Axe Process

Using Axe and the Axe test process is outlined below complete with screenshots of the product. Axe enables test scenarios designed in Microsoft® Excel to be converted into executable test scripts and documentation.

Axe integrates with tools from Micro Focus, HP, IBM Rational, t-Plan, and WatiN as well as AxeHarness which is offered free of charge as part of the Axe product.

Axe Testing Framework


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Manage

Create and Manage automation project assets with the Axe User Interface. Full integration with leading test management software allows your team to manage their test planning, requirements and results in a familiar place.
     

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Design

The true power of Axe comes from enabling Testers to design test scenarios for automation in Microsoft® Excel. No code, no scripts, just business logic and data in a simple modular format, with all the power of Excel at your disposal.
     

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Build

With one click executable scripts and documentation are automatically built by Axe for your preferred test automation tool (Borland, Compuware, IBM Rational, WatiN). Full error recovery and logging functionality is added automatically.
     

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Execute

Execute tests in the market leading commercial GUI test automation tools, open source tools, as standalone .NET executables or using our SOA test automation solution, AxeHarness. All without having to enter a line of code. Axe leverages the strengths of the tools without the complexity.
     

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Analyse

Full execution information is produced for analysis anywhere in a compatible web browser. Drill down through test runs to diagnose errors all the way down to single test step and view screenshots automatically captured by Axe.

 

What our clients say:

Microsoft Services

"We have used Axe on a number of high profile engagements and in conjunction with a range of tools has helped us achieve a high-level of compliance and consistency in the delivery of our testing by re-use of tested components."
–- Andy Nichol, Microsoft Services