It consists on the use of software to automate unattended (no human intervention) test executions (previously designed). It applies especially to situations in which the same manual test must be repeated frequently for maintenance and/or scalability of the Information System.
For the preparation of automated test cases, the generic test model defined by GreenSQA is recommended. It is based on the design of test “scripts” that are sustainable and reusable to facilitate the development of test “suites” destined for regression.
The different approaches used:
Capture/ Playback
Data Driven
Keyword Driven
Modularity Testing