Web testing and web2test

Key features

• Functional (GUI) testing of web applications
• Tests tolerant to GUI changes
• Browser and platform independent test scripts
• 100 % AJAX support
• Capture and Replay
• Different heuristics for improved component recognition
• Direct access to browser DOM (read and write via API)
• Dynamic customization of browser settings (proxy, cookies, locale, etc.)
• Scripting interface (Jython, Groovy)
• No programming knowledge necessary for creation and maintenance of test scripts
• Supports all major web application frameworks (e.g. GWT, SAP WD, JSF, JSP, ASP.NET)

Supported browsers

• Internet Explorer 6,7,8 Beta, Firefox 2*,3, 3.1 Beta, Seamonkey 1,2 Beta

Supported platforms

• Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• Linux

Integration with common test management tools

• HP/Mercury Quality Center

Other features

• Drag & drop
• Uses browsers installed on the test system – no additional browser plug-ins necessary
• Use of variables
• Batch mode
• Mapping of events directly on components
• Manual recording of components
• Clear structuring of complex test cases
• Flexible reporting
• Integrated test debugger
• Industry standards XML, Python
• Intuitive user interface
• Comprehensive handbook and tutorial
• Visibility check
• Comparison of layout (geometry and image checks)
• Supports dynamic identifier (ID or name) and URLs (e.g. dynamic session IDs)
• Software, manual and tutorial available in English and German

Supported capabilities

• Create test suites
• Record events
• Record checks
• Manual editing of test scripts
• Save test suites
• Replay test suites

Data driven testing

• Data table (read and write)
• Data base (read and write)
• Excel data file (read and write)
• CSV data file (read and write)
• Extension API for arbitrary external data (read and write)

Distributed testing

• Central managing of components
• Daemon mode
• Merging test suites
• Launch of combinations of different test cases, test suites and procedures
• GUI based load tests

Update and Support

• Free minor version updates and bug fix
• Maintenance contract (support + free major version updates)

* You will need our specially built version of Firefox 2.0.0.12. For more information see "Why doesn’t web2test work with the standard Firefox browser?" in our FAQ section

More Information about web2test and web testing can be found under:

Web testing knowledgebase

• Software producer (development of browser based software)
• Owners of portals
• Web agencies (creation of websites)
• companies and public authorities with business critical Internet applications (e-commerce) and own development department