Validata Advanced Testing Suite (ATS)
The leader in Automated testing for T24
Agenda
1
Business Challenges
2
Validata Advanced Testing Suite
3
Validata Testing Approach
4
Validata Testing Methodology
5
Product Overview
6
Benefits
Business Challenges
Traditional test automation systems originated in a world that moved at a much slower
pace, where waterfall development was the only game in town and no-one attempted to
tackle automation of fast moving, mission-critical applications – they knew that the
technology simply couldn’t keep up.
These products all get their capabilities from powerful scripting languages, something that
sounds good but has become a horror in the real world, requiring a cult of highly skilled and
highly paid test automation engineers to communicate with the complex and mysterious
deity, the test automation tool.
Business Challenges:
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Need to test complex interaction between processes and systems
Generic model for the organisation – encompassing all applications
Multiple location support
Multiple team support (over multiple locations) e.g. TAM, Test Centres
Multiple environment support (for multiple applications)
Referential integrity across environments
End-to-end regression testing
Validata Advanced Testing Suite (ATS)
 Validata Advanced Testing Suite (ATS) provides a full end-to-end automated
testing capability that adapts easily to changes in the application under test,
ensuring higher quality and reduced costs and effort.
 Validata ATS is a truly integrated and business process management solution.
 Validata ATS is the first model – driven test
automation tool for Functional, Technical and
Continuous Regression Testing.
30% increase
in productivity
 Validata focuses on the analytics (the context
and the content) thus providing root cause 38% increase
in assets
analysis linking requirements and testing. Full re-use
reporting is on-demand from the Executive
Dashboard Module.
20%
increase
in project
success
Project
Success
80%
reduction
in current
time to
test
80%
reduction
in current
spend on
testing
50% faster
time to
Market
Validata Unique Testing Approach
Throughout many projects involving many applications and integrated systems, the differences
between the intended methodology and the practical delivery of a solution are greatly
underestimated.
Our unique approach offers a Truly Integrated Testing Framework to ensure our clients can
implement Validata ATS seamlessly and with immediate effect.
Validata Group believes in delivering true business value. Our approach, whilst technology driven,
is focused on the businesses needs by:
 Enabling business change without business disruption
 Aligning the business with IT
This way, usual stated benefits can be aligned to quantifyable business outcomes
Benefits
 Faster
 Cost Efficient
 Smarter
 Simpler
 Agile
 Consistent
Business Outcomes
 Faster-to-Value
 Enhanced ROI
 Fast to Market
 Optimized Resources
Staff
Capex
Opex
Validata Testing Methodology
Testing Techniques:
 Model Driven
 Data Driven
 Key Word Driven
Validata Risk-Based Methodology
Risk is the possibility that future events may cause adverse effects. Risk management is a discipline for
understanding and mitigating these possibilities.
Risk mitigation and compliance reduces costs and protects reputation. In the current business climate both
“cost containment” and “reputation management” are high on Boardroom agendas.
 VALIDATA stores and links Risk
related information to calculate
risk assessment metrics.
 Risk Management in VALIDATA
is utilized in impact production
reports and on demand
regression testing.
 VALIDATA’s risk-based approach
to testing ensures that
operational risks are identified
and prioritized to ensure the
issues are fully addressed.
Business Process Driven Testing
Many financial institutions are now regulated to demonstrate that not only are their business
applications tested but that their operational processes are also aligned to the systems they use.
Validata ATS is providing Business Process Testing, through its Business Flow Modeller (BFM) module.
Business Flow Modeller provides the ability to import business workflows from external systems such
as ARIS Workflows, store, edit and visualize them in Validata’s repository. Once the Business Process
have been captured we are able automatically to generate test cases and link them with the related
business processes.
Business Process
Test Cases
So, Validata BFM enables
end-to-end
testing
aligned with the business
processes.
Test Cases
Validata
CRM
Loan
Origination
Banking
Application
This way, Validata user can
ensure the qualitative
and quantitative coverage
of testing.
G/L
Model Driven Testing
Businesses that need to test complex interactions between processes and systems often find that their
testing capabilities are not as robust as they would want them to be.
Significant benefits are to be found using a rigorous approach to clearly define the boundaries of both
processes and systems that need to be tested effectively.
Validata
T24
Application
Data Model
Test Data
(created or
imported)
Test Cases
designed for
use with any
T24 Release
Execution
T24 Rx Under Test
Validata Database
Unlike other testing tools available, in Validata
ATS, in order to create the Test Cases, the
Application Model as well as the Test Data
remain separate from the Test Case structure.
All information is brought together during the
execution time and run against any test
environment.
Faster, easier and more efficient maintenance is
achieved when changes occur on the
application or the test data level without
effecting the total test case structure and
providing to the user maximum flexibility and
re-usability.
Data Driven Testing
Most IT departments make direct copies of their production systems for non-production.
This inefficient (and expensive) process lacks focus and increases test cycles immeasurably.
As production databases slowly grow, the longer it will take to make a complete system copy.
As a result, your test team struggles, you come across compliance challenges, your hardware
costs rise and the overall quality of your testing (and test data) remains poor.
Validata ATS offers an end-to-end test data management solution which is flexible,
fast and easy to use. Test Data Manager not only creates or generates synthetic data
from scratch, it can also create subset databases, de-identify (mask or obfuscate)
your existing data and bulk up data for performance testing.
Data
Profiling
Data
Masking
Centralized
Test Data
Repository
Data Quality
Full audit
trail &
Version
Control
Data
Creation
Data
Archiving
Product Overview: Test Types
Functional Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• Interfaces Testing
• Message Testing (MSG)
Technical Testing
• Unit Testing
• Performance Testing
Continuous Regression Testing
Validata ATS has the ability to perform Parallel Testing on multiple environments using the
unique test engine adapter
Product Overview : Capabilities
Validata ATS consists of several modules which manage and monitor an End-to-End
project from Planning, Preparation, Execution, Analysis till Project Readiness.
 Meta Data Model Driven testing from clients application
 End-to-end Testing driven from Business Processes, Requirements and Change Requests
 Manual and Automated testing
 Integration Testing with associated systems, such as: SWIFT & ATM
 Full incident management capability, audit trail and history reports
 Comprehensive tool-based approach for SOA testing.
 Risk Management
 Data Privacy
 Built Reusable Test Assets
 Instant Traceability Reports
 Integrated Defect Management System
 Storage of all Projects Assets in one repository
Product Overview : T24 Test Builder
Business users can now be directly involved in creating Test Cases with the minimum effort.
No need for technical knowledge is required.
Team productivity is now boosted up its limits!
Capabilities
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Simple and Fast test steps creation
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Composite screens support
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Automatically generate required steps against
actual results comparisons
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Easily select the correct T24 Versions for testing
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New drop down selection of T24 modes
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Visualization of the T24 screen version
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Automatic validation of the Test data during the
test case creation
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Automatic import test data from T24
environments
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Enhanced automatic calculations engine
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Automatic verifications of T24 status records
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Custom verification rules supporting data
transformations and override messages
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Improved interface to support T24 enquiry
testing
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User friendly GUI
Benefits
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Test case productivity improved by
80% compared with the previous
interface
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Test case quality improved by 60%
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Test cases creation deskilled by
76%
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Reduces the learning effort by 82%
( assuming that the user has
minimum T24 knowledge)
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Test Data management
improvement by 50%
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Automation level reaches 85 % in a
common project
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Higher user productivity and
support of automated testing
through the Script Librarian feature
Product Overview : Performance Tester
Perform Continuous, Flexible and Scalable On demand
Fully
Performance Testing
integrated
with
Reduced
Temenos
execution
T24
time,
risk,
Easy &
cost and
Accurate
effort
Script less
Result
Analysis
and User
Cross
Platform
Testing
Friendly
Product Overview : Message Testing (MSG)
Validata MSG provides an innovative automated testing framework with best
practices and proven methodologies for testing of SWIFT, ATM, SOA and
generic interfaces.
TELEX
DE.PRODUCT
SWIFT
Carrier Control
DE.CARRIER
Mapping
DE.MAPPING
DE.MESSAGE
Formatting
DE.FORMAT.****
DE.O.HEADER
Banking Application
Validata MSG verifies that the
transaction in the Banking
application has been generated
according to the incoming swift
message type and the proper
mapping SWIFT rules
Product Overview: Workflow
Automation Test Suite Process Flow
Business Requirement Gathering
Test Case estimation / Effort Estimation
One Time Setup for any Project
Validata Setup (Typical creation as per Version
of T24 to be Tested)
Define Project
Map Resources
Set Up Environment
Select Adapters
Requirement
Definition
Test case Creation
Generate
test cases
Input
Statistic Data
Execution of Test Cases
T24
Defect Management
Link test cases
via calculation
Reusable for any Geographic
release with minor modification
Product Overview: T24 Model Bank Accelerators
Significant investment has been made in both the development of product functionality and
relevant content, re-usable test cases to be packaged and delivered to clients as part of the
overall product solution , to ensure full test coverage when it counts!
 Our testing accelerators allow Validata ATS to jump
start our clients implementation by having up to
80% of the core Test Cases and Test Steps available
immediately testing begins.
 The structure provides a ‘ready-to-use’ set of test
scenarios, grouped into logical functions and based
on the major banking business functions (i.e. Loans,
deposits, FX...), providing re-usability.
 Reusability is the key driver in reducing costs. As a
limited amount of customization will be required,
the cost of implementing Validata is significantly
reduced.
Extend your test coverage with Validata ATS!
Product Overview: Validata Adapters
An Adapter is a component which connects Validata ATS to external systems and data
sources to enable quality automated testing:
Validata ATS acquires appropriate
information from the software application
under test using our unique adaptor
technology
SOA
Adapter
MS Project
Adapter
Our adapters enable the mapping between
Validata objects and system under test
objects
No development / scripting is required
T24 Web
Adapter
SQL Adapter
Generic
Adapters
SWIFT
Adapter
Globus
Desktop
Adapter
T24 OFS
Adapter
ISO-8583
Adapter
Performance
Adapter
SOAP Adapter
Product Overview: Defect Management
Validata ATS provides an integrated Defects Management system that stores defects identified from
every execution. It also manages the changes to requirements and processes and as soon as the fixes
are available, redirects a new cycle of testing based on the impact analysis reports provided.
 Catch defects early during targeted integration / regression testing
 Change analysis impact report
 Ability to integrate with external system
 Audit, trail and history reporting
 Alert mechanism based on user customized workflows
 Monitor defects found through the Executive Dashboard and usercustomizable reports, offering full visibility
Product Overview: On Demand Reporting
Achieve end-to end
traceability across
multiple projects
Get real time on demand reporting
Develop these reports for internal use
Build in your own KPI measurements
Understand where your project is heading
The Critical Differencies
Efficient Testing
• Reduced Testing time - Less time to develop, Shortened
application life cycle and Faster time to market
• Reduced QA Cost - Upfront cost of automated testing is easily
recovered over the lifetime of the product. The cost of
performing automated testing is much lower, many times
faster and with fewer errors
Improve Process
•Consistent test procedures - Ensuring process repeatability,
resource independence, eliminates manual errors
•Replicating Testing - Across different platforms is easier using
automation
•Results Reporting - Automated testing produces convenient
reporting and analysis with standardized measures allowing
more accurate interpretations
Effective Testing
• Greater Coverage -The productivity gains delivered by
automated testing enable more and complete testing.
Greater coverage reduces the risk of malfunctioning or
non-compliant software
• Improved testing productivity - Test suites can be run
earlier and more often
Better Use of resources
•Using Testing Effectively -Testing is a repetitive activity.
Automation of testing processes allows machines to
complete the tedious, repetitive work while resources are
diverted to perform other tasks
Test team members can focus on quality
Cost Effectiveness: Automated Testing
900
Manual
Testing
800
Traditional
Automation
Aggregated Effort (hours)
700
Typically Three
Test Cycles
within Upgrade
600
500
400
Validata Automation
Testing Suite
(ATS)
# of Test Cycles
300
200
1
2
3
Validata ATS
ROI within 2 test cycles
4
5
6
7
Traditional Automation
ROI within 6 test cycles
8
9
10
Total Effort Per Approach (Hours)
(Assumption: 35 Business Processes)
Effort Overview: Test Creation Phase
Manual
Systems
Integration
Testing
Functional
Testing
Continuous
Regression
Testing
Performance
Testing
-70% less
effort by
reusing the
test artifacts
from SIT
-60% less effort
by reusing the
test artifacts
from SIT
-30% Faster
on test case
creation
Limitations
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-60% Faster
than
manual
No Low level
testing.
With
Accelerators
Lack of
Knowledge and
Complex test
transactions
and enquiries.
Highest
Automation
Required:
 Enquires
 Advanced
Enquiries
 Test Data
 Automatic
Business Rules
 Comparison
Rules
No qualitative
test cases.
No reusability
-40% Due to
Test data and
scenarios
reusability
Highest
Automation
Required:
Enquires
Advanced
Enquiries
 Comparison Rules
 Automatic
Business Rules
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Highest
Automation
Required:

Automatic
Business Rules
Effort Overview: Test Execution Phase
Manual
Functional
Testing
Systems
Integration
Testing
Continuous
Regression
Testing
Performance
Testing
-60% Faster
on every cycle
-70% Faster
in any cycle
Cycle 1
Same Effort
for all Cycles
Cycle 2
Cycle 1
Cycle 2
Cycle 3
Cycle 3
Cycle 4
-80% Faster
on every cycle
Cycle 1
Cycle 2
Cycle 4
Cycle 3
No comparison
to manual as it is
only automatic
ROI based on re-usability
60%
Reusability
40%
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Infrastructure
Test Case
Creation
Automation – RUN 1
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