Functional Testing

At its simplest form, Functional Testing does just what its name implies: tests the software or a component of the software to ensure it is functioning as expected. Functional Testing can apply to web and mobile applications; responsive user interfaces (UI); software designed using service-oriented architecture (SOA), APIs and microservices; as well as ETL and BI Reporting applications.

More and more, Functional Testing is being automated to overcome today’s impending software challenges (i.e. requirements capturing, selecting the right tools, honing the skillsets of QA analysts, and proper enhancement of regression suite and maintenance).

When establishing Functional Test automation practices, QA managers should consider the following areas:

• Holistic feasibility study to analyze automation
• Test Automation Frameworks (Keyword, Data, and Hybrid) which can be reused for different Web and mobile applications (Native, Hybrid, and Web)
• Reduction in Testware development time and effective maintenance
• Testing with Cloud-based tools to enhance test efficiency and reducing Testware development time
• Cloud-based testing on a variety of browsers for Web and devices for Mobile apps, with a variation in operating systems providing efficient coverage of real-usage scenarios
• Responsive UI layout testing on a wide range of browsers and devices
• Acceptance Test Automation using behavior-driven development tools
• The exploitation of Open Source tools/APIs to generate cost-effectiveness
• Reduction in time to market and effective ROI
• Adherence to best practices and best QA tools available

Leading open-source and commercial tools for Functional Testing include the following.

Web, Desktop and API Automation

Commercial Tools: TestComplete, UiPath, TOSCA
Open Source Tools: Katalon Studio

Mobile Automation

Commercial Tool: Perfecto
Open Source Tool: Appium

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• • The Bitwise approach to testing which combines a commitment to quality with a focus on automation to create reliability, cost efficiency and predictable time-to-production.
  • Our proven methodology and flexibility to provide solutions using industry standard products and platforms as well as our proprietary tools, such as Test Data Management (TDM).
  • Suite of Enterprise QA services that includes performance and security testing, digital testing, web services and service-oriented architecture (SOA) testing, test automation and managed testing services.

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Key Features

• Holistic feasibility study to analyze automation before the deep dive
• Test Automation Frameworks (Keyword, Data, and Hybrid) which can be reused for different Web and mobile applications (Native, Hybrid, and Web)
• Reduction in Testware development time and effective maintenance
• Testing with Cloud-based tools to enhance test efficiency and reducing Testware development time
• Cloud-based testing on a variety of browsers for Web and devices for Mobile apps, with a variation in operating systems providing efficient coverage of real-usage scenarios
• Responsive UI layout testing on a wide range of browsers and devices
• Acceptance Test Automation using behavior-driven development tools
• Proven experience in test automation regression maintenance

Key Benefits

• Exploitation of Open Source tools/APIs to generate cost effectiveness
• Reduction in time to market and effective ROI
• Adherence to best practices and best QA tools available
• Skilled QA staff
• Tailor efficient test automation solutions using Open Source and/or licensed tools
• Yields higher Automation Index (higher % of automated test cases)
• Per the points above we were able to get an Automation Index of close to 82% for a Fortune 500 client and hence increased the ROI by Test Automation
• Proven substantial difference achieved for cost comparison between manual testing efforts and automation efforts

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Testing

Web services are key to the success of any distributed business with a vast expanse of products/services. Hence, the need of developing and testing Web services to allow cross-platform integration and proper business flow from one domain to another becomes important. Bitwise has vast experience handling such complex testing scenarios through years of creating efficient testing solutions for many of our Fortune 500 clients.

Key Features

• Expertise in testing SOA with SOAP and RESTful Web services
• Use of virtualization to address Shift-Left testing before interim blocks are developed
• Usage of market-leading licensed and Open Source tools
• Expertise in middleware migration and testing
• Testing with various middleware and scripting to customize the test cases

Key Benefits

• Thoroughly conversant with challenges in Web service testing
• End-to-end testing of Web services using Open Source tools/APIs
• Through insights into complex virtualization and testing tools
• Testing solution encompasses performance and security testing
• Minimal test setup and faster ROI
• Following Criticality Metric to ensure all the critical components of SOA are placed along the Test Bed for testing
• Excellent test coverage

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Shift-left testing

Doing away with all the traditional paradigms of software development, shift left testing stresses integrating both key activities (development and quality assurance) from day one of the projects.

This promotes the inclusion of quality assurance right from the requirement phase of development and carries down to the other phases as they follow.

SQSPer a study conducted by SQS, 56% of defects originate during the requirement phase of the project as compared to a meager 7% during the coding phase.

Per the traditional models, testing starts when development is in the coding phase.

This would essentially mean that most of the testing activity targets the wrong phase of development, missing 56% of the defects.

There is a remote possibility that these defects are discovered during the rest of the testing. If they are discovered, this would mean improving the quality of already degraded software.

The shift-left model accelerates the attention to quality from the inception of the project.

This increases the ability to discover and correct defects when they occur.

As shown below, testing manifests right from the start of the project and carries down to the end of the project.

The main activity of testing revolves around the basic inception phases. Therefore, defects caught at this point are easy to fix and not costly.

Finding a defect during the ‘typical’ testing phase can mean more than 15 times the cost to fix and countless hours of unnecessary re-work.

With the shift-left model, the focus on quality becomes everyone’s priority and with less re-work, projects stay truer to timelines and estimates.

Another benefit is that it improves cost-effectiveness and ensures a faster time to market.

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