BusinessProcess Testing

BusinessProcess Testing enables non-technical Subject Matter Experts (working inQuality Center) to collaborate effectively with Automation Engineers (working in QuickTest professional).

Together, you can build, document,and run business process tests, without requiring programming knowledge on the part of the Subject Matter Expert.

Components are easily-maintained, reusable units that perform a specific task. They are the building blocks of business process tests.

Each component is comprised of several application steps that are logically performed together in a specific order. For example, in a Web application, a login component might be comprised of four steps. Its first step could be to open the application.

Its second step could be to enter a user name. Its third step could be to enter a password, and its last step could be to click the Submit button on the Web page. By creating and calling functions stored in function libraries,

you can enhance the component with additional logic to test important details of the login task. By design, each component tests a specific part of an application. When combined, components are incorporated into a business process test in a

serial flow representing the main tasks performed within a particular business process. For example, a business process test for a flight reservation application may include a login component, a flight finder component,

a flight reservation component, a purchasing component, and a logout component.