Considered one of the most popular and well-liked automated testing tools, SmartBear’s TestComplete is a complete package with multifaceted features and potentials covering diverse applications like Desktop, Mobile Web and RIA with diverse technologies like .NET, Java and others. It has turned to be the right choice both for newcomers as well as proficient testers and encompasses a variety of testing types like Unit, Functional, Regression, Data-driven and more. This innovative tool has kept pace with the fast moving technologies today and considered to be a great buy for the price, TestComplete is an easy-to-start tool with a lot many features.

 

 

Prime Benefit of TestComplete as an Automated Testing Tool

 

• Simplified Cross Platform Testing

 

As a part of TestComplete Platform, the components involved in automated testing are TestComplete Web, TestComplete Desktop and TestComplete Mobile.

 

When it comes to Desktop application testing, one can include creation of robust testing cases at object level to ensure rigorous regression testing with alteration in the user interface. Testing of .NET apps can be done through scripts calling different Java and .NET based classes directly. DLL and WMI functions can also be called by Windows API. There are certain third party controls like Telerik, Sync fusion, Microsoft etc. which can be utilized to test apps on virtual machines.

 

While talking about Web apps, TestComplete Web has a great support of Selenium wherein one piece of code can be used for cross browser testing. Selenium Web Drives gives a lot of benefit by letting TestComplete do the execution of the web driver’s tests. Multiple node testing is possible with the use of just one test. Apart from all that is present in Desktop version, this also has additional 3rd party controls.

 

TestComplete Mobile, in Mobile Testing, lets users test different applications including native, web iOS, Android and hybrid apps with iOS8 and Swift – from Apple. Recording of gestures can be done and execution of these would be a part of this. Even cloud testing is a possible option that would lead to cost reduction and less hardware utilization.

 

• Quick Implementation

 

Creation of precise and recurring automated testing on various devices, platforms and environments is possible with TestComplete Platform. The accessibility of a straightforward Record and Playback functionality is an attractive feature which can be used by testers – novices as well as experienced. ‘Test Visualizer’ – a new feature is meant to identify all the changes done by accessing the screen shots of all the events and operations being done. This assists in lessening the time for developers while debugging.

• Test Quality Enhancement

 

Because of TestComplete’s ease of access to internal objects and app properties, there is a large access to enhanced test coverage and unified test logic from the basic test data. There are numerous checkpoints ready for the checking of operations. Regression testing, as a part of automated testing, is easily achievable to guarantee higher quality work. Just like QTP, TestComplete also allow you to test at GUI and API level owing to help of integration with Soap UI, Service V etc.

 

• Reducing the Costs of Testing

 

All the three options – Desktop, Web and Mobile platform, have their own different licensing costs attached to them and hence it becomes easy to choose the one that is really the need. This leads to a lot of reduction in expenses and saves out on preliminary investments and maintenance costs for the future. Implementation of automated testing can also be done concurrently on different workstations with no need to buy a different license for each machine. This also leads to cost reduction.

 

• Effortless Continuous Integration

 

TestComplete has proven to be a tool with instant and easy access and usability, owing to its simplified Continuous Integration feature. The Jenkins plug-in is the right choice to launch and perform required testing. Whatever test logs and bug reports are generated can be directly attached to well known bug tracking tools like JIRA etc. There are chances of seamless integration with varied source control systems like CVS and Microsoft SCCI compatible systems. The quality of automated testing applications can be enhanced by integrating with HP QC, AQ time etc. mainly for development units.

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