While the Notes application displays well in the browser, how do we write test software to distinguish one page from another? The key requirement is for test scripts to inspect the page, determine which page is being displayed, and read the data on the page. That means each HTML element must be easily addressable using a CSS selector.
While developing the Notes application, we forgot to do that, and the Software Quality Engineering (SQE) manager has requested our assistance. At stake is the testing budget, which will be stretched further the more the SQE team can automate their tests.
All that's necessary is to add a few id or class attributes to HTML elements to improve testability. With a few identifiers, ...
