TestPartner
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TestPartner is a GUI software testing
tool from Micro Focus that is intended to enable software development project teams to functionally automate and test application Graphical User Interface
s, with the goal of being able to accomplish more application testing in a given amount of time than could be performed manually .
On 6 May 2009, Micro Focus announced the purchase of the Quality Solutions part of Compuware
which included TestPartner.
The current version of TestPartner is 6.3.0.
GUI software testing
In software engineering, graphical user interface testing is the process of testing a product's graphical user interface to ensure it meets its written specifications...
tool from Micro Focus that is intended to enable software development project teams to functionally automate and test application Graphical User Interface
Graphical user interface
In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and...
s, with the goal of being able to accomplish more application testing in a given amount of time than could be performed manually .
On 6 May 2009, Micro Focus announced the purchase of the Quality Solutions part of Compuware
Compuware
Compuware Corporation is a software company with products aimed at the information technology departments of large businesses. The company's services also include testing, development, professional services automation, project and portfolio management, cloud-based collaboration and performance...
which included TestPartner.
Methods
TestPartner provides two primary methods for functional test development:- Code-oriented development using Microsoft Visual Basic for ApplicationsVisual Basic for ApplicationsVisual Basic for Applications is an implementation of Microsoft's event-driven programming language Visual Basic 6 and its associated integrated development environment , which are built into most Microsoft Office applications...
(VBA), which has been licensed from MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. With VBA users have access to a rich integrated development environment (IDE) that provides the core VisualBasic application libraries, as well as all of the capabilities inherent in VBA (debugging, error handling, ability to reference public libraries, etc). Compuware TestPartner also provides a predefined library of VBA-based functionality specifically intended for use in functional test automation. - A visual storyboard-based environment for developing functional test automation. This interface has been termed a "Visual Navigator" in the product literature. This capability provides users with a Screen Preview (screenshot of application screen being automated), a list of test automation steps being performed against the Screen, and a Storyboard which provides the context of a series of test steps against multiple screen previews. This approach also provides users with access to a standard test automation functionality, as well as the ability to add various types of test logic, variabilization, etc.
The current version of TestPartner is 6.3.0.