertura.
- Automation with a configuration file.
- Dynamic code analysis: coverage of instructions, branches, predicates, etc.
- Automation with a coverage analysis tool.
- Unit test organization, peer programming, peer testing.
- Using frameworks: test script management, test data management, results retrieval.
Hands-on work
Implementation of unit tests with Junit/TestNG. Integration into a software production chain (Ant/Maven...).
4 Automated integration testing
- Strategies specific to integration: big-bang, "as we go", incremental, etc.
- Bottom-up versus top-down integration. Mixed integration.
- Simulacrum objects: plugs to simulate called functions, mocking to replace an object. Frameworks.
- Continuous integration: configuration manager, build builder, management tools.
- Focus on a software configuration manager.
- Automatic fault reporting.
- Automatic, cyclical execution of software tests.
- Focus on a build manufacturer.
- Focus on a continuous integration server.
Hands-on work
Use of simulacrum objects. returnchariot
Implementation of a continuous integration server (Jenkins, Hudson or Continuum).
5 Functional test automation
- Definition of functional testing, non-regression.
- The test simulates user actions based on user interfaces (GUIs).
- Findings on functional test automation.
- Test automation via the HMI, via programming interfaces (APIs).
- Tool chain, test robots, scripting (public APIs).
- Test obsolescence management.
Hands-on work
Automate functional tests on thick clients and the Web. Use of robots and a public software layer (API). Implementation of an automation tool (Katalon Studio with Selenium/HP QuickTest Pro).
6 System test automation
- Different types of system tests: performance, load, stress.
- Performance test findings.
- Performance tests, definition of indicators.
- Performance test scripts. Tool implementation and analysis.
- Load tests, stress tests: presentation of key indicators and tools.
- Manage test database. Context management.
Hands-on work
Set up a load test.
7 Summary
- Test automation: direct and indirect costs.
- Quantitative gains from automation: volume, modularity...
- Qualitative gains from automation: saved operating procedures, no errors, confidence...
- Measuring return on investment.
Customer reviews
4,1 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
MOHAMMED B.
09/12/25
4 / 5
well
FABIEN J.
09/12/25
4 / 5
Fabrice's theoretical and technical content was interesting and covered several aspects of automation very well, as were his answers to questions and help with problem solving during the exercises.
NICOLAS M.
09/12/25
2 / 5
The presenter spent a lot of time correcting his own exercises, leaving the students to fend for themselves on subjects they didn't know anything about.for a professional training course, all the exercises should be ready and reliable.a lot of time was spent waiting for the exercises to be corrected, I would have preferred the presenter to explain more about the philosophy behind each tool used so that we would have more information. enabling us to choose tools that are appropriate for our needs
PARTICIPANTS
Developers, software quality and testing managers, test automation engineers, MOE project managers.
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of Java programming.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Developers, software quality and testing managers, test automation engineers, MOE project managers.
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of Java programming.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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