Automation Guide

With TestArchitect, you can test apps running on various environments, such as, desktop, web, mobile applications, etc.

Action-based testing language
Action Based Testing (ABT) is usually considered to be an automation technique. It is commonly positioned as an advanced and practical alternative to other techniques like “record & playback” or “scripting”. Much about ABT is discussed in the following pages.

Microsoft UI Automation
Microsoft UI Automation (UIA) is an accessibility framework for Microsoft Windows, and is the successor to Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA). One of its purposes is to assist in automated testing by providing programmatic access to UI controls.

Application testing
TestArchitect supports the testing of desktop, web and mobile applications built with a variety of different technologies, and running on various platforms.

Diagnosing and resolving automation errors
This section describes possible errors that you might encounter during automation, their common causes and possible solutions.