How to improve the coverage of functional automation tools in the actual work

What percentage of functional automation should be covered at work? Let me give you my opinion.

Now no matter what to do is pay attention to input-output ratio, do test natural also. Let's talk about the pros and cons of functional automation testing:

First, the advantages:

1, the test efficiency is high, can run more tests in less time.

2, the test process can be fully reproduced.

3, the regression testing of the program more convenient. The test scripts with good reusability can be easily used in various regression tests and save a lot of resources.

4, consistent and repeatable.

Second, the disadvantage:

1, the earlier consumption of a larger workload, the higher the automation coverage, the earlier consumption of the workload greater.

2, the technical requirements of the tester is higher, because it is slightly higher than the manual test, and in order to make a high reusability of the script, so the tester's coding ability has some requirements.

3, the test script needs to be maintained.

4, can not completely replace the manual test, some still have to be done by hand.

Since there are advantages, there are so many shortcomings, what should we do to minimize the impact of the shortcomings?

I have the following practices:

1, the initial consumption of the workload is really large, but we have to make full use of the function library, a lot of common functions into, so that we write a script, can be a lot of call already exist functions, so the workload will be much smaller, more efficient will improve a lot.

2, the technical requirements of the test staff is higher, for this, our method is still very simple-training, writing QTP technical content is not high, as long as a little training, the vast majority of people have not contacted the tester can complete the task.

3, the need for the test script maintenance, this is inevitable. In the release of the version, some of the changes are only some of the control, some of the changes in the entire page, but to maintain it is not difficult, take full advantage of the control library, increase the deletion of modified space, you can easily maintain a good script, so that it can continue to reuse.

4, can not completely replace the manual test, this is the rice has method, we early distinguish which manual, which automatic, this can also improve efficiency, avoid unnecessary waste of resources.

5, the functional automation of the script to fully cover every project to go, so that these projects after the return and day-to-day testing, will become very relaxed, of course, do not forget to hand to make up for those who do not cover the automation of the place Oh.

According to the above method, I believe that many companies can automate the function and do well.