Saving 64 Hours of Manual Testing With Automation
An automated testing framework helped a US automotive company reduce manual testing effort, improve regression coverage, and detect bugs earlier.
At a Glance
The client needed to replace time-consuming manual regression testing with an automated framework that could test multiple interconnected products more frequently.
Industry
Automotive
Function
Quality Assurance
Solution
Test Automation Framework
Engagement
QA & Automation Testing
The Client
The client is a US-based used car selling company with a nationwide buyer network. Its platform provides sellers with instant offers using price prediction algorithms and real-time bids from a network of licensed buyers.
The Challenges
Making Regression Testing Faster and More Scalable
The client followed an Agile development process, with deployments at the end of every two-week sprint. The QA team had to test five interconnected products to ensure new changes did not introduce unexpected issues.
700+ Manual Test Cases
The QA team had to manually test around 700+ test cases during each sprint deployment.
5 Interconnected Products
Testers needed knowledge of multiple products because certain features and workflows were interrelated.
2-Week Testing Cycle
Regression testing ran during sprint deployments, limiting how often issues could be identified.
High Manual Effort
Repeating hundreds of test cases every two weeks required significant QA resources.
Need for Scalable Automation
The client needed a framework that could automate existing tests while making it easier to add new scenarios.
Reduce Manual Testing With Test Automation
Automate repetitive regression tests, improve test coverage, and give your QA team more time to focus on complex testing.
The Solution
A Framework for Automated Regression Testing
Maruti Techlabs developed a customized automation testing framework to automate manual regression tests and integrate testing into the client's development workflow.
Developed a reusable automation framework that could execute regression tests, analyze results, and generate automated reports.
Developed a reusable automation framework that could execute regression tests, analyze results, and generate automated reports.
The Journey
Manual to Continuous Testing
Business Outcomes
Reduced Testing Effort and Faster Bug Detection
64 Hours Saved Per Sprint
Reduced manual testing effort by 64 hours during every sprint release.
1-Day Testing Cycle
Automated regression tests ran daily instead of once every two weeks.
2,200+ Automated Test Cases
More than 600 UI and 1,600 microservice test cases were automated.
Earlier Bug Detection
More frequent test execution helped identify bugs and errors earlier in the development cycle.
Better Resource Utilization
Reduced repetitive testing effort allowed QA resources to focus on upcoming releases and other testing activities.
Faster Test Creation
Reusable framework methods made it easier to add new automated test cases.
Conclusion
The automation framework reduced repetitive manual testing and enabled the QA team to run regression tests more frequently.
Tech Stack
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Frequently Asked Questions
Regression testing is a strong candidate for automation when you repeat the same scenarios frequently across multiple releases. In this project, hundreds of scenarios had to be tested after every two-week sprint, making repetitive regression testing suitable for automation.
Automated regression tests can run more frequently throughout the development cycle instead of waiting until the end of a sprint. In this project, the framework was scheduled to run daily, helping the QA team identify issues earlier.
UI and API tests can be automated as separate layers within the same testing strategy. The project used Sauce Labs for UI scenarios and Postman for microservice testing, covering both user-facing workflows and backend APIs.
A reusable framework can provide standardized methods and structures that reduce the coding required to create new test cases. This makes it easier for team members with limited programming experience to contribute to test automation.
Automated tests should provide enough information for the QA team to investigate failures quickly. In this project, failed UI tests shared test details and recorded videos through Slack, allowing the QA team to re-verify issues and create bugs.