This was my final year project for the B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (2008–09), done with K. Nishant.
Test Automation in ERP Applications: Optimisation and Enhancement
Most large organisations run their business on packaged ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, or PeopleSoft. These get heavily customised to fit each company’s processes, and testing those customisations is expensive and time-consuming. The goal of this project was to build a test automation framework that could run hundreds of test scenarios from a single script.
The problem
Test automation tools existed, but the frameworks around them needed work. We wanted to make the process faster and more reliable, especially for ERP implementations where testing cycles are long and budgets are tight.
Tools and technologies
- QuickTest Professional (test execution engine)
- VBScript
- Microsoft Windows XP
- SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft
Guides
Ravi Kumar Addanki at Arsin Systems (external) and Prof. Balram, Head of Department CSE (internal). We worked out of Arsin’s office in Hyderabad.
References
- Wrox VBScript Programmer’s Reference by Adrian, Kathie and Daniel
- QuickTest Professional tutorial by Mercury Interactive
- SAP for MIT – Basic Skills / Self Study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology