Automated Test Case Execution in Insurance QA

Introduction

In the fast-paced world of software development, maintaining robust quality assurance (QA) processes is essential for delivering reliable and high-quality insurance applications. Automated test case execution plays a crucial role in this, streamlining the testing process and ensuring comprehensive coverage. Emtech QMT is a powerful QA software for insurance that facilitates automated test case execution. This blog post explores how Emtech QMT enables efficient test case execution through its user interface, local or grid configurations, and integrations with popular tools like Jenkins and Selenium.

The Backbone: Test Case Database

Central to Emtech QMT’s automated testing framework is its test case database. This repository serves as a centralized hub for storing, managing, and retrieving test cases. The structured format of the database ensures that test cases are organized, and easily accessible.

Benefits of the Test Case Database

• Centralized Storage: All test cases are stored in one place, simplifying management and access.
• Version Control: Keep track of changes and maintain the latest versions of test cases.
• Scalability: Handle an increasing number of test cases without compromising performance.

The test case database is foundational to automated testing with Emtech QMT, supporting efficient and reliable test case execution.

Execution of Test Cases

Emtech QMT provides versatile options for executing test cases, accommodating different infrastructures and needs. Users can choose between executing test cases through the Emtech QMT user interface or leveraging local and grid configurations for more scalable testing.

Emtech QMT User Interface

The Emtech QMT user interface is designed for ease of use, offering a straightforward way to execute test cases. Through this interface, users can:

• Browse and Select Test Cases: Use the SQL Query option from the interface to select specific test case for execution.
• Run Test Cases: Execute directly from the interface.
• Monitor Execution Progress: Track the real-time progress of test executions with detailed logs and reports.
• Analyze Results: View comprehensive results and analytics to identify issues and review test artefacts.

The user-friendly Emtech QMT interface empowers QA teams to efficiently manage the test execution process, making it accessible even for those without extensive technical expertise.

Local or Grid Configurations

For projects requiring greater scalability, local or grid configurations are ideal. These configurations allow for the distribution of test execution across multiple machines, enhancing performance and reducing execution time.

Local Configurations

Local configurations are suitable for smaller environments or projects with limited resources. Test cases are executed on a single machine, leveraging its computational power. This approach is straightforward and easy to set up, making it an excellent choice for teams with simpler requirements.

Grid Configurations

Grid configurations are designed for large-scale testing efforts that demand high concurrency. By distributing test execution across multiple machines, grid configurations offer:

• Parallel Execution: Run numerous test cases simultaneously, significantly speeding up the testing process.
• Efficient Resource Utilization: Maximize the use of available hardware resources.
• Scalability: Easily add more machines to the grid to handle increasing test loads.
• Flexibility: Configure the grid to match specific testing requirements, such as different operating systems, browsers, and devices.

Grid configurations are particularly beneficial for complex projects where comprehensive testing across multiple environments is crucial.

Integrations for Enhanced Automation

Integrating Emtech QMT with other tools and frameworks enhances its capabilities, enabling a more streamlined and efficient testing process. Two key integrations are with the Jenkins automation framework and Selenium.

Jenkins Automation Framework

Jenkins is a leading automation server used for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). Integrating Jenkins with Emtech QMT provides several advantages:

• Scheduled Test Executions: Jenkins can schedule and trigger test suite executions at specified times or in response to certain events, such as code commits. This ensures regular and timely testing, catching issues early in the development cycle.
• Pipeline Integration: Incorporate Emtech QMT test case execution into Jenkins pipelines, automating the entire CI/CD workflow. This reduces manual intervention and accelerates the development process.
• Reporting and Notifications: Jenkins generates detailed reports and notifications, providing real-time insights into test results and facilitating quick issue resolution.
• Scalability: Jenkins supports distributed builds, allowing test cases to be executed across multiple machines, further enhancing scalability and performance.

By integrating with Jenkins, Emtech QMT becomes an integral part of a robust and automated CI/CD pipeline, promoting efficiency and reliability.

Advantages of Using Emtech QMT

QMT’s high-performance knowledge graph model-based approach enables shift-left, allowing the entire QA cycle to be reduced to a few hours instead of weeks or months.

• Improved Product Launches: QMT discovers all defects early, delivering the level of quality needed to meet product launch dates.
• Full coverage at a fraction of the cost: Using a knowledge graph model removes manual testing, human error and extends visibility of QA for new products to well-informed business analysts.
• Reduce quality-related day-2 issues: QMT enables IT executives to get more value from the dollars spent by testing 100 percent of the value chain, providing the fewest quality-related Day 2 Issues, and reducing the inherent risks.
• Model Complex Policy Life Cycles: By testing the end-to-end process of insurance systems, and the integrations between them, carriers, InsurTechs and software vendors can drive quality into product launches and eliminate embarrassing errors experienced by distributors and customers post-launch.

Emtech’s Unique Approach to Quality Engineering

Emtech takes a unique approach to quality engineering that further enhances the benefits of test case generation. Emtech’s modeler maps business logic, enabling intelligent test case generation and automatic updating of tests when graphs change. This approach uses a low-code method for testing business logic and workflow, which improves QA efficiency, reduces costs, and enhances customer satisfaction.

By integrating intelligent test case generation, Emtech ensures that all possible scenarios are covered, reducing the likelihood of defects slipping through the cracks. The automatic updating of tests ensures that any changes in the business logic are immediately reflected in the test cases, maintaining alignment between development and testing. This reduces the manual effort required to update tests and minimizes the risk of human error.

The low-code method for testing business logic and workflow allows non-technical team members to contribute to the testing process, fostering a more inclusive and collaborative environment. This approach also speeds up the testing process, as it reduces the need for extensive coding and allows for quicker adjustments.

Emtech’s QMT significantly improves QA efficiency. By automating many of the testing processes, QMT reduces the time and effort required for testing, allowing teams to focus on more critical tasks. This leads to faster delivery times and lower costs, as fewer resources are needed for testing. Enhanced customer satisfaction is another key benefit of QMT. By ensuring higher quality and more reliable software, Emtech helps maintain a strong and positive brand image. Customers are more likely to trust and recommend insurance carriers that consistently meet their needs and perform reliably.

Final Thoughts

Automated test case execution with Emtech QMT represents a significant advancement in insurance application testing, offering a comprehensive solution for managing and executing test cases. The centralized test case database ensures efficient storage and retrieval, while the flexible execution options cater to different infrastructures and needs. Integrations with Jenkins and Selenium further enhance automation, enabling continuous and comprehensive testing.

Emtech QMT empowers QA teams to deliver high-quality insurance products with confidence, reducing time-to-market and improving overall reliability. By embracing automated testing with Emtech QMT, insurance carriers can stay ahead in the competitive landscape, ensuring their applications meet the highest standards of quality and performance.

In the ever-evolving world of insurance applications automated test case execution with Emtech QMT is a game-changer, transforming the way QA teams approach testing and quality assurance.

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