This introductory course provides an in-depth examination of the role of the Automation Engineer in a Business Process Testing (BPT) environment. You will learn the process of creating BPT components and tests using both QuickTest Professional and QualityCenter. You will also study how to create and manage BPT application areas, object repositories, keywords, functions and scripted components. Best practices for the implementation of BPT automation are stressed throughout the course. All topics are supported by hands-on exercises designed to provide you with the ability to successfully automate using the BPT methodology.

Intended Audience

Test Automation Engineers who will be using QuickTest Professional and QualityCenter to implement automation in a Business Process Testing environment

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Perform Automation Tasks in the Business Process Testing Workflow
• Define the role of the Automation Engineer in a Business Process Testing project
• Create Application Areas in QuickTest Professional and associate object repositories, function libraries and keywords
• Create a shared object repository
• Create Keyword-Driven Components
• Fulfill component requests
• Use built in keywords and functions
• Create custom keywords and functions
• Convert business components to scripted components
• Create new scripted components
• Execute and debug test cases comprised of automated components
• Apply best practices for the successful implementation of BPT automation

• Working knowledge of Windows
• Basic understanding of the testing process
• Completed Using QuickTest Professional training version 8.2 or greater
• Completed Advanced QuickTest Professional training version 8.2 or greater

• Working with business components
• Creating and building business components
• Requesting new components
• Types of components
• Creating and running business process test
• Generating documents for BPT
• Working with Parameters