When and why should you automate software tests?

Automated tests are aimed at detecting software failures
preventing a person from having to run the tests manually. In this case, the
testing expert generates a case to be tested using a tool so that it is then
performed automatically. It does not require the intervention of the individual
in each new execution. The test simulates human interaction with the software.

Automate generates significant benefits in the development
and release of corporate or end-user-oriented software. Next, we highlight the
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Test Execution
Capability

It is possible to perform a large number of tests in a short
period of time. They can be executed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even when
the test team is not in the office. They can be run in parallel and on
different servers, further increasing their capacity.

Continuous Integration
and Devops

Devops is an important trend in the construction of modern
software. It aims to streamline the software release process, seeking to
respond quickly to business demands. In that scenario, that the tests are
automated, it is vital to accelerate the entire delivery process. This allows,
early on, stopping the production process if something is not right. Automated
tests allow detecting regression, integration, functional failures, among
others. In this way it is possible to ensure that the software complies with
the established quality standards by delivering reliable versions.

Save time and
resources

Automated tests multiply the capacity of testing teams or
Quality units of organizations. They substantially minimize the execution of
manual tests, the latter being required only in special scenarios. In this way, the human resource can perform other types of tasks, while automation is
responsible for performing the relevant and repetitive tests.

On the other hand, it allows more tests to be carried out,
without the need to increase the number of people dedicated to testing. This
makes the work team much more efficient and productive, making profitable the
execution of software tests.

Repeatable tests

The work involved in developing an automated test is
rewarded for a large number of times it will be executed. In cases where the
test requires little maintenance because the software is stable, the benefit
is practicality, since the test is performed effortlessly. For regressive
tests, automated tests can be run again and again as the software evolves,
ensuring consistency and that everything that worked in the previous version
will continue to work in the new one.

A single tool for all
platforms

Using ZeuZ, our automated test platform, you can manage
automation for mobile applications, web, and GUI and legacy systems. This is a
huge advantage since having a single tool, which handles a single language,
accelerates the learning curve and gains experience and results quickly, thus
facilitating the induction of new members to the testing team and avoiding the difficulty of having to run tests on different applications.

Greater precision

Automated tests facilitate accuracy when diagnosing the
fault detected. They provide evidence in a series of reports, as well as a
video that allows an in-depth analysis of the situation. When using different
data sets in the same test case, it is possible to be very accurate in
diagnosing problem situations. Automated testing also allows for greater code
and case coverage, so very thorough and accurate tests of functionality are
achieved, and more conditions tested.

All these benefits provide significant savings for companies
that integrate automation as one of the pillars in their testing strategy.
Either because they enhance the productivity of your testing equipment by
allowing greater testing capacity in less time or because it allows you to
release software quickly and with fewer failures.

Automated testing is an excellent way to make the production
of functional software viable that responds with a cost-effective testing
strategy and delivery times.

We invite you to explore our ZeuZ platform
and learn about our support services in the implementation of automation
processes.