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Description

Here we place a list of features and requirements for automation project. At the beginning it will be a unorganized list. On a regular basis, items will be prioritized to become part of our roadmap.

Item list

Modular Execution

• Support for Modular Execution
• Parametrized scripts
• External Files support
• Allow environment setup queries

Execution Speed

• Increase execution speed
• When executing a set of test cases, do not start a new Firefox session every time a test case starts
• Selenium.speed property should be 50 or less
• Where possible, change the static sleeps for a waitForDataToLoad.
• Reduce the number of commands send to the server while checking the mode.

New test cases

• Add Modularity scripts
• Add Acceptance test scripts

Pending issues

• Resolve SQL queries execution issues
• Resolve Tomcat restarting and application compilation issues
• Provide IE6 compliance
• Define an identifier for the tests (issue 6949)
• Find a way to automate the actions on popups like heartbeat and registration.
• Add the verification of all the messages boxes. (some check only the title)
• Check the formats of the numbers (this is almost done, but there are places where it isn't).
• Uncomment verifications and add the ones marked as todo.
• Check the tables. For example, journal and the ones in selectors.
• Report issues for every place where there's no identifier for a required html element and xpath is required.
• Check popup messages.

Debugging help

• A property to set a Debug Mode should be available.

Code Improvement

• Use an attribute for windows to keep track of their mode.
• Apply the changes suggested by checkstyle.
• Add a description to the asserts.
• Uncomment all the code related to issues that now are closed.
• Add the comments for every uncommented parameter.
• Use data objects for related parameters. For example, create a class for Location/Address with region, country, city, etc. as parameters.
• Keep a small number of parameters for constructors and functions.
• Improve the automation of linked items popup.
• Improve the code to select values from selectors tables.
• Use constants for every place where a literal string is used.
• Add a function to select a popup menu item.
• Add a function to select a read-only tab.
• Use constants or enumerators for the indexes in array parameters.
• Find a way to parametrize or use a function to calculate payment terms and similar items.