#Test Management

[yethiconsulting]

Best Practices for Test Management in a Continuous Integration/Delivery (CI/CD) Environment

Introduction

Start by explaining the role of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) in modern software development. Emphasize that effective test management is crucial to maintaining quality in fast-paced, automated pipelines.

Early and Continuous Testing

Implement testing at every stage of the CI/CD pipeline, starting from the earliest phases. Unit, integration, and functional tests should be run continuously to catch defects early.

Automation Integration

Test automation is vital for CI/CD environments. Ensure that all repetitive tests, such as regression tests, are automated. Use tools like Selenium, Jenkins, and Travis CI to integrate automated tests into the pipeline.

Effective Test Case Management

Organize test cases in a way that they can be easily maintained and executed in CI/CD pipelines. Regularly review and update test cases to ensure they are relevant and up-to-date.

Use of Test Management Tools

Leverage test management tools like TestRail or Zephyr that integrate with CI/CD platforms. This ensures seamless tracking, reporting, and scheduling of tests within the automated process.

Monitoring and Reporting

Set up real-time monitoring and reporting for continuous feedback on test results. This helps in quickly identifying issues and improving collaboration between developers and QA teams.

Conclusion

Summarize by stating that efficient test management in a CI/CD environment enhances the speed and reliability of software delivery while maintaining high-quality standards.

[12thwonderindia]

Maximizing Efficiency in Test Management: The Case for Choosing Titan Over Custom Solutions 

You recognize that streamlining and automating your testing processes will enhance quality while reducing costs. As you consider the idea of creating a tailored solution that would perfectly fit your current process, it’s important to also understand why this might not be the best approach.

And here are some reasons why you shouldn’t do it.

Rapid Deployment

The sooner that testing processes are automated the sooner your company can enjoy the benefits of improved quality and productivity. The average time to build a test lifecycle management solution can vary widely depending on several factors, including the scope of the project, the complexity of requirements, the size and experience of the development team, and the technologies used. A comprehensive, fully-featured test lifecycle management solution could take 12 to 18 months or more to develop. In addition to rapid deployment within days or weeks, there are other significant benefits for obtaining a solution like Titan.

Costs

Developing a custom solution is a bit like exploring a cave — you don’t know where the end is until you get there. Decisions about which technology to develop on, where the infrastructure is hosted, how security is implemented, and how the application will communicate with other applications is just the start.

Using a COTS solution like Titan, you have all the cost information you need up front.

Ongoing support and Training

Once your application is developed, who will provide ongoing support? Is this someone’s part-time job? A full-time job? What happens if the person leaves, or the technology used becomes obsolete? You don’t have to worry about these headaches with a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution like Titan. Titan is staffed with knowledgeable support personnel. The technology is developed and supported with the long term in mind.

Customization

Customization is likely the number one consideration when deciding to go the in-house development route. But Titan has predicted that need. Out-of-the-box, Titan provides an extensive list of features, like custom workflow, which allows the team to tailor the application to their unique process. Enterprise Edition of Titan also features a set of APIs that allow it to communicate with other applications within your company.

Features

Test approvals, scheduling, technician allocation, and equipment and material reservation represent just a subset of full end-to-end test life cycle management. Reporting with view and mark-up capability; preventive maintenance; inventory management — these are a few out of the box features that the team may not have considered when designing a test management system. They come standard in Titan.(Read More…)

[automationqa]

Navigating the realm of Manual Test Management: Where precision meets efficiency! 🧐🔍

Explore the art of hands-on testing and ensure the quality of your software with meticulous detail. 🚀💻

[testcaselab]

Field Validation Table as a Test Design Technique

💡 The pursuit of quality is paramount across all industries. Whether it's an organization striving to deliver a quality product or customers expecting excellence in their purchases. The way to achieve success is by maintaining and enhancing product quality, and Testing is an essential tool for this.

Let's consider a crucial test design technique called Field Validation Table, which empowers testers to design optimal test cases that maximize test coverage across various applications. This technique enables you to capture test cases effectively with minimal documentation.

Field Validation Table (FVT) is a powerful test design technique specifically designed for validating fields within an application. Regardless of the application's nature, thorough field validation is essential to uncover defects that may go unnoticed.

🔍 Testers often focus on commonly used combinations while validating fields, inadvertently overlooking potential flaws. FVT fills this gap, ensuring no defects escape detection in any area.

To implement FVT effectively, two crucial Tables must be created:

1. A Table encompassing various data types and their valid and invalid inputs. It serves as a reference during the testing process.

2. An application-specific Table tailored to the fields within the application. It facilitates comprehensive field validation, clearly highlighting the presence of defects and the relevant test data.

Implementing FVT brings forth several benefits that enhance productivity and streamline testing efforts:

✔ It empowers us to work more efficiently, saving time and effort.

✔ Automation becomes more accessible, leading to improved test coverage.

✔ By implementing FVT early in the project, you can avoid or minimize the risk of defect leakage.

✔ FVT is easy to comprehend, benefiting both manual and automation testers.

✔ It ensures a high percentage of test coverage, enabling you to validate fields comprehensively.

✔ FVT serves as a reference table, allowing you to create test cases that effectively verify and validate the application's fields.

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[leafyeyes417]

Danny sat on a rooftop feeling confused. It was currently 3 days later than he last remembered. That was 3 DAYS with no memory of anything. He didn’t even know what city he was in. The only thing he is sure of is that it wasn’t mind control. His experience with Freakshow let him know that.

Along with this feeling more similar to the time his mom shoved high proof cleaning alcohol that was ectofied in his face during an excited rant. The fumes alone had him missing a few hours. Luckily Jazz was there and kept his blackout drunk self entertained.

So the question was, where the hell was he and what did he do?! Also, what caused him to blackout? Last he remembered he was in Metropolis and he got nearly hit in the head with a green glowing stone that he only vaguely could tell was somehow not ectoradium. After that? Nothing.

Aka: Kryptonite is highly compressed ectoplasm and causes Danny to get black out drunk just by being in its vicinity.

P.S. I also would love to see what chaos you think Danny would get up to lol

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

Danny and Ellie had majorly screwed up. Now here they were in the hydro-electric car Danny had designed for applying to Wayne industries/whoever would give a fifteen year old a fat paycheck, sitting in the middle of Gotham, at night, surrounded by glaring bats.

Crap.

Time to bullshit his way out of this.

He looked at Red Robin and sheepishly grinned, "...hi dad."

Ellie, the little gremlin, didn't even hesitate before adding, "We are so grounded. I told you we shouldn't have messed with the broken time machine but nooo."

The bats were either taken about or cackling and Danny to this chance to put the petal to the metal and get out of there

Tim is now obsessed with finding his future kids.

[ruporas]

vw sketches (id in alt)

[gouinisme]

uhm. jarchivist

[genericpuff]

I find something that annoys me is how people misunderstand why Persephone is considered the goddess of spring.

It’s because Demeter makes it spring when she returns. Not because Persephone has some awesome sick flower powers and she makes it all pretty before returning to her 10000/10 husband.

Agreed! But also, if I can offer up my own food for thought / interpretation: Demeter didn't necessarily create 'winter' as we traditionally perceive it, rather she created famine.

In that same sense, Demeter isn't even necessarily "making it Spring" when Persephone returns - she makes the land fertile again, allowing mortals to harvest their crops and thrive. Thus creating the "seasons" of harvest and drought.

Like many of the myths we've preserved and still read today, The Hymn to Demeter was a story created to explain natural phenomena that we didn't yet know how to explain. In Demeter's case, the story of her separation from her daughter explained the cycle of nature - why the clouds would no longer rain, why the ground would dry and crack, why the soil would become brittle, and why the crops would lose their will to live. It wasn't necessarily because she brought about 'winter', it was simply that she stopped performing her own duties, which were specifically dedicated to the harvest, especially that of wheat and grains (both of which are INCREDIBLY important foods that played their own massive role in the evolution of the human race - they weren't only essential to keeping both humans and livestock fed with their carb-heavy components, but could also be used to make fabrics and tools.)

Just as people prayed to Poseidon for safe travels across still waters, so too would people pray to Demeter for a bountiful harvest. Whenever there were droughts, you could understand it as the period when Persephone would return to the Underworld; or you could even blame it on yourself, or even your own fellow mortals, if you felt that perhaps Demeter had been disrespected in some way so as to bring about a drought as punishment.

This is why The Hymn to Demeter also functions as a foundational story for the founding of The Eleusinian Mysteries - a cult that worshipped Demeter, and other deities attributed to the harvest (ex. Dionysus) whose initiates were sworn to secrecy, never to speak aloud what practices were happening within the cult. And they did a damn good job of it too, because to this day we still don't fully know what went down in those cults. They're mysteries, after all :')

Demeter wasn't the only god who was attributed to the harvest and the weather patterns that would cause drought, but she's certainly one of the most popularly discussed, undoubtedly due to the fact that her story is one of the oldest and most well-preserved, and she was attributed to some of the most essential crops of that era.

But as it would happen to many myths over the centuries, the exact cultural contexts and intentions behind her original story have become either lost, or re-interpreted so many times that we can't even fully trust that Homer's version is "accurate", at least not without any way to retrieve those original oral stories that predated both him and other famous poets whose work we still study and analyze today.

But hey, that's just my own interpretation! One out of the thousands that have existed and the thousands that will undoubtedly go on to exist. I'm sure my own interpretation of it isn't perfect or foolproof, but I hope it offers up some fun food for thought!

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bizzies

[lovely-hikari-cosplay]

Hi y’all 👋🏾

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Here’s a SUPER SHORT animation test for Lockette’s Basix (Magic Winx) which is a companion piece/update to this post

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I really wanted to post my process along side this in a single post but Tumblr said no 🙅🏾‍♀️ So I’ll make a separate post for it later today!

[yethiconsulting]

AI-Powered Test Automation: The Future of Software Quality Assurance

AI is transforming software quality assurance (QA) by making test automation more intelligent, adaptive, and efficient. Traditional test automation relies on predefined scripts, which require constant updates when software changes. AI-powered testing, however, leverages machine learning and intelligent algorithms to automate and optimize testing processes with minimal human intervention.

How AI Enhances Test Automation

Self-Healing Test Scripts – AI detects UI or code changes and updates test scripts automatically, reducing maintenance effort.

AI-Driven Test Case Generation – AI analyzes historical data and user behavior to create optimized and risk-based test cases.

Smart Test Execution – AI prioritizes test cases based on application changes, improving test efficiency.

Defect Prediction & Root Cause Analysis – AI-powered tools analyze patterns and predict potential failures, enabling proactive debugging.

Intelligent Visual Testing – AI can detect UI inconsistencies and layout issues across multiple devices and platforms.

The Future of AI in QA

AI will continue to evolve, integrating with Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and predictive analytics. By reducing manual effort and increasing test accuracy, AI-powered test automation is shaping the future of software quality, enabling faster releases and more reliable applications.

[12thwonderindia]

Inventory Management– Never Run Out of Consumable Material Again with Titan!

In addition to its full end-to-end test management capability, Titan also features a robust Inventory module. Now you can manage all the consumable items that are critical to your test processes! Avoid situations when important testing can’t move forward because you’ve run out of fuel, batteries, sensors, or some other required material. The Inventory module that comes built-in with Titan can help manage inventory before a shortage is encountered.

The Inventory module can help with the following:

Store Critical Information: Within the Titan Inventory module, you can store your current on-hand inventory level as well as order level quantity, vendor information, and item location. Organize your material by creating custom groups within Titan; this can facilitate how you count or store material. This information makes re-ordering materials a snap when you reach specified on-hand levels.

Reserve Material during Planning: Reserving material from within a Test Request or Work Order is a powerful feature within Titan. Engineers and technicians can identify the consumable items required for their testing and reserve those items while creating or editing a Test Request. By including the consumables within the Test Request, the inventory on-hand count is reduced, ensuring additional material will be ordered when a minimum on-hand quantity is reached. Users can then review inventory counts to see how much material has been reserved, which test requests and work orders have reserved material, and decide if more material should be ordered. Having this capability integrated into Titan makes inventory a non-issue.

Your Items Matter: Your organization may already be using an inventory management system, but often the material used in testing is ignored as it is not considered “direct” material (direct material are the parts that are used on the items you manufacture). Instead of buying another system or modifying an existing system to accommodate your testing material, the management of inventory is included in the Titan license — no need for additional funding!

In addition to the valuable features above, Titan can also help with the following:

Track Individual Items: Do you manage valuable or sensitive material that must be tracked individually, by serial number or some other method? The Titan Inventory module can monitor usage of these critical items at an individual level.

Utilize Bar Codes: With Titan, users have the flexibility to generate new barcodes or seamlessly integrate existing ones, facilitating effortless location and management of parts and inventory.

Stock Taking: Titan is equipped with the capability to autonomously track and update inventory levels for all parts at intervals set by the user, ensuring continuous and accurate stock management.

Reports: Critical inventory levels are flagged to ensure appropriate order levels are maintained; all part of the robust reporting capability that Titan already features.(Read More…)

[dailyiiwheelship]

Today's ii wheel ship of the day is...

Cabby x Test Tube x OJ!

[luwha]

We bash tumblr a lot, but no one commends the fact that if someone delete a post and their blog, their posts are still around.

Like, what a bug feature! We can see the incredibly funny stuff form ten years ago and it still slaps. We can add to it. Incredible.

Nothing pisses me off so much than falling in love with someone's art and they delete their socials and good. Can't find it again.

[yumedoca]

Pet the kitty!!! 🐱