TestComplete
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| Developer(s) | SmartBear Software |
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| Initial release | 1999 by AutomatedQA |
| Stable release | 8.0
/ July 28, 2010 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Test automation |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | http://www.automatedqa.com/testcomplete/ |
TestComplete is an automated testing tool, developed by SmartBear Software which aims to allow testers to create software quality tests. Tests can be recorded, manually scripted or created manually with keyword operations and used for automated playback and error logging.
TestComplete is used for testing many different application types including Web, Windows, WPF, Flash, .NET and Java. It automates front end UI/functional testing and back-end testing like database, and HTTP load testing.
Overview
Uses
TestComplete is used to create and automate many different software test types. Record and playback test creation records a tester performing a manual test and allows it to be played back over and over again as an automated test. Recorded tests can be modified later by testers to create new tests or enhance existing tests with more use cases.
Main Features
Keyword Testing: TestComplete has a built-in keyword-driven test editor that consists of keyword operations that correspond to automated testing actions.
Full-Featured Script Editor: TestComplete has a built-in code editor with a set of special plug-ins that helps testers write scripts manually.
Test Record and Playback: TestComplete records the key actions necessary to replay the test and discards all unneeded actions.
Script Debugging Features: The debugger can stop before every executable line in the script or keyword test. That helps track what the test is doing and make changes when necessary.
Access to Methods and Properties of Internal Objects: TestComplete reads the names of the visible elements and many internal elements of Delphi, C++Builder, .NET, WPF, Java and Visual Basic applications and allows test scripts to access these values for verification or use in tests.
Unicode Support: TestComplete's Unicode character set support allows testing of non-ASCII applications that use Unicode character sets like Arabic, Greek, Katakana, Hebrew and others.
Issue-Tracking Support: TestComplete includes issue-tracking templates that can be used to create or modify items stored in issue-tracking systems. TestComplete currently supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008, 2010 Team System, BugZilla and AutomatedQA AQdevTeam.
COM-based, Open Architecture: TestComplete's engine is based on an open API, COM interface. It is source-language independent, and can read debugger information and use it at runtime through the TestComplete Debug Info Agent.
Test Visualizer – TestComplete automatically captures screenshots during test recording and playback. This enables quick comparisons between expected and actual screens during test.
Supported OS
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Server 2008, Vista, Windows 7. (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions).[1]
Supported testing types
- Functional (or GUI) Testing
- Regression testing
- Unit testing
- Distributed Testing
- Load Testing
- Web Testing
- Functional and load testing of web services
- Coverage Testing
- Data-Driven Testing
- Manual Testing
- Keyword testing
Supported scripting languages
Supported applications
- Support for all 32-bit and 64-bit Windows applications.
- Extended support, access to internal objects, methods and properties, for the following:
- .NET (C#, VB.NET, JScript.NET, VCL.NET, C#Builder, Python .NET, Perl .NET etc.)
- WPF
- Java (AWT, SWT, Swing, WFC)
- Sybase PowerBuilder, Microsoft FoxPro, Microsoft Access, Microsoft InfoPath
- Web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape Navigator)
- Visual C++
- Visual Basic
- Delphi
- C++Builder
- Flex
- Flash
- Silverlight
- Windows Mobile (PDA) applications
Awards
- Software Development Jolt Awards presented by Software Development magazine[2]: 2008, 2007, 2005
- Delphi Informant Readers Choice Awards as the Best in the Testing/QA Tool category: 2004, 2003
- asp.netPRO Readers' Choice Awards[3]: 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
- Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards[4]: 2009
See also
References
- ^ "System Requirements for TestComplete".
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