1. Cognizant Reusable Automation Framework for Testing C.R.A.F.T.

2. C.R.A.F.T – Introduction What? Why? Who?
Cognizant’s proprietary test automation framework
Stands for Cognizant Reusable Automation Framework for Testing
Follows a hybrid approach by combining the best practices of keyword driven and data driven approaches
Tool agnostic framework
Why?
C.R.A.F.T greatly improves the quality of test automation through a well-defined set of design patterns and best practices
C.R.A.F.T focuses on increased participation from business users and functional consultants in the automation process
C.R.A.F.T has been in place for nearly a decade, and has matured over a wide range of project implementations across various domains
C.R.A.F.T – Introduction
* Any automation framework – including C.R.A.F.T – is predominantly focused on improving automation quality, and should not be looked at from a cost savings perspective.
Who?
C.R.A.F.T has been created by the Research and Development team from Cognizant’s Automation Centre of Excellence
C.R.A.F.T is continuously enhanced and updated by the R&D team, based on feedback from the end users of the framework
C.R.A.F.T has a dedicated helpdesk to assist end users with the framework implementation and troubleshooting

3. C.R.A.F.T – Architecture Execution Flow
<Test case details>
Business Flow3
<Keyword Driven>
Test Data5
<Data Driven>
Data driving
Library
Support Libraries4
<Generic reusable functions>
Allocator1
<Batch Execution Controller>
Run Manager.xls2
<Batch Run Configurations>
Test Scripts2
<One Script per Testcase>
Customized
Test
Results6
<HTML, Excel>
Component
Groups
Business
Components
Business Keywords3
<Building blocks of test cases>
Reporting
Utility
Core
Driver Script3
<Keyword processor
with in-built error handling>
C.R.A.F.T – Architecture
Execution Flow
The Allocator is the entry point of the batch execution
The Allocator reads the specified batch run configuration from the Run Manager and invokes the Test Scripts accordingly
The Test Scripts in turn call the Driver Script, which reads the Business Flow of the test case and passes control to the relevant Business Keywords as specified
The Business Keywords leverage the Support Libraries (mainly the data driving and reporting libraries) as required
The Business Keywords consume the Test Data specified in the datasheets
The Test Scripts publish the Test Results at the end of every test execution

4. C.R.A.F.T for Selenium (Java)
Features
Benefits
Hybrid framework approach (Keyword + Data driven)
Facilitates effective BA-QA interaction
Test cases are broken down into business keywords
Ensures increased reusability and reduced maintenance effort
Keywords are strung together in an Excel sheet to form automated test cases based on the business flow
Simplifies the process of creating end-to-end automated scripts and improves the automation quality
Centralized test data in Excel, with provision to reuse any data common to multiple test cases
Empowers functional consultants to configure test data easily
Robust error handling with automatic screen capture of failures
Enables uninterrupted batch execution of scripts
Out-of-the-box integration with TestNG
Provides a uniform test runner for unit, integration and functional tests. Also enables easy integration with continuous integration systems.
Out-of-the-box integration with Selenium Grid
Enables parallel execution of scripts on multiple machines to reduce the cycle time
Batch execution engine
Provides one-click execution facility
Integrates with Windows Scheduler and MS Outlook to facilitate scheduled script execution and triggers for execution
Enables unattended overnight execution and on-demand execution of scripts
Customized HTML/Excel based reports
Helps in easy analysis of test results
Out-of-the-box integration with HP QC/ALM
Leverages the end-to-end test management features of QC
Selenium (Java)
C.R.A.F.T for Selenium (Java)

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