Web Test Automation Workbook #04: User Sign in OK Test

First Test Project; First Test Script (User Login).

This article is one of the “Web Test Automation Workbook” series, a set of bite-size exercises. Try to find 20 minutes to read and do the exercise on your computer.

Table of Contents:
· Goals
· Test Case #04
· Tasks 
  ∘ Task 1. Create a new TestWise Project
  ∘ Task 2. Create Login Test
  ∘ Task 3. Scripting test steps
  ∘ Task 4. Copy the working test steps to the test script file
  ∘ Task 5. Add an assertion
  ∘ Task 5. Change the test case name and test script file
· Full Test Script
· Common Issues

In #03, we tried a couple of Selenium test steps; It is time to create a proper test script.

Goals

• Create a test project in TestWise
• Create a test case
• Validate

Test Case #04

This is a very simple test case. As a matter of fact, testing user login is usually the first testing task for an app.

While I believe everyone understands the steps, I will still ask you to perform the manual testing (exact steps) first.

“Before starting scripting an automated test, always perform manual testing first. Many beginners forget about this, too eager to jump directly into scripting.” — Zhimin Zhan

Tasks

Create a test project in TestWise (introduced in session #1), then script the test steps one by one in TestWise debugging mode (introduced in session #3). After all the steps pass, move all of them into the test script file.

Task 1. Create a new TestWise Project

A project in coding/scripting, to put it simply, is a folder containing all related files for one purpose.

Launch TestWise and start a new one (File > New Project). If a project is already opened, close it (File > Close Project).

Fill in the pop-up window with appropriate details.

1. The Project Name
   Can be any text for…