Describe in brief about Automation Testing life cycle.

Advantages of this automated software using the above AST life cycle. High Quality to market Low Time to market Reduced testing time Consistent test procedures • Requirement / Functional Specification documents • Design Specification documents (use cases, etc) • Test Traceability Matrix for identifying Test Coverage • Functional/ Non-Functional and test data requirements • Test phases to be automated and % of automation Reduced QA costs Improved testing productivity Improved product quality • Requirement / Functional Specification documents • Design Specification documents (use cases, etc) • Test Traceability Matrix for identifying Test Coverage • Functional/ Non-Functional and test data requirements • Test phases to be automated and % of automation • Automated Software Testing (AST) Scope • Tool Evaluation and identification • AST Methodologies and Framework • Prepare and Base lining Scripting standard and ASTPlan • AST Test Bed installation and configuration • Network connectivity’s • All the Software/ tools Licenses, Installation and configuration • Coordination with Vendors and others • Test Script and test data preparation • Test scripts / test data review and unit testing • Integration Testing Test scripts and testing • Base lining under Configuration Management • Executing AST Test Suit • Capture, review and analyze Test Results • Defects reporting and tracking for its closure • AST Results and summary reports • Test Metrics and process Improvements made • Base lining of AST Test suits/ scripts/ test date etc for maintenance phase • Getting Acceptance