Just Enough Software Test Automation

Creating Data-Driven Test Scripts

Once again it is important to note that CSDDT is an implementation of an organized testing framework. The key to how effective your testing is going to be lies in the test data that are created and utilized. Remember that this framework performs no validation or object verification on its own. It merely holds the code that interacts with your AUT's windows and objects. The input records determine how the interaction occurs as the framework code parses it and acts upon its contents. It is similar to you and your car. The car provides the mechanics to take you from one place to another, but it can do nothing on its own. You, the driver, are like the input data. You control how the trip takes place—starting, accelerating, ...