Explore AutomatePro Release 8.0.0: this update introduces some of our favorite exciting new features and enhancements that streamline testing and automation. You can now restrict access to sensitive Test Plans and AutoPlan entities, ensuring Group Based Access Control so that only the right teams have visibility and control. Let’s explore the key improvements.
Accelerate ITSM Test using Out of the Box Importable Templates
AutomatePro accelerated adoption with Out of the Box Importable Test Templates for ITSM tests significantly speeds up your implementation process. With importable test templates, you can quickly deploy standard test cases without starting from scratch. These templates come pre-built with best practices, allowing you to focus on refining your tests rather than building them from the ground up.
Here’s how this investment accelerates your time to implement:
- Time Savings: OOTB templates provide ready-made test cases, reducing the time needed to create, configure, and validate ITSM processes.
- Consistency: Each template follows industry best practices, ensuring your tests meet compliance and quality standards from day one.
- Ease of Use: Simply import the templates and adjust them to suit your unique configurations, cutting down on the complexity of test setup.
- Scalability: As your ITSM needs evolve, these templates make it easy to add, modify, or scale tests without lengthy development cycles.
For those new to the system, the Learning Portal offers training to guide you through optimizing these templates, ensuring you get the most out of your testing investment. This approach helps you implement ITSM tests faster, with greater accuracy and efficiency.
Test Plan Editor
The Test Plan Editor is a game-changer because it simplifies the entire process of creating and managing test plans. With its drag-and-drop functionality, users can now easily add Activities, Checks, and Blocks without needing complex configurations or coding skills. This makes building comprehensive test plans faster and more intuitive.
- Leverage more actions & checks for customized workflows from the Washington DC release.
- Save time in both test creation and execution, boosting overall productivity.
- Validate workflows faster, reducing errors and improving testing accuracy.
Why We Love the Test Plan Editor!
The Test Plan Editor puts full control in the hands of users, allowing them to design and modify test plans in real time. This feature dramatically cuts down on manual setup, minimizes errors, and lets users organize even complex workflows with just a few clicks. By streamlining processes, it boosts productivity and efficiency, making collaboration easier and allowing teams to adapt test plans as needs evolve.
Getting Started: Simplified Steps to Build a Test Case
The Test Case Editor makes it easier to create, modify, and manage comprehensive test plans. Here’s how to build a test case:
- Open Test Plan Editor: Launch the Test Plan Editor to begin creating your test.
- Add Test Blocks: Click the “Blocks” tab and drag a new or reusable Test Block into your Test Plan.
- Add Test Steps: Expand a Test Block, go to the “Library” tab, select “Actions”, and drag the desired action into the Test Block.
- Add Test Checks: Expand a Test Step, filter for “Checks”, and drag the desired Check into the Test Step.
- Configure Settings: Set up Test Configurations (browsers, timeouts, etc.) and define the environment where the test will run.
- Run the Test: Once the Test Plan is complete, initiate the Test Run by naming it, choosing priority, and selecting test environments.
- Monitor Results: View real-time results and use visual status bars to quickly assess success or identify issues.
- Review Defects: Automatically raised defects will be displayed in the Test Run, helping you pinpoint errors and manage corrections.
By using the Test Case Editor and drag-and-drop functionality, users can easily create robust test cases, automate the testing process, and save significant time while ensuring accuracy in every run.
Detail Using the Test Plan Editor
This table provides a step-by-step guide for using the Test Plan Editor. It outlines the key actions required for adding new and reusable Test Blocks, Test Steps, Test Checks, and more. By following these steps, users can quickly build, modify, and manage their test plans efficiently.
| Action | Steps |
|---|---|
| Adding New Test Blocks | 1. Click the Blocks tab in the Toolbox. |
| 2. Drag a New Test Block into your Test Plan. | |
| 3. The Drop Target will highlight the placement. | |
| 4. Name the block in the Create Test Block modal and click Save. | |
| Adding Reusable Test Blocks | 1. Use the search bar in the Blocks tab to find a reusable Test Block. |
| 2. Drag the block into the Test Plan. | |
| 3. Select the Model Block version (Published or Draft), which may update Test Steps and Checks. | |
| Adding Test Steps | 1. Expand a Test Block by clicking the icon on the left. |
| 2. In the Library tab, filter for Actions and drag the desired Action into the Test Block. | |
| 3. Fill in the details in the Create Test Step modal and click Save. | |
| Adding Test Checks | 1. Expand a Test Step by clicking the icon on the left. |
| 2. In the Library tab, filter for Checks and drag the desired Check into the Test Step. | |
| 3. Fill out the Outcome fields and click Save. | |
| Favoriting Items | 1. Click the Star Icon to favorite frequently used Toolbox items. |
| 2. Access favorites by clicking the heart icon at the top of the Toolbox. | |
| Modifying Entities | 1. Expand the entity by clicking the icon on the left. |
| 2. Make changes and click Save. | |
| 3. View retired entities by toggling the SHOW RETIRED button. |
Classic Control Console: Recent Test Run Results: Instant Insights, Immediate Action
With Recent Test Run Results, you can view your test execution results instantly, giving you real-time visibility into the performance of your tests.
This instant feedback allows you to identify issues quickly, make immediate adjustments, and minimize downtime.
By accessing results as they happen, you can stay on top of your testing progress, reduce delays, and ensure a more efficient, streamlined testing process.
This feature empowers you to make faster, data-driven decisions, keeping your projects on track and improving overall productivity.
Revamped Customizable Control Console
They have retained the classic and redesigned a new Control Console to improve your experience. Now, you can easily customize widgets, get a visual overview of Test Runs and Results, and monitor your data more effectively.
Create Test Pack from Theme
Themes in AutomatePro group related Test Plans together, allowing you to quickly create a Test Pack with all plans linked to a specific theme.
This saves time, simplifies management of related tests, and ensures accuracy by automating the inclusion of relevant Test Plans without manual selection. Ideal for streamlining comprehensive test creation.
OTHER RESOURCES to Explore AutomatePro Release 8.0.0
- AutomatePro – Support Portal
- AutoTest Best Practices Guide
- AutoTest Blog: tips and advice with AutomatePro
- Checklists for Completeness of Test Plan, Test Blocks, Test Steps, and Test Checks
- Community: Tagged Questions – Support Portal (automatepro.com)
- Custom Library :: AutomatePro Docs
- How to generate documents and reports
- Introducing AutomatePro Classic Control Console – Dawn C Simmons
- I can’t find the right Action/Check to use?
- Learning Automate Pro LMS home – LMS (automatepro.com)
- Test-Run Defects – Dawn C Simmons
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