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Veni, vidi, variavi – Using Variables

There‘s no way around using variables if a test-suite has to to be flexible, reusable, and elegant. But where are variables set? Which value of the variable is used if I defined multiple ones at different positions? And how can I find out? This article aims to answer these questions.

10. July 2019, Daniel Rieth

News about the print(…) and println(…) module

If you are working with QF-Test scripting nodes, no matter whether you prefer Jython, Groovy or JavaScript, you will come across the QF module sooner or later. This module, accessible in all script nodes and script terminals via the variable qf, holds a bunch of helper methods designed to make the life of a script programmer easier.

04. July 2019, Pascal Bihler

Something doesn't work with QF-Test

You are working with QF-Test and something doesn't work as expected? Then you can (as usually) search the Internet or do research at Stackoverflow... A faster way is going on our channels ...

04. June 2019, Martina Schmid

No coordinates based Events and no Image based checks! QF-Test is smarter than that! Part I

Some days ago I had the pleasure to visit a Meetup Venue here in Leipzig, Germany. The topic was very interesting - "Experience with the introduction of Test Automation". Many of the participants consider Web GUI Testing very fragile and cumbersome to keep in "Tests OK" status that's why I I decided to write this series with the topic: No coordinates based Events and no Image based checks! QF-Test is smarter than that!

29. May 2019, Plamen Vesselinov

Mark nodes via colors

In order to simplify test-suite editing it is possible to assign colored marks to nodes. This feature is especially (but not only) helpful in the context of complex find and replace operations - in this case, the color markers can for example be used to indicate that a node still needs revision or that a node was edited successfully.

14. May 2019, Yann Spöri

Mouse Events Explained - Web

QF-Test uses semi hard events as default (based on web ajax toolkit, browser and browser version, OS etc), but not all cases. There are three event types available.

06. May 2019, Plamen Vesselinov

Disabled node

In some cases it is helpful to disable nodes temporarily. Here is a short article how to do this.

03. May 2019, Yann Spöri

“license”, “license.new”, “license.txt”, “license.dat”, “license.old”, “license.server” … Who’s gonna know about that?

Indeed, it is quite confusing if you would take a look how the supposed license files attached to emails are arriving. Although it is actually quite simple …

24. April 2019, Mike Schmidt

Writing your own checkers

While testing an application, one of the most important steps is to verify that the actual state of the application is correct.

16. April 2019, Yann Spöri

If you want to work in Germany, come to us

QFS (Quality First Software GmbH) is one of the best employers of the ITC industry in Germany and also in Bavaria. We are located in Leipzig and in Geretsried (that’s between Munich and the Alps at the Isar river) and have won the Great Place to Work award already two times now.

09. April 2019, Martina Schmid

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