One of the challenges I faced as an automation engineer was the need to run my tests in multiple environments that had different site URLs, databases, server locations, etc. Trying to set up tests so they can run ANYWHERE can be difficult. I had to develop some way to do this, because the company I… Continue reading Using UFT Across Multiple Environments
Year: 2016
Accounting for How the Network Impacts End-User Experience
I recently spoke with a company that had certain customers reporting unacceptable response times for a new application that had just rolled out. The reports were coming from different locations around the country. The application in question was critical enough to the business that an investigation was launched to discover the cause of the problem.… Continue reading Accounting for How the Network Impacts End-User Experience
Test Data Management – The Manheim Case Study
Let me start by giving you a little of my background. I am a test data management (TDM) engineer with eight years of experience. I have worked for Orasi for the past two years. During this time, I have specialized in providing integral solutions with CA Test Data Manager (formerly known as Grid-Tools). During the… Continue reading Test Data Management – The Manheim Case Study
Mobile Applications: Challenges from Development to Production
Many companies are struggling to balance time-to-market demands for mobile applications while still providing the performance and functionality end users desire. The mobile application lifecycle adds more complexities and unknowns than traditional applications, which only adds to the challenge. In order to be successful, processes need to be streamlined and/or enhanced from development through production.… Continue reading Mobile Applications: Challenges from Development to Production
Jenkins Integration with ALM
A hot topic in today’s QA world is continuous integration (CI), and one of the leading tools in the CI world currently is Jenkins. What is Jenkins? Jenkins is a cross platform continuous integration delivery application, which integrates with most QA software, build tools, and SCM repositories. Perhaps the best part of Jenkins is the… Continue reading Jenkins Integration with ALM
Performance Assessment – Solution Design
In the book, Continuous Delivery, authors Jez Humble and David Farley described a mindset, process, and ultimately a solution that has transformed the delivery cycle time and level of quality across the IT world. In my opinion, continuous delivery (CD) formed the technical practices that buoy up the DevOps movement. The improvements in tools, automation,… Continue reading Performance Assessment – Solution Design
Open Source Versus Commercial Software Tools: The Time and Place for Both
As a software professional, are you a fan of open source or commercial development and testing tools? Or, do you rely on both? Little more than a decade ago, many organizational decision makers frowned on open source tools, and software developers and testers often had to sneak them in the back door. Open source tools… Continue reading Open Source Versus Commercial Software Tools: The Time and Place for Both
Creating HPE SiteScope Variables for Custom Templates
HPE SiteScope is a great tool to use when there is a need to monitor your testing environment. Using variables within custom templates help to speed up the deployment process. HPE SiteScope template variables are place holders for monitor settings to be used within templates. In order to make templates more reusable, we need to… Continue reading Creating HPE SiteScope Variables for Custom Templates
HPE Quality Center Upgrade Tips: A Note about Lab Management/LAB_PROJECT
Starting with HPE Quality Center (QC) 11.50, HPE QC has an added “project” called Lab Management. This is seen as LAB_PROJECT on a special Lab Management tab with the HPE Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) license. The Lab Management project/module has been available for some time to HPE Performance Center users, but now Lab Management allows… Continue reading HPE Quality Center Upgrade Tips: A Note about Lab Management/LAB_PROJECT