1. How Many Types of Automation Frameworks are there?
a. Data Driven Automation Framework
b. Keyword Driven Automation Framework
c. Modular Automation Framework
d. Hybrid Automation Framework
2. Data Driven Automation Framework
a. Repeated use of Test Scripts with Different Inputs and Response Data coming out of Predefined Dataset
b. Easy to implement in IBM - RFT with the help of Datapools
c. Helps in Reducing Coding for Large Test Cases
d. Ease of Testing of Time-Consuming & Complex Test Cases \
3. Keyword Driven Automation Framework
a. As the Name suggests, it enables Keyword Driven Testing or Table Driven Testing
b. Data & Keyword Tables being Independent of the Automation Tool
c. Enables Documentation of the Functionality of the Application under Test (AUT) in A Tabular Format
4. Modular Automation Framework
a. Test Script Modularity Framework: Enables creation of Small, Independent Scripts representing Modules & Functions of the Application under Test (AUT)
b. Test Library Architecture Framework: Enables creation of Library Files representing Modules & Functions of the Application under Test (AUT)
5. Hybrid Automation Framework
a. It is the Most Popularly Implemented Framework
b. It is a Combination of the Three Types of Frameworks described before
c. It has an Ability of Evolving Itself Over a Passage of Time and Over Many Projects
6. How to Implement Test Automation Framework Methodology
a. Identification of the Scope of Testing: Company Oriented, Product Oriented, Project Oriented
b. Identification of the Needs of Testing: Identify Types of testing e.g. FT, Web Services etc. and application / modules to be tested
7. Ten Steps to Implement Automation Framework Approach
a. Identification of the Scope of Testing: Company Oriented, Product Oriented, Project Oriented
b. Identification of the Needs of Testing: Identify Types of testing e.g. FT, Web Services etc. and application / modules to be tested
c. Identification of the Requirements of Testing: Find out the Nature of Requirements, Identification of type of actions for each requirement & identification of High Priority Requirements
d. Evaluation of the Test Automation Tool: Preparation of Evaluation Checklist, Identification of the Candidate Tools Available, Sample Run, Rate & Select the Tool, Implementation & Training
e. Identification of the Actions to be automated: Actions, Validations & Requirements supported by the Tool
f. Design of the Test Automation Framework: Framework Guidelines, Validations, Actions Involved, Systems Involved, Tool Extensibility Support, Customs Messages & UML Documentation
g. Design of the Input Data Bank: Identification of Types of Input file, Categorization & Design of File Prototypes
h. Development of the Automation Framework: Development of Script based upon Framework Design, Driver Scripts, Worker Scripts, Record / Playback, Screen / Window / Transaction, Action / Keyword & Data Driven
i. Population of Input Data Bank: Different Types of Data Input, Population of Data from Different Data Sources, Manual Input of Data and Parent – Child Data Hierarchy
j. Configuration of the Schedulers: Identify Scheduler Requirements & Configure the Schedulers