Overview
If software is designed for a variety of platforms, the demands on the quality assurance department rises dramatically. eggPlant is the only automated software testing tool that offers complete cross-platform script development – and that doesn’t just mean XP and Vista.
eggPlant scripts work regardless of the environment you are testing. Supported platforms include:
- Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, XP, Vista, and Windows 7
- Mac OS X
- LINUX
- Solaris
- HP-UX
- Even BIOS and other hardware devices
But testers need to consider more than just the platform these days. The rise of mobile applications, cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) means that enterprise software is being pushed into the web. As more and more desktop applications move to the cloud, and are accessed from the web, the need for comprehensive cross-browser testing increases.
Challenge
As a test automation practitioner my challenge is how do I maintain a consistent, roboust, bug free website or user interface for the end user across browsers across OS and across internet devices. For example, to ensure cross-platform functionality, quality assurance managers have to do numerous tests, including migration testing and application testing for cloud solutions, and also ensure future consistency by scheduling regression testing. Traditional testing tools are not appropriate for cloud computing – you need platform independent automated tools for testing.
Below is a brief summary of typical losses enterprises encounter with weak mobile testing.
| Business | Type of loss |
| Online retail | Web traffic lost |
| Ad-networks | Click through |
| Video platforms | Compatibitly |
| B2C and B2B brands | Loss of brand equity |
Solution
eggPlant is designed to simplify cross-platform testing. It uses leading-edge image recognition technology to run tests across multiple browsers simultaneously with the same script.
This approach of cross-browser testing enables the QA engineer tosave time by utilizing functional testing and GUI testing across multiple browsers and operating systems
- save time by utilizing functional testing and GUI testing across multiple browsers and operating systems
- save money – a single eggPlant license is enough to test multiple browsers and multiple operating systems at the same time, complementing Agile methodologies
- increase efficiency – existing scripts can be redeployed to test new browser updates without spending time and resource developing new test scripts
