Automation Environment
The test automation infrastructure described herein is illustrated in Figure 1.2 in Chapter 1.
Test Development Workstations
The test automation engineers will require a test development and execution workstation with TestStudio deployed on it. This workstation is in addition to their normal NT desktop machines. This is because automated test takes control of the desktop, and running tests on the engineers' primary workstations would interfere with other work activities. One of the benefits of test automation is that the test can be executed unattended, leaving the testers free to do other work.
The script development workstation should be an NT/Windows 2000 machine with a minimum 60-GB hard drive and 396 KB of RAM. It ...
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