Preface

Welcome to Getting Started with Oracle Application Testing Suite. This guide explains how to get started using the features and options of Oracle OpenScript, Job Scheduler, and Oracle Load Testing for testing Web pages or applications.

Audience

This guide is for Web test engineers who will be using the Oracle Application Testing Suite applications for regression testing, performance testing (load and scalability), and monitoring of a Web site or application.

Prerequisites

The tutorials in this guide assume an understanding of software or Web application testing concepts. Test engineers using the Oracle Application Testing Suite should be familiar with the concepts of regression testing, load testing, scalability testing, and operational monitoring.

Using This Guide

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, "Introduction" provides an overview of the major features of the tools included in the Oracle Application Testing Suite.

Chapter 2, "Oracle Application Testing Suite Basics" provides descriptions of the products in the Oracle Application Testing Suite and the main features of each.

Chapter 3, "Oracle OpenScript Tutorial" provides step-by-step instructions andand explanations for building regression test scripts for testing Web pages or applications with Oracle OpenScript. The tutorial includes examples that highlight the script features, the Databanks, and test cases.

Chapter 4, "Oracle Functional Testing Tutorial" provides step-by-step instructions and explanations for building regression test scripts for testing Web pages or applications with Oracle Functional Testing. The tutorial includes examples that highlight the Visual Script features, the Data Bank Wizard, and test cases.

Chapter 5, "Job Scheduler Tutorial" provides step-by-step instructions for creating Job Scheduler jobs and schedules to play back multiple Oracle Oracle Functional Testing Visual Scripts for operational and performance monitoring of a site.

Chapter 6, "Oracle Load Testing Tutorial" provides step-by-step instruction for using multiple Oracle Functional Testing Visual Scripts or OpenScript scripts to perform load and scalability testing of Web applications and back end systems. This chapter also explains how to configure ServerStats and generate reports from testing data.

Chapter 7, "Oracle Test Manager Tutorial" provides step-by-step instruction for using the main features of Oracle Test Manager.

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