Automation Testing Frameworks for SharePoint application

Abstract

This Automation Framework has been designed and developed for the SharePoint migration/up gradation for a large insurance company in UK. For any SharePoint migration Project to be automated in the different phases to detect the defects/bugs at early stages of the SDLC. The Current IT industry follows either waterfall model or an Agile methodology to execute a project. For the last two years, all the projects around the world are moving towards the Agile Methodology to execute it. Irrespective of the process or methodology to be followed, the following testing phases: Unit, Integration, System and User acceptance testing need to be followed before moving into production. Design and develop the automation framework which will be used as wrapper to test the SharePoint application based on the requirement from the client. Automation Framework will be using the Selenium/QTP Functional testing tool to develop the Automation Framework Engine or a Wrapper scripts to test the application. Based on the Architecture of the application, developed a framework which is very much similar to test the application. These frameworks were developed either Scenario based or Functionality based. In this Paper, designed and developed both the automation frameworks to achieve the goal of the testing in System Testing phase. At the same time, come-up with the steps to validate the Unit testing phase by simple automation framework. Even in this unit testing phase, can be identify the defects in early stages of the testing which will bring down cost of the defect. As well move the application faster to market because of the testing done by the automation framework in Unit and System testing. Main objective of this paper is to reduce the cost of the defect and delivering defect free quality to the customer.