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Test Automation

Our test automation solutions enable you to optimize your test process and continuously improve the quality of your applications.

Our test automation solutions enable you to optimize your test process and continuously improve the quality of your applications.

Efficient test automation is important for companies of all sizes. Manual tests are indispensable, but often time-consuming and error-prone. We therefore recommend thinking about automating test execution at an early stage. Automation can free up resources, especially in regression tests, which are then available for manual testing of new functions.

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Efficient test automation for companies from accompio

  • Manual tests are often time-consuming and error-prone

  • Optimize the test process and quality of applications with test automation

  • Compliance with quality standards for code format, functionality and user experience

  • Fast product delivery, optimized response to cybersecurity incidents and improved collaboration

We help you to optimize your testing process

Test automation at a glance

Test automation is all about automatically checking and validating a software product. This ensures that the defined quality standards for the code format, functionality and user experience are met. Typically, test automation includes different phases such as unit testing, integration testing, end-to-end testing and exploratory testing. These different types of testing are often represented as a pyramid, with the number and cost of tests decreasing as you move towards the top.

Manual testing is essential, but often slow, expensive and error-prone. Today, unit and integration tests as well as end-to-end tests are largely automated. Although automation tools have been around for years, many of them require programming skills and if implemented incorrectly, result in unreliable tests. However, test automation is critical to reaping the full benefits of DevOps, such as faster product delivery, optimized cybersecurity incident response and improved collaboration between teams. With specialized tools, reliable and automated end-to-end testing can be integrated at every stage of the CI/CD pipeline to detect problems early and reduce development costs.

Why test automation is important for companies

Test automation offers numerous advantages for companies:

Consistency

Automated tests are always executed in the same way, which minimizes careless errors in a large number of regression tests that can occur during manual execution.

Time and cost savings

The execution of automated tests is generally less time-consuming and cost-intensive. Although higher costs are incurred for the creation of test cases at the start of automation, these are amortized over time through repeated executions.

Independence from human support

Fully automated tests require no human interaction and can be started automatically. This means that they are not tied to working hours and enable a higher number of test executions per day. In addition, tests can be run outside regular working hours to maintain system performance during normal operation and save resources.

Consistency

Automated tests are always executed in the same way, which minimizes careless errors in a large number of regression tests that can occur during manual execution.

Time and cost savings

The execution of automated tests is generally less time-consuming and cost-intensive. Although higher costs are incurred for the creation of test cases at the start of automation, these are amortized over time through repeated executions.

Consistency

Automated tests are always executed in the same way, which minimizes careless errors in a large number of regression tests that can occur during manual execution.

Time and cost savings

The execution of automated tests is generally less time-consuming and cost-intensive. Although higher costs are incurred for the creation of test cases at the start of automation, these are amortized over time through repeated executions.

How test automation supports DevOps

Test automation plays a critical role in supporting DevOps practices. Here are some ways in which automated testing supports DevOps:

  • Speed without compromising on quality: Automated tests enable rapid product development without compromising on quality. This leads to greater satisfaction among developers and makes it possible to offer users added value more quickly.

  • Improved team collaboration: If automation originates from the development team, this promotes shared responsibility for quality across the entire team and leads to improved collaboration.

  • Reliability: Increased test coverage with test automation makes releases more reliable, so that problems in production are the exception rather than the rule.

  • Scalability: Test automation enables consistent quality results, even if development is distributed across several small, autonomous teams.

  • Security: With automated compliance policies, granular controls and configuration management techniques, security risks can be dealt with quickly and effectively without compromising security and compliance.

  • Increased customer satisfaction: The combination of improved reliability and fast responses to user feedback leads to higher customer satisfaction and contributes to more product recommendations.

  • Speed without compromising on quality: Automated tests enable rapid product development without compromising on quality. This leads to greater satisfaction among developers and makes it possible to offer users added value more quickly.

  • Improved team collaboration: If automation originates from the development team, this promotes shared responsibility for quality across the entire team and leads to improved collaboration.

  • Reliability: Increased test coverage with test automation makes releases more reliable, so that problems in production are the exception rather than the rule.

  • Scalability: Test automation enables consistent quality results, even if development is distributed across several small, autonomous teams.

  • Security: With automated compliance policies, granular controls and configuration management techniques, security risks can be dealt with quickly and effectively without compromising security and compliance.

  • Increased customer satisfaction: The combination of improved reliability and fast responses to user feedback leads to higher customer satisfaction and contributes to more product recommendations.

Efficient test automation with accompio

With accompio, you can be sure that your testing processes are optimized and carried out efficiently so that you can focus on the continuous development of your software.

Our services include:

  • Automation of your software tests, from the unit test to the end-to-end test.
  • Support in the selection of suitable tools for all test phases.
  • Continuous quality assurance and help with setting up your CI/CD pipelines.

Test pyramid – testing on a stable foundation

The test pyramid is a proven concept for developing stable and reliable software. Modern software consists of a large number of specialized modules that need to be carefully tested. The pyramid shape illustrates the hierarchy of test levels and emphasizes the importance of a solid foundation for efficient testing.

The test pyramid consists of three main levels:

  • 1

    Component test (unit test): This stage forms the foundation of the pyramid. Here, the individual components of the software are tested in isolation. All interfaces to other components are simulated in order to check for errors in the interaction. The execution of these tests is fast and automated, which enables early error detection.

  • 2
    Integration test: Once the components have been tested individually, the integration test follows. Here, the components are combined to form an overall system and checked for compatibility. Questions about data communication and the behavior of the components with each other are clarified here.
  • 3

    System test: At this stage, the software is considered as a whole and tested exclusively as a “black box”. This includes tests of the user interface as well as end-to-end tests across multiple systems. The software is tested in an environment that is similar to the later production environment.

  • 1

    Component test (unit test): This stage forms the foundation of the pyramid. Here, the individual components of the software are tested in isolation. All interfaces to other components are simulated in order to check for errors in the interaction. The execution of these tests is fast and automated, which enables early error detection.

  • 2
    Integration test: Once the components have been tested individually, the integration test follows. Here, the components are combined to form an overall system and checked for compatibility. Questions about data communication and the behavior of the components with each other are clarified here.
  • 3

    System test: At this stage, the software is considered as a whole and tested exclusively as a “black box”. This includes tests of the user interface as well as end-to-end tests across multiple systems. The software is tested in an environment that is similar to the later production environment.

In addition to these automated tests, manual tests are also essential, especially for user acceptance tests and the final acceptance of the software.

CI/CD pipeline – the backbone of any software development

The CI/CD pipeline forms the backbone of any software development by automating the process from source code to delivered and tested software. Continuous Integration (CI) refers to the steps from source code to executable and tested artifact, while Continuous Delivery (CD) describes the delivery of this artifact to the end user.

The CI/CD pipeline seamlessly combines these two aspects and is based on the principle of continuous integration and delivery of software. Once set up, it enables:

  • The automation of recurring tasks that can be set up once and repeated as often as required.
  • Automated and documented deployment of the software, independent of the specialized knowledge of individual team members.
  • The connection of all systems involved, including code management, test environments and deployment repositories.

Typical components of a pipeline include the specification of the machine to be executed, the definition of the individual stages (e.g. build, test, deploy) and the description of the steps to be executed. These can run sequentially or in parallel and include, for example, the execution of tests, the provision of software or the triggering of further pipelines.

The last step in a pipeline usually involves publishing the software and deploying it to live operation. Release and deployment are often used interchangeably, but refer to different aspects: Release stands for the provision of the software for further use, while deploy describes the rolling out of the software to the customer. The frequency of deployment depends on the project situation, with highly regulated areas often having defined time windows for updates and agile projects enabling continuous updates.

 

accompio as your reliable partner for test automation

accompio offers comprehensive test automation support for companies of all sizes. Our goal is to help you make your testing processes more efficient and free up resources for manual testing of new features. We offer tailor-made solutions to optimize your test automation.

With accompio as your partner, you can be sure that your test automation runs smoothly and efficiently, allowing you to focus on continuously improving your software quality.

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FAQs about test automation

Test automation refers to the process in which test steps and test cases are automated using software tools in order to reduce or eliminate the manual execution of tests. This enables more efficient and reliable quality assurance in software development.

Test automation is particularly worthwhile when companies need to carry out tests on a regular basis, especially for repeatable tasks such as regression tests. If performing tests manually is too time-consuming and ties up resources, automation can help to save time and money and improve the quality of the software

There are different types of tests, including unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests, acceptance tests and exploratory tests. Each type of test has its specific function and importance in the development process to ensure that the software meets the requirements and works without errors.

The types of software tests include functional tests, non-functional tests, regression tests, load and performance tests, security tests, usability tests and many more. These tests are used to check various aspects of software quality and ensure that the applications meet user expectations.

An end-to-end test is a test procedure in which the entire software application is tested from start to finish to ensure that all system components and interfaces function properly and work together. This test typically simulates actual user interactions and scenarios to verify the functionality and performance of the software under real-world conditions.