What are main features of TestComplete?

Many of the software applications are being written as web–based applications that can be run in a browser. The measure of effectiveness with which these applications are tested varies from organization to organization. 

- Test complete automated testing tool offers the answer to this demand. 

- For tests such as regression tests, responsiveness can be generated only through automated testing tools as such. 

- Automated testing is the way to provide many benefits including repeat-ability and speed of the test execution. 

- Test automation is known to induce long term efficiency in a software system or application.

- Developers also get a rapid feedback and can carry out unlimited iterations of the tests.

- Reporting gets customized and finding defects that were missed during the manual testing becomes easy.

-  However, automation always does not prove to be advantageous.

Features of TestComplete

Test complete  testing tool comes with certain features which we shall state now:

1. Keyword testing: This tool comes with a keyword–driven test editor that is built– in and consists of many keyword operations corresponding to the appropriate automated testing actions.
2. Test record and play back: This tool records the key actions which are required to play back the test. All the actions other than the required ones are then discarded.
3. Full featured script editor: This is another built – in editor using which the test scripts can be written manually. This editor comes with some special plug – ins that provide further assistance.
4. Script debugging features: This feature lets you stop before every statement that can be executed so that you can keep a track of what is going on and make changes accordingly.
5. Access to properties and methods of the objects: The names of all the visible elements can be read by this tool including internal elements of the following applications:

a)   Delphi

b)   C++builder

c)   .net

d)   WPF

e)   Java

f)    Visual basic etc.

Also this tool enables the access to values through test scripts so that they can be verified and used in the tests.

6. Unicode support: Tool has a Unicode character set support which enables the user to test the applications that are non – ASCII and use characters such as Hebrew, greek, Arabic, katakana and so on.
7. Issue–tracking support: This tool comes with issue tracking templates which can be deployed for the creation as well as modification of the items that reside in issue – tracking systems. The tool currently provides support for the following:

a)   Microsoft visual studio 2010,2008 and 2005 team system

b)   Bugzilla

c)   Automated QA AQdev team

8. Open architecture (COM based): An open API, COM interface forms the basis for the test complete’s engine. This makes this tool independent of the source – language and enables it to read the debugger info. It can use this info during run time via debug info agent of test complete.
9. Test visualizer: This feature of test complete lets you take screen shots of the test recording as well as play back thus allowing you to make comparisons among the actual as well as the expected screens during the run time.
10. Support for plug–ins: This feature allows the third party vendors to connect with test complete via their software systems and applications. 

What is a TestComplete automated testing tool?

The smart bear software has come up with a complete testing solution which aims at providing a platform to the testers on which they can create software tests of high quality. This complete testing solution is popularly known by the name of test complete automated testing tool. This tool allows you to carry out following tasks with the tests:

1. Record the tests
2. Manually script the tests using the keyword operations
3. Automated play back
4. Error logging

Test complete automated testing tool can be used with a number of applications few of which have been mentioned below:

1. Web
2. Windows
3. WPF
4. HTML5
5. Flash
6. Flex
7. Silverlight
8. .NET
9. Java and so on.

- It is used to automate testing such as the functional testing, front-end user interface testing, data base or back end testing and so on. 

- The test complete tool is effectively used for the creation as well as automation of a number of different software test types. 

- The tests can be recorded and playback can be done whenever required. 

- A test being performed manually is recorded and played over and over again in the form of an automated test. 

- The users have the option to modify the recorded tests whenever they want to so as to create new tests and make enhancements to the existing ones by adding use cases to them. 

- The following are the operating systems supported by test complete:

1. Windows 200, XP
2. Server 2003
3. Server 2008
4. Vista
5. Windows 7

- The following are the testing types that can be carried out using the test complete testing tool:

1. GUI or functional testing
2. Regression testing
3. Unit testing
4. Web testing
5. Keyword testing
6. Load testing and functional testing of the web services
7. Distributed testing
8. Manual testing
9. Data driven testing
10. Coverage testing

- It comes with support for the following languages:

1. Jscript
2. VBscript
3. C++ script
4. Delphi script
5. C# script

- The test complete is compatible with both 32 – bit and 64 – bit version of windows applications. 

- The extended support and access is provided for the internal object, their properties and methods for the following applications:

1. .NET: this further includes the following: VB.NET, VCL.NET, Jscript.NET, C#, C# builder, .NET, perl, python etc.
2. Java: this is inclusive of SWT, AWT, WFC and swing etc.
3. WPF
4. Sybase power builder
5. Microsoft fox pro
6. Microsoft access
7. Microsoft InfoPath
8. Web browsers such as Netscape navigator, Mozilla Firefox, internet explorer etc.
9. Visual C++
10. Visual basic
11. C++ builder
12. Delphi
13. Adobe flex
14. Adobe flash
15. Microsoft Silverlight
16. Adobe AIR

- The test complete tool for its uninterrupted efficient performance has received several awards few of which we list below:

1. Software development jolt awards by software development magazine
2. Asp.net pro readers’ choice award
3. Delphi information readers’ choice awards
4. ATI automation honors
5. Windows IT pro editors’ best and community choice award

- The test complete automated software testing tool aims at the identification of all the defects existing in a software system or application. 

- It works on a process that exercises and evaluates a software product’s components through a manual automatic means so that it can be verified whether or not the product satisfies the end users’ requirements. 

- The test complete has been judged based up on factors such as: recording efficiency,

capability of script generation,

data driven testing,

test results reports,

execution speed,

re-usability,

playback of the scripts, 

ease to learn and cost.

Describe some automation testing tools?

Automated testing has greatly reduced the drudgery of the developers who otherwise would have to carry out testing on big software systems and applications projects manually. Today there are many automation testing tools available to your advantage. Using these tools you can automate any of the test scripts which will make your work easier than ever consuming less time and efforts. In this article we have discussed about some of the automation testing tools. They are as follows:

1. TestComplete: 

- This testing tool has been designed for both the novice as well as advance testers.

- Using this tool, creating, managing and running tests for any system becomes so easy be it a desk top or web software. 

- It has got a quite easy to use interface and a whole lot of tools for the purpose of customizing it

- This tool supports cross browser web testing, html5 applications and distributed testing as well. 

- Using this tool, you can create tests using just one browser which can be run on almost any browser.

- You do not have to make any changes to the tests i.e., testing is completely browser independent. 

- Furthermore, this testing tool is independent of any other development tool or software application. 

- It supports all the languages.

2. Telerik by Test Studio: 

- This testing tool supports functional testing, load testing, performance testing, and mobile testing very well. 

- It also supports in depth desk top testing i.e., you can easily test AJAX, HTML5, WPF and Silverlight apps. 

- This tool is quite affordable.

- Using this tool, you can create as well as capture tests.

-Web performance tests can also be created which offer a detailed insight in to the performance metrics of your apps.

- This tool is quite advanced and covers most of the technologies and protocols. 

- Using this tool, you can even run a functional test which in turn can help you to gather data on server processing time, client rendering time and network latency etc. 

- Furthermore, this tool supports testing for iOS apps.

- It also provides support for iphone, ipad, ipod, test natives, web and hybrid apps etc.

3. Micro focus- SilkTest: 

- Using this tool, one can create robust, powerful and fast automated tests across a quite broad range of technologies and applications. 

- It can be used easily for the identification of the quality related problems that occur in the early stages of the SDLC or software development life cycle. 

- Till now two versions of this testing tool have proven to be quite worthy namely Silk4Net and Silk4J.

- These two testing tools provide you with the option of bringing the power of SilkTest to integrated development environment of your choice like eclipse or visual studio and so on. 

- This testing tool has showed quite lot robustness.

4. HP: Unified Functional Testing Software (quick professional tool): 

- This tool rules the software industry.

- This tool has got the ability of accelerating the functional testing by following a simplification process for simplifying the test design and maintaining both the non GUI based applications and GUI based applications.

- The integrated test scenarios can be validated quite easily.

- All these features result in a reduction in risk and improve the quality for the applications of the modern era. 

- This testing tool includes HP service test products and HP functional testing. 

- It also includes some of the other add-ins from HP. 

- Using this tool you can increase the efficiency of your testing by using the automated processes and re- using of the data.