1. Turning Model Based Test Automation (MBTA) into Robotic (Business) Process Automation (RPA)
Aug 2018
SAP User Group (Auckland) ii

2. Grant Borrie: grant.borrie@testingconsultancy.com
TTC Contacts
Grant Borrie:
Phil Bratton:
Tim Rankin-Mills:

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4. Automation in the Age of Disruption

5. How do you cope ?

6. TTC – we love disruption
Some people say TTC takes a different approach.
TTC have offices in USA, Asia and Europe.
TTC export test automation capability and innovative aptitude into many parts of the world.

7. We’re having fun automating
Award for delivering automation in an SAP/ DevOps environment.
In partnership with TRICENTIS the Global Leader in Test Automation Technology (Gartner 2018)
Awards: Nov 2017

8. Extension from Previous Presentations…..
SAP User Group – 2017
Making life easier for business testers, integrated agile / automation test methods
SAP User Group
MBTA saved me $20,0000
Bob Robertson, MSD, Wgtn

9. This is Test Automation !!!
Market Trends – Robotic (Business) Process Automation
This is
Test Automation !!!

10. RPA Robotic Process Automation From MBTA Test Automation
Market Trends – Robotic (Business) Process Automation
TTC are co-developing
RPA Robotic Process Automation
From MBTA Test Automation

11. Automation across all common SAP UI
SAP User Interface - Evolution From Tricentis technology support point of view, it does not matter which SAP system is running in the background or which SAP process need to be steered with Tosca. We distinguish between the different types of SAP GUIs
Tosca covers the whole SAP Technology space such as SAP Fiori, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP Netweaver Business Client, SAP Netweaver and SAP WinGUI – but goes beyond: IDocs play a central role in SAP to SAP and SAP to non-SAP communication, thus being a valuable entry point for data input or verification. With Tosca Testsuite, both the generation and the verification of IDocs can be automated through business readable test cases.
SAP Fiori is the new user experience for SAP software. SAP customers benefit from a higher innovation pace while the applications are intuitive, personalized, and tuned to the way users actually work. To keep step with the SAP user experience strategy, Tosca Testsuite supports the newest SAP Fiori Launchpad, giving users seamless automation independent of the SAP graphical user interface
SAP WinGUI -> SAP Netweaver -> SAP Business Client -> SAP Fiori -> S/4 Hana

12. But our world is not just SAP….
Mobile Platforms
Cross-browser
Web-services

13. Universal Approach - MBTA (Test Automation)
Test Cases
Action
(automated)
Action
(manual)
Test Logic (test cases) are developed independently of the Technical Models.
Only at run time do they work together.
MBTA tests can also be run manually
System
Under
Test
Desktop App
interface
Mobile
interface
Automation Model(s)
Technology
decoupling
Business
Object Maps or Technical Models are created for the target technology.
These contain no logic.
Web Browser
interface
API
interface

14. Universal Approach – RPA (Building The “Bot”)
Action
(automated)
Action
(manual)
With RPA, test Cases are simply replaced by a “business” focused workflow management GUI.
System
Under
Test
Desktop App
interface
Mobile
interface
Automation Model(s)
Technology
decoupling
Business
But the rest of the process remains the same.
Together – these form the RPA automation “Bot”
Web Browser
interface
API
interface

15. Universal Approach – Closer look at RPA Workflow Management
Tricentis Robotic Process Automation
Universal Approach – Closer look at RPA Workflow Management
Workflow or business processes are designed by the business for the business !!

16. Simplify - Universal Test Development Process (Manual and Automation)
Test Automation
Auto. generates
Links to
1. Functional Overview
2. Test Design Workshop
3.Test Design Build
4. Logical Model Build
5. Technical Model Build
6. Execution
Links to

17. Simplify - Universal RPA Development Process
Robotic Process Automation (The Bot)
Auto. generates
Links to
1. Process
Overview
2. Design Workshop
3.Process Design Build
4. Logical Model Build
5. Technical Model Build
6. Execution
Links to
There is little or no difference between the
MBTA and RPA development process

18. Now for the good stuff
Tim’s Demo

19. There is lots of valuable research !!!
Always back a good horse !!
2017
2011
2014
2015
2016
There is lots of valuable research !!!