30 Days of Automation in Testing | Type of Automation Testing Supported

Type of Automation Testing Supported

Original Post: what-types-of-testing-can-automation-support-you-with

• UI / Front-End

  • Normal Flow - automation can streamline the end-to-end testing of typical workflows and critical paths
  
  
  • Exception Handling & Validation - with a data source, testing is more efficient when the process for generating error states and system failures is automated
  
  
  • Boundary Testing - the process of filling forms with copious data over time is best completed via an automated script that can dynamically enter the data consistently
  
  

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• API / Back-End

  - Basic Assertions that data is present / POST - data matches input / GET - requests are not null



• Integration

  - systematic testing of all features as they've been assembled with regards to the rest of the other features in the DOM

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• Security

  - Vulnerability Assessments, Proxy/MITM Attacks, Brute Force Attacks, DDOS