By Jacques Wouters, CEO
Over the course of my two-decade-long career in software application development and testing, I’ve seen many transformations in QA , the latest being the emergence of digital and mobile testing. The rapid growth of mobile platforms and apps creates a new set of challenges for both the business and QA: App quality is more important than ever, while time-to-market pressures are mounting, with competition often waiting just around the corner.
Test automation has long proven to be a smart and cost-efficient solution for functional and regression testing, especially when there are frequent test cycles. It is also more accurate than manual testing and can drive tests with different sets and data and other permutations to make sure the app behaves the same under different conditions. Unfortunately, due to the inherently complex nature of mobile testing, most existing automation platforms – both commercial and open source – require trained test engineers with programming knowledge to use them, and are often tied to a test lab using dedicated hardware. This presents an insurmountable obstacle to many organizations who want to use test automation, but simply don’t have access to highly skilled technical testers and specialized equipment.
This is why I am proud to announce the latest innovation from Jamo Solutions: Jamo Automator, a revolutionary, easy-to-use, cloud-based testing tool that allows users to automate mobile app test creation and management without scripting. That’s right – no scripting. No programming. No code. As the user walks through the app, Jamo Automator captures each action as an image, a screenshot, so the user can easily navigate the test script, edit and replay it.
Did you notice I am saying “user” and not “tester”? That’s because you don’t need to be a technical tester to use Jamo Automator. Anyone who can click, swipe and make selections on a screen can create a fully functional automated test case. And this opens up the world of test automation to a whole new community of users: business users, focus group participants, manual testers – anyone who understands the business processes and has a stake in app quality.
Here are some of the highlights of the new solution:
- Documented test case process flow: Jamo Automator captures user actions and records them as enhanced screen shots. By using images, not script, and displaying the business process flow, Jamo Automator creates a comprehensive view of all the steps and actions of the test case.
- Storage in the cloud: All automated test cases are saved in the cloud and can be viewed and modified through a browser. No need to install add-ins or tools to access the test information.
- No coding skills required: Anyone who can interact with the screen can record, enhance and maintain reusable test scripts.
- Quick, easy deployment: Jamo Automator is securely delivered as a service. Anyone with access to a browser and a mobile device or emulator can begin using the tool.
- Testing on any device: Jamo Automator can run anywhere, on any device – in the lab, on the cloud, on the tester’s desk or in an emulator.
- Easily reuse test cases for regression testing: Build automated test cases that can be re-executed under different conditions and against multiple versions of the app, driving app quality and increasing the ROI of the test automation process.
Want to see it for yourself?
Please join us at Mobile World Congress 2016 Feb. 22-25 in Barcelona. We are located in Hall 7, Stand 7G71. I will personally be there on Tuesday, Feb. 23, and would love to show you Jamo Automator and answer your questions about mobile testing. And being from Belgium, I will of course remember to bring Belgian chocolates and our world-famous beer. We are looking forward to seeing you at MWC and on our website:
www.jamosolutions.com