The Rapid Test Development (RTD) toolset was developed by Inscript Acceptance
Test Solutions as a Windows Forms-based product. The toolset enables users to
build packs of test scripts for acceptance testing purposes. Inscript has a
successful following for the RTD toolset in the UK, they approached Acid Yellow
for help migrating their software onto a web-based platform.
The RTD toolset enables users to produce and maintain packs of quality acceptance
test scripts quickly, accurately and without the need for expert knowledge of the
system under test. The scripts produced are sufficiently detailed to enable test
execution to be carried out by analysts with no background knowledge of the system
under test. This enables Inscripts’ customers to dramatically reduce costs in the
acceptance test phase of a project.
The RTD toolset is comprised of three sub-systems:
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Modeller – Allows a user to create a logical model of the system under test.
This model is comprised of logical screens, its entities (buttons, input fields,
etc.) and the navigation routes between them. Building the model requires no
understanding of the function or business rules behind the screens.
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Scriptor – Once the logical model is built, Scriptor records the functional flow
of the business processes requiring testing. A business process is recorded
through the user interaction with the system under test. The test and system
data used and displayed throughout the business processes need not be recorded
when using Scriptor.
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Testware Manager – Enables users to combine the recorded business processes with
imported test data, allowing test scripts to be produced. There are numerous
configuration options available to customize the test output. These are written
to Word, Excel or CSV for manual execution or import into Test Management products
such as Quality Center. Testware Manager also allows users to import new test
data and reapply it to the existing script pack.
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A screenshot of test script in Word format.
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