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- 15:16, 24 April 2018 diff hist +2,875 N TEST DATA LOSS Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 15:12, 24 April 2018 diff hist 0 N File:SUT-Testability Issues.jpg current
- 14:47, 24 April 2018 diff hist +8,415 N Discussions and Challenges Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">This page is for general discussions about test automation patterns and this wiki.</sp..."
- 14:44, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,409 N Ted Toolswitcher Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Ted’s automation was going just great – lots of tests automated, regression suites..."
- 14:41, 24 April 2018 diff hist +4,243 N Solution ideas for Automation Goals Exercise Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Some of the goals for automation seem like a good idea, but there are often problems t..."
- 14:35, 24 April 2018 diff hist +5,244 N References Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">For unit-level test automation patterns, see xUTP below and http://xunitpatterns.com</..."
- 14:35, 24 April 2018 diff hist -11 Main Page
- 14:34, 24 April 2018 diff hist -11 Test Automation Issues
- 14:27, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1 Testers don't help the automation team
- 14:26, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,648 N Testers don't help the automation team Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select what you think is the main reason for the lack of support from testers:<..."
- 14:23, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,472 N Updating the automation scripts Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block">'''<span style="font-size: 16px">Why do you need to update your automation scripts?</span>= <br /> <span style="font..."
- 14:22, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,357 N Automation isn't what they expected Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Managers may have authorised getting started with automation, approved funding for pur..."
- 14:21, 24 April 2018 diff hist +892 N Testers think that the Software Under Test is too complex for automation Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">To solve this problem you can look up one or more of the following issues:</span><br /..."
- 14:19, 24 April 2018 diff hist +903 N Testers don't have time Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block">'''<span style="font-size: 16px">Why don't testers have time to support automation?</span>= <br /> <span style="font..."
- 14:18, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,329 N Developers don't help the automation team Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select what you think is the main reason for the lack of support from developer..."
- 14:13, 24 April 2018 diff hist +704 N Specialists don't help the automation team Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select what you think is the main reason for the lack of support from specialis..."
- 14:12, 24 April 2018 diff hist +867 N Nobody helps new automators Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select what you think is the main reason for the lack of support for newbies:</..."
- 14:10, 24 April 2018 diff hist +540 N The scripts are so complicated that nobody understands them Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Two issues could suggest patterns to help solve this kind of problem</span><br /> #..."
- 14:10, 24 April 2018 diff hist +583 N Creation or maintenance of test data Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select below the data issue that currently gives you the most headaches:</span>..."
- 14:09, 24 April 2018 diff hist -389 Setting up the initial environments is difficult
- 14:04, 24 April 2018 diff hist +862 N Preparing the expected results is difficult Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> =<span style="font-size: 16px">Where is the problem in preparing the expected results?</span>= <br /> <span style="..."
- 14:02, 24 April 2018 diff hist +961 N Disposing of redundant data Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> =<span style="font-size: 16px">Why is it difficult to dispose of redundant data?</span>= <br /> <span style="font-s..."
- 14:01, 24 April 2018 diff hist +684 N Test automators need training Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Training can be needed for lots of reasons:</span><br /> <br /> # <span style="font-..." current
- 14:01, 24 April 2018 diff hist +842 N Other costs Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">It is common to forget about costs other than people when developing the budget for te..."
- 14:00, 24 April 2018 diff hist +2,029 N Owen Optimistic Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="display: block; text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px">Owen has recently been put in charge of..."
- 13:59, 24 April 2018 diff hist +2,115 N Debbie Disappointed Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="display: block; text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px">Debbie is not happy. She had had great..."
- 13:58, 24 April 2018 diff hist +8,688 N Acknowledgements Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px">We would like to thank the following people for contributin..."
- 13:55, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,987 N People costs Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">There is a perception that the "people" cost is too high with your automation effort.<..."
- 13:27, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,036 N Not reusing existing data Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block">'''<span style="font-size: 16px">Why is it difficult to reuse data?</span>= <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px">Ple..."
- 13:27, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,505 N Refactoring the automation scripts Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block">'''<span style="font-size: 16px">Why do you need to refactor your automation scripts?</span>= <br /> <span style="fo..."
- 13:26, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,372 N The scripts are not reliable Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block">'''<span style="font-size: 16px">What makes your scripts unreliable?</span>= <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px">Pl..."
- 13:26, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,323 N The scripts are too slow in execution Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block">'''<span style="font-size: 16px">What is slowing up your execution?</span>= <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px">Ple..."
- 13:25, 24 April 2018 diff hist +3,874 N TOOL-DRIVEN AUTOMATION Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 13:24, 24 April 2018 diff hist +3,118 N UNFOCUSED AUTOMATION Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 13:22, 24 April 2018 diff hist +21 Test Manager
- 13:22, 24 April 2018 diff hist +2,601 N Test Manager Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">The most important thing to learn about test automation is the difference between mana..."
- 13:21, 24 April 2018 diff hist +3,670 N Diagnostic Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px">Test Automation Patterns are most useful if y..."
- 13:19, 24 April 2018 diff hist -11 LOOK FOR TROUBLE
- 13:17, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,404 N Nancy Naive Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Nancy is new to test automation. The company bought a test execution tool and she was..."
- 13:16, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,000 N Ursula Unfocused Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> Ursula has recently begun automation and is trying to structure the tests in a good way using good programming prin..."
- 10:08, 24 April 2018 diff hist +21 Tester
- 10:08, 24 April 2018 diff hist +2,726 N Tester Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">The most important thing to learn about test automation is the difference between manu..."
- 10:07, 24 April 2018 diff hist +2,571 N Developer Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">The most important thing to learn about test automation is the difference between writ..."
- 10:00, 24 April 2018 diff hist +1,325 N Training Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Training is necessary, but management is occasionally convinced that it's not needed...." current
- 09:57, 24 April 2018 diff hist +157 N Process Patterns Mind Map Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block">Back to Process Patterns<br /> <br /> Process Patterns]</div>"
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- 09:42, 24 April 2018 diff hist +196 N Process Issues Mind Map Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Back to Process Issues</span><br /> <br /> <br /> Image:Process_issues.jpeg | Pr..."
- 09:42, 24 April 2018 diff hist 0 N File:Process issues.jpeg current
- 09:41, 24 April 2018 diff hist 0 N File:Process Issues.jpg current
- 09:37, 24 April 2018 diff hist -145 Setting up the initial environments is difficult
- 14:41, 23 April 2018 diff hist +24 Main Page
- 14:40, 23 April 2018 diff hist -132 Main Page
- 14:38, 23 April 2018 diff hist +4,258 Main Page →Getting started
- 14:36, 23 April 2018 diff hist 0 N File:HIGH ROI EXPECTATIONS Issue.jpeg current
- 14:35, 23 April 2018 diff hist +4,268 N HIGH ROI EXPECTATIONS Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 14:31, 23 April 2018 diff hist 0 N File:HIGH MAINTENANCE COST Issue.jpeg current
- 14:24, 23 April 2018 diff hist +6,597 N GOING FOR THE NUMBERS Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> =<span style="font-size: 16px">Failure Pattern summary</span>= <span style="font-size: 16px">The automation team is..."
- 14:13, 23 April 2018 diff hist +7,579 N Glossary Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> {| class="wiki_table" | <span style="display: block; text-align: center"> <span style="font-size: 16px">Topic </spa..."
- 14:07, 23 April 2018 diff hist +10,212 N FRAMEWORK COMPETITION Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> =<span style="font-size: 16px">Failure Pattern summary</span>= <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px">Different teams..."
- 14:02, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,907 N Failure Patterns Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px">Failure patterns show how behaviours that start well can end up as..."
- 13:49, 23 April 2018 diff hist +921 N Expectations for automated test execution not met Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please say how the expectations for automated test execution have not been met:</span>..."
- 13:45, 23 April 2018 diff hist -3 Exercises
- 13:45, 23 April 2018 diff hist +861 N Exercises Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">The following are possible test automation scenarios for (fictitious) organisations.</..."
- 13:42, 23 April 2018 diff hist +2,190 N Exercise SET CLEAR GOALS Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">The following are possible test automation goals. Evaluate each one - is it a good one..." current
- 13:36, 23 April 2018 diff hist +198 N Execution Issues Mind Map Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Back to Execution Issues</span><br /> <br /> <br /> Image:Execution_Issues.jpg|E..."
- 13:35, 23 April 2018 diff hist 0 N File:Execution Issues.jpg current
- 11:24, 23 April 2018 diff hist +816 N Managers don't see the value Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Management don't see the value in the automation that you have (or had).</span><br />..."
- 11:23, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,639 N Setting up the initial environments is difficult Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">What kind of problems do you have? Please select the most challenging from the followi..."
- 10:53, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,176 N Management expectations for automation not met Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">What is the main expectation that the automation hasn't met:</span><br /> <br /> # <..."
- 10:52, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,880 N Maintenance expectations not met Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select what you think is the main reason for the maintenance expectations not b..."
- 10:49, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,735 N Maintenance costs too high Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> =<span style="font-size: 16px">What costs too much when maintaining test automation?</span>= <br /> <span style="fo..."
- 10:44, 23 April 2018 diff hist +4,557 N LIMITED EXPERIENCE Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 10:42, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,597 N Lack of support Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> =<span style="font-size: 16px">What kind of support are you missing?</span>= <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px">I..."
- 10:41, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,758 N Lack of specific knowledge Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select where you think the lack of knowledge is most severe</span><br /> <br />..."
- 10:40, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,936 N Lack of resources Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select what you think is the main reason for the lack of resources:</span><br /..."
- 10:39, 23 April 2018 diff hist +1,678 N Lack of direction Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Please select what you think is the main reason for the lack of direction</span><br />..."
- 14:34, 20 April 2018 diff hist +2,146 N Ivy Independent Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="display: block; text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px">Ivy is the person who was the sole “c..."
- 14:34, 20 April 2018 diff hist +1,567 N Ivan Indispensible Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> Ivan is the test architect and test automator for the project. He designed the automation using good programming pr..."
- 14:32, 20 April 2018 diff hist -28 Introduction and Background
- 14:31, 20 April 2018 diff hist -28 Introduction and Background
- 14:30, 20 April 2018 diff hist +3,858 N Introduction and Background Created page with "=<span style="font-size: 16px">Purpose and Scope</span>= <span style="font-size: 16px">The 'purpose' of this wiki is to share information, ideas and experiences about test aut..."
- 14:20, 20 April 2018 diff hist +965 N Insufficient set-up information Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 16px">Why is there insufficient information in the test cases about the set-up of the test?..." current
- 09:04, 5 April 2018 diff hist +2,994 N SUT REMAKE Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 09:02, 5 April 2018 diff hist 0 N File:STALLED AUTOMATION Issue.jpeg current
- 09:01, 5 April 2018 diff hist +1 STALLED AUTOMATION
- 09:01, 5 April 2018 diff hist +5,805 N STALLED AUTOMATION Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 09:00, 5 April 2018 diff hist +3,810 N SCRIPT CREEP Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:59, 5 April 2018 diff hist +3,056 N SCHEDULE SLIP Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:57, 5 April 2018 diff hist +2,311 N OBSCURE MANAGEMENT REPORTS Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:46, 5 April 2018 diff hist 0 N File:NON TECHNICAL TESTERS.jpg current
- 08:45, 5 April 2018 diff hist +2,865 N NON-TECHNICAL-TESTERS Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:44, 5 April 2018 diff hist +2,669 N NO INFO ON CHANGES Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:43, 5 April 2018 diff hist +2,488 N LOCALISED REGIMES Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:41, 5 April 2018 diff hist +3,130 N LATE TEST CASE DESIGN Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:40, 5 April 2018 diff hist +2,903 N KNOW-HOW LEAKAGE Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:38, 5 April 2018 diff hist +2,864 N INSUFFICIENT METRICS Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:37, 5 April 2018 diff hist +3,712 N INADEQUATE TOOLS Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:36, 5 April 2018 diff hist +1,879 N INADEQUATE TECHNICAL RESOURCES Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:35, 5 April 2018 diff hist +3,663 N INADEQUATE TEAM Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."
- 08:33, 5 April 2018 diff hist +3,552 N INADEQUATE SUPPORT Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"><span style="font-size: 14px">........................................................................................."