Implementing Regression Testing for a Government Organization
Customer
A government organization responsible for developing and managing information products for various governmental layers, including local and regional authorities.
Challenge
The organization had no existing regression tests for its platform, which required improvements and new applications. Ensuring the quality of these enhancements and applications was critical for seamless operation across various governmental layers. The challenge was to establish a robust regression testing framework to validate these changes and new implementations effectively.
Technology
To address the challenge, a combination of use case testing and exploratory testing was employed to ensure the quality of improvements and new applications. Additionally, the Selenium WebDriver was used to automate regression tests across multiple browsers, including Internet Explorer (IE), Chrome, and Firefox.
Solution
Our testing approach involved several key steps to ensure comprehensive coverage and quality assurance:
- Improved Quality Assurance: The combination of use case and exploratory testing ensured thorough validation of improvements and new applications, resulting in high-quality outputs.
- Automated Testing Efficiency: The use of Selenium WebDriver and Selenium IDE scripts automated the regression testing process, increasing efficiency and reducing manual testing efforts.
- Cross-Browser Compatibility: Automated tests across multiple browsers ensured that the platform’s functionalities were consistent and reliable in different environments.
- Informed Release Decisions: The release advice provided after each testing cycle enabled the client to make balanced and informed decisions about releasing updates into production, ensuring stability and reliability.
Conclusion
The collaboration with the government organization underscores the importance of a comprehensive and automated regression testing framework in maintaining and enhancing the quality of complex platforms. By leveraging use case and exploratory testing, along with Selenium automation, our approach ensured reliable and high-quality releases, supporting the organization’s mission to manage information products effectively across all governmental layers.
- Use Case and Exploratory Testing: Through a combination of use case testing and exploratory testing, the quality of the improvements and new applications was validated. This approach ensured that both expected functionalities and unexpected behaviors were thoroughly tested.
- Automated Regression Testing: The Selenium WebDriver was used to automate regression tests for basic functionalities across IE, Chrome, and Firefox. This ensured consistent and repeatable testing across different browser environments.
- Script Development in Selenium IDE: A large number of scripts were developed in Selenium IDE to automate the complete dataset testing. These scripts specified the starting position, allowing for faster end-of-chain testing, such as filling queues for performance testing of services.
- Release Advice: For each release, a release advice was provided, enabling the client to make informed decisions about deploying the release into production. This advice was based on the comprehensive testing results and quality assessments.
