The growing web and mobile applications have posed several challenges for software QA teams. While usability and scalability are highly prioritized, compatibility across multiple channels and platforms is required to leverage available resources. Such a business scenario requires companies to run multi-channel testing procedures before releasing a product and this is where HP Borland Silk Test comes to your rescue.
With Silk Test’s latest offering, businesses can efficiently run a single test case or test suite on multiple interfaces ensuring that the application works seamlessly across channels, thereby providing swift development/testing to deliver higher performance at cost-effective expenses. This article provides a quick overview of Silk Test’s ‘Multi-Channel Testing’ and how it could leverage the test and cost benefits.
The Need for Multi-Channel Testing
Technology is moving away from desktops to web-based environments. The mobile revolution has brought in several smart end gadgets like tablets, iPads, and laptops. Applications that are designed for one interface need to run on multiple interfaces. Companies need to ensure that a single application is optimized for web browsers, mobile phones or tablets equally. With the advancement in technology, developers are optimizing codes to develop cost-effective projects. The same approach is required for a testing team. In a behaviour driven environment, user requirements remain the same while the interface changes. Test cases or scripts need to be reused to support multiple interfaces.
Challenges in Multi-Channel Testing
The traditional testing setup uses a hierarchical approach to software testing. Testing frameworks that use object-oriented programming is based on objects. Though workflow procedures might be the same, different GUI interfaces use different objects for receiving data. This is a big challenge for multi-channel testing environments. By using application-based frameworks, businesses can overcome this challenge. In an application-based framework, test cases are built for the application and GUI elements. Though it takes considerable effort to create these test cases, the same scripts can be used for multiple interfaces. This approach can reduce operational costs and save time as well. This is what multi-channel testing from HP Borland Silk Test offers exactly.
Benefits of Borland Silk Test
In addition to supporting Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, HP Borland Silk Test offers certain useful features. The recent offering includes :
- Enhanced debugging feature.
- You can refer to .NET from the command line. This way, you can enjoy a great integration with coding and testing environments.
- The new feature called TrueLog Explorer greatly improvises search results. You can identify problem areas as well as analyze exact reasons for defects and bugs.
- Text capturing abilities offer additional value to your automated testing environments
The striking feature of HP Borland Silk Test is that it supports agile testing as well as traditional testing environments. You can create scripts in Java and 4Test. In addition, the playback feature facilitates playback options for test cases. Services-oriented architectures require functional testing without user interfaces.
Silk Test offers the ability to test functionalities without a user interface. Most importantly, HP Borland Silk Test is constantly under improvisation. To keep up with changing technologies, this amazing testing tool is regularly updated to incorporate new features. In addition, Borland Silk Test enjoys a vast group of customers. By joining Silk Test Forums and communities, you get to know every change made to the tool.
Be it small and medium businesses or large enterprises, automating your multi-channel testing and enhancing your testing environments with agile testing techniques is the key to the successful launching of software products. With HP’s Borland Silk Test, you are empowered to achieve higher quality standards to stay ahead of the competition.