METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK FOR GUI BASED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

摘要

A method of testing a GUI based software application is provided, the application comprising at least one window, with each window comprising at least one GUI object. The method comprises providing a test script for the GUI based software application to be tested, providing test data and verification data for the GUI based software application that can be accessed by the test script, and executing a test process controlled by the test script. The test process in turn comprises navigating to each window which in turn comprises executing the steps necessary to move the test process to the point from which the test process will begin, and/or populating each window which in turn comprises entering test data into the GUI objects and/or activating other GUI objects in the window to achieve a specified objective, and/or verifying the test process by carrying out the checks necessary to confirm that the software application is behaving as expected with reference to the verification data.