Selenium IDE

Selenium IDE :- (Integrated Development Environment)

➻ Selenium IDE was developed by Shinya Kasatani
➻ Integrated means To make into a whole by bringing all parts together (or) To make part of a larger unit .
➻ selenium IDE is a creating developing environment means jest you record and play back your test cases
➻ this tool provides to record,Edit and debug tests
➻ currently IDE is available as a plug-in Extension for Fire fox browser
➻ IDE is available only fire fox is a default browser
➻ It is not only a time-saver,but also an excellent way of learning selenium script syntax.
➻ In selenium IDE the script will run only in HTML format
➻ selenium IDE is very easy to use in testing automation tool

when to use Selenium IDE :-

➻ We can use the the tool to check the compatibility of the application with selenium
➻ We can use the tool to generate script on the web objects which we not able to identify the object properties and understand how the tool can identify which properties it uses.

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Why Automation ? (Advantages of Automation)

Advantages of Automation :-

⇛ Perform regression testing
⇛ Test execution can be completed faster
⇛ Reduce cost to the company(CTC)
⇛ Testing is consistent and effectiveness
⇛ Reusability of Scripts
⇛ Reporting is Easy
⇛ Reduce cost of testing

When to go Automation :-

⇛ Application should be stable 

          STABLE :- majority of the cases should be pass and no blocker bugs should                                      report in  reporting tools
⇛ Identify the scope for automation
⇛ Clint approval based on budget

Automation Testing conclusion :- 

⇛ Automation Testing is not passable 100% it's like performance testing ,regression    testing load and  stress testing when you can have chance of passable to reaching          near to 100%  automation testing.
          Exp:- when we sending massage  application throw mobile it must be done                               manually.

 ⇛Automation  Testing Process :-

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Installation Selenium IDE

Installation :-

➫  Lauch fire fox browser, if not available Download fire fox browser and install

➫ go to selenium IDE Downloads page click 

➫ Firefox will protect you from installing Add-ons from unfamiliar locations , so you will need to click allow to proceed with the installation.

➫ After install selenium IDE once need to restart the fire fox browser and follow instructions 

➫ After firefox reboots you will find the selenium-IDE listed under the firefox Tools menu.

➫ To run the selenium-IDE,it opens as follows with an empty script-editing window and a menu for loading, or creating new test cases. 

Toolbar :-

➫ The toolbar contains buttons for controlling the execution of your test cases,including a step feature for debugging your test cases. the right-most button, the one with the red-dot,is the record button.

1. Speed control:- controls how fast your test case runs.

2. Run All :- runs the entire test suite when a test suite with multiple test cases is loaded.

3. Run :- puns the currently selected test. When only a single test is loaded this button and the all      button have the same effect.

4. pause/resume:allows stopping and re-starting of a running test case.

5. step:allows you to "step" through a test case by running it one command at a time. Use for debugging test cases.

6. TestRunner mode:allows you to run the test case in a browser loaded with the selenium-core testRunner. Thetestrunner is not commonly used now and is likely to be deprecated. this button is for evaluating test cases for backwards compatibility with the testrunner. most users will probably not need this button.

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