The short answer is Yes. Most of the manual testing processes can be managed in Excel. Requirements Traceability matrix Test case execution – Pass/Fail/Invalid/On Hold Defect management Statistics All of these can be managed in Excel, using excel features and functions. You just need to learn how to use advanced Excel functions. Here are sample…
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Using AI – Anyone can code now!
After almost 6 years [my last post was in 2020], I have started posting again. I will try to be a bit regular in my posts! A lot has changed during this time, both personally and professionally, for me. But the most notable change is how AI has infiltrated the IT world. I read in…
AWS Hybrid Cloud Testing – Part 3 – Stop and Start EC2 instances on schedule
One of the key features of AWS is that any business owner will only be charged for the hours that the application/web server has been online and active. Lets say you have an internal application that is used by the staff only during business hours (9am – 5pm Monday to Friday). If there is no…
AWS Hybrid Cloud Testing – Part 1 – 2 Tier application on EC2 instance and RDS
In this series of posts, I will discuss how to test AWS Hybrid cloud infrastructure and applications. In this Part I article, I will focus on 2 tier application deployed on EC2 instance and RDS. By 2 tier, I mean the application has a web layer or web server and has a database (in this…
Blurring the Lines between Developer and Tester
(Feature image: Courtesy of British Council) While this site is dedicated to helping anyone out there to become a great testing professional, I sometimes feel that I need to pass on some traditional wisdom as well. You cannot just shape your skills alone, you need to prepare yourself for the future as well. Sometimes I…
Testing Online Applications without being a Security Expert
As more and more organizations are pivoting towards having online presence or transforming into a digital organization, the need to have secure online application is becoming more of a necessity now. Gone are the days when security testing was an afterthought. Now it is baked into the test plan and test schedule. Traditionally, security testing…
Automate Online Demo Form with Selenium WebDriver and C#
In this article, we will automate an online form with Selenium WebDriver and C#.. An online demo form is available on this site: http://toolsqa.com/automation-practice-form/ As you can see, the form comprises of following: text boxes for entering first name and last name radio button for selecting gender (male or female) radio button for selecting years of…
Automate simple Google search with Selenium WebDriver and C#
As you get more familiar and comfortable with Selenium WebDriver, you will notice that majority of the issues lie with identifying objects in the UI. Since developers tend to design the UI in different ways, as an automation expert, it is your job to find a way to correctly identify objects in the UI. Some…
Basic Selenium Automation in 30 Minutes
The main hurdle with Selenium automation is identifying the element on the web page. Once that is done, the rest is just performing actions on the element. Since you do not know how a web page is developed, you cannot expect the developers to follow the same standard. For example, in some web pages, elements…
What does a good Test Report look like?
Before we look at the content of a good test report, we need to understand the purpose of the report. Technical teams working on a project have various means to provide status update to each other. This includes daily stand-up meetings, formal/informal defect triage, weekly project meetings etc. Senior management/stakeholders, on the other hand, need…
