The tests that are run on web browsers are automated with the help of Selenium. The software testing is done to check if they are functioning exactly the way they were expected to, or if any modifications are required to enhance the productivity, are they functioning everywhere etc. It is the software functioning capacity that is going to determine the success rate. Especially for web applications like e-commerce sites, the success depends on how many users are actually buying from these sites and if these are not functioning as expected then the sites will lose to their immediate competitors. These include the web traffic, prices, offers etc.

What are the two types of testing?

Testing can be of two types – Manual and Automated.

In manual testing, the software codes are manually checked and audited by the QA testers. The manual tests are needed to be performed in every different type of framework with different types of data set and the success or failure rate of each data set or transaction is recorded. These data sets are further analysed and compared to find out which transaction is the ideal one.

Automated Testing vs Manual Testing

Automated testing measures are way more beneficial than that of manual testing methods. The reasons are as below:

• First of all, it is quicker and hassle free,
• It does not require any human intervention which means lesser or negligible investment in human resources.
• It is almost error free.
• Also several series of tests may be run on the same transaction data set to compare each level.
• It supports lights out execution as well as regression testing and functional testing.

Selenium Automated testing methods are generally useful in scenarios like testing of login attempts. If there is a login page designed for the users of a specific software, and the company needs to validate the number of successful and unsuccessful login attempts all that Is required from the developers is to design and write a code which is capable enough of validating all the transactions or login attempts. It will determine how many user were actually able to visit the page and how many could not. This is a case of automated test case execution.

Also the above mentioned automated test cases execution can be performed in several different types of framework or web environments! A developer of the testing mechanism can build up the design of the automated test system such that it can generate the resultant file automatically. Also this generation of the automated file can be scheduled at convenience at any time of the day. Not only the resultant file but also the outcomes of the reports can be analysed on further automating it.

In brief, the automated testing mechanism makes the life of a tester even easier and simpler!

So if you own a web site or an e-commerce site and need to test and analyse the outcomes of several key indicators of your site’s performances, you may adopt the testing methods. No matter whichever method you opt for make sure they comply with the regulatory standards and that you have consulted the expert team of software developers and testers.

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