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varughmi
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Topic: Manual Vs Automation
Posted: 12Feb2009 at 12:35am

When do we do manual testing and when do we automate?
I mean in real life scenario, when actually does automation begins and what all things do we automate?

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roblambert_pact
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Posted: 15Apr2009 at 5:24am

Hi,

only you can answer that one.

Why do you want to automate?

I automate to regression test. I automate to save time. I automate tedious repetitive tasks. I don't automate everything. Far from it.

Automation is expensive, it takes lots of time to get right, it needs people to take care. It requires lots of thought.

Saying that. I use Selenium and VS test edition to quickly data load my apps. Quick, dirty and effective, but it is not doing any 'testing'. The results from it cannot be used to assertain any pertinent information.

Exploratory testing is your best friend. Selenium is your second best friend. Well - they are for me. That is the problem. It works fine for me cos I know what I need. It starts with you defining what you need to 'get it tested'. If you need to automate - automate. If you can do exploratory testing - do it.

don't believe the nay sayers that exploratory is wrong....

http://pac-testing.blogspot.com/2009/03/normal-0-false-false-false-en-gb-x-none.html

http://blogs.imeta.co.uk/RLambert/archive/2009/01.aspx

Hope this helps. Good luck with working it out.

Rob..

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cprasenjit26
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Posted: 15May2009 at 12:54pm

Normally automation will be required in cases where there needs to be a check on functionality after modification to the source code. Also scalabilit load testing and soak testing can be preferred through automation

The prioirty will depend on businness requirements. However I would automate basic functionality first.

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Georgiodz
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Posted: 20May2009 at 3:24am

There are some interesting information about test automation and when to automate in this article about test automation web

Edited by Georgiodz - 05Jun2009 at 5:43am

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varughmi Newbie Joined: 12Feb2009 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: Manual Vs Automation Posted: 12Feb2009 at 12:35am
	When do we do manual testing and when do we automate? I mean in real life scenario, when actually does automation begins and what all things do we automate? Post Resume: Click here to Upload your Resume & Apply for Jobs

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roblambert_pact Newbie Joined: 15Apr2009 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 15Apr2009 at 5:24am
	Hi, only you can answer that one. Why do you want to automate? I automate to regression test. I automate to save time. I automate tedious repetitive tasks. I don't automate everything. Far from it. Automation is expensive, it takes lots of time to get right, it needs people to take care. It requires lots of thought. Saying that. I use Selenium and VS test edition to quickly data load my apps. Quick, dirty and effective, but it is not doing any 'testing'. The results from it cannot be used to assertain any pertinent information. Exploratory testing is your best friend. Selenium is your second best friend. Well - they are for me. That is the problem. It works fine for me cos I know what I need. It starts with you defining what you need to 'get it tested'. If you need to automate - automate. If you can do exploratory testing - do it. don't believe the nay sayers that exploratory is wrong.... http://pac-testing.blogspot.com/2009/03/normal-0-false-false-false-en-gb-x-none.html http://blogs.imeta.co.uk/RLambert/archive/2009/01.aspx Hope this helps. Good luck with working it out. Rob..
	http://blogs.imeta.co.uk/RLambert/Default.aspx http://pac-testing.blogspot.com/ roblambert_pact (twitter)
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cprasenjit26 Senior Member Joined: 14May2009 Location: India Online Status: Offline Posts: 151	Posted: 15May2009 at 12:54pm
	Normally automation will be required in cases where there needs to be a check on functionality after modification to the source code. Also scalabilit load testing and soak testing can be preferred through automation The prioirty will depend on businness requirements. However I would automate basic functionality first. Software testing tutorial
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Georgiodz Newbie Joined: 30Jan2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 20May2009 at 3:24am
	There are some interesting information about test automation and when to automate in this article about test automation web Edited by Georgiodz - 05Jun2009 at 5:43am
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