Getting Started with Automation Testing

Course details

Testing that used to be performed manually, by carefully executing test steps, can now done with the help of an automation tool, reducing the number of test cases to be run manually; this is known as Automation Testing.

In this video tutorial, we will start by understanding what Automation Testing is all about. You will study the need for Automation Testing, and look at various test tool selection criteria. After that you will define the scope of Automation Testing, plan the design and development phase and learn to execute a test suite. Moving on, you will learn all about frameworks in automation, as well as the different types of automation test and best practices. You will delve into automation testing tools and frameworks and look into the prerequisites for setting up your test environment. You will work on manual test steps and keyword creation. And finally, you will learn to execute your tests and also analyze your results.

By the end of this course, you will be well versed in the different stages and criteria for automation testing, and will also have built and executed your own tests.

About the Author

Mukul Chadha has around 5 years' experience in the software industry. He has worked with system analysis and quality assurance for application systems. He knows SoapUI, Selenium, Sikuli, Robotium, Watir, QTP, and TestComplete very well. He offers expertise in building and maintaining frameworks with different tools such as SoapUI, Selenium, Sikuli, and TestComplete. His forte is automation testing of web services (RESTful- and SOAP-based) using SoapUI and Groovy Scripting.