Last month, Opkey—Oracle’s leading automation test partner offering intelligent, no-code test automation solutions for ERP application testing—participated in two of the year’s most important events: Oracle CloudWorld 2024 and Workday Rising. These conferences provided Opkey a global stage to demonstrate how their AI-driven test automation tool is poised to revolutionise enterprise software testing.
But how does the inclusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) assist Opkey with enhancing their test automation platform?
According to Opkey, AI is capable of leveraging machine learning algorithms to enhance test coverage, detect anomalies, and predict potential failures. By automating repetitive and mundane testing tasks, AI allows ERP release managers, test automation engineers, and Oracle application teams to focus on the more strategic aspects of their ERP upgrade, thereby reducing the overall testing time and cost.
In this blog, we’ll dive into the whats, whys, and hows of AI-powered automation testing for Oracle cloud testing and look at how Opkey is leading the AI test automation race.
What is AI-Driven Test Automation?
AI-driven test automation refers to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the process of software testing, automating test design, execution, and analysis in ways that go beyond traditional methods. In standard test automation, scripts are written manually to run tests against applications. AI-driven automation, however, incorporates machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) to simulate human decision-making, improving the speed, accuracy, and scalability of the testing process.
What Value Is Opkey Offering With AI-Driven Test Automation?
Opkey is a no-code test automation platform built specifically for Oracle testing. It not only enables Oracle Cloud customers to create complex, end-to-end tests but also empowers even non-technical employees to create automated tests in minutes.
Now with the added inclusion of AI, Opkey’s high-speed test creation and execution tool can help you automate and simplify business-as-usual testing during Oracle’s ERP upgrades and enable you to take advantage of Oracle Cloud’s latest features in 3 days or less!
Want to explore the benefits of an AI-driven no-code test automation tool? Reach out to us for a free demonstration of Opkey’s automated testing tool today!
What Are the Benefits of AI-Driven Test Automation?
One of the key benefits of AI-driven test automation is its ability to autonomously learn from test data and adapt to changes in the software environment. For example, traditional automated tests often break when the user interface (UI) changes. AI-driven tools, however, can analyse patterns in the code and recognise objects, allowing them to adjust to UI modifications without requiring human intervention. This leads to faster test case creation and reduced maintenance efforts, ensuring continuous testing even in dynamic environments.
Another advantage is AI’s capacity to optimise test coverage. AI algorithms can analyse vast amounts of data, identifying gaps in test cases or high-risk areas that manual testers might overlook. With predictive analytics, AI-driven tools can also prioritise tests based on defect prediction, ensuring that the most critical areas of the application are tested first.
Let’s break down the benefits of AI-driven test automation, taking Opkey’s platform for Oracle cloud testing as an example.
1. Enhanced Accuracy: Opkey’s test automation tool uses AI algorithms to process vast amounts of ERP cloud data with precision, identifying issues that might be missed by human testers. This leads to more reliable and accurate testing outcomes.
2. Increased Test Coverage: Opkey’s AI-driven automated testing tool can simulate numerous test scenarios, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the application. This is particularly useful in complex Oracle Cloud environments where manual testing might overlook critical test cases.
3. Faster Time to Market: By accelerating the testing process with AI, Opkey enables organisations to significantly reduce the time required for testing cycles. This enables faster deployment of applications on the Oracle Cloud, giving businesses a competitive edge.
4. Continuous Testing: Opkey’s AI-driven test automation supports continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. This means that testing can be integrated seamlessly into the development process, allowing for early detection of issues and quick resolution.
In other words, Oracle Cloud customers can achieve more reliable software releases, cut down on manual effort, and increase efficiency in development cycles by incorporating intelligent, AI-driven test automation.
What Are the Steps to Implement Opkey’s AI-Driven Test Automation for Oracle Cloud Testing?
To implement Opkey’s AI-driven test automation in Oracle Cloud applications, organisations should follow a structured approach as follows:
1. Identify Key Areas for Automation: Start by identifying the most critical and repetitive testing tasks that would benefit from automation.
2. Select the Right AI-Enabled Automated Testing Tool: Choose AI-driven test automation tools, such as Opkey’s no-code AI-enabled test automation platform, that are compatible with Oracle Cloud applications and also meet your specific testing requirements.
3. Train the AI Models: Use historical data to train your test automation AI models. This will enable them to predict issues and optimise testing processes.
4. Integrate with CI/CD Pipelines: Ensure that Opkey’s AI-driven test automation framework is integrated with your CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
5. Monitor and Optimise: Continuously monitor the performance of Opkey’s AI-driven test automation system and make necessary adjustments to improve efficiency and accuracy.
How Is Opkey’s No-Code AI-Powered Test Automation Platform Leading the AI Race?
As a clear front-runner in the AI-driven test automation space, Opkey’s no-code, AI-enabled automated testing software offers a transformative solution that empowers Oracle Cloud customers to test smarter, faster, and more effectively.
Opkey enables you to easily sustain your enterprise continuous testing program with the help of AI. It’s suite of AI tools, designed to accelerate the creation and execution of test cases, leverage machine learning, natural language processing, and generative AI to enhance testing efficiency. With an impressive 80% reduction in testing efforts and a 90% decrease in downtime risk, Opkey’s platform is not only fast but also reliable.
Let’s look at the 6 key technical features of this comprehensive test automation platform:
1. One-Click Test Creation
With over 30,000 pre-built test cases, Opkey enables you to immediately increase your test coverage with one click—without relying on a software developer to code the test!
2. No-Code Test Builder
One of the standout features of Opkey’s platform is its no-code test builder—a drag-and-drop interface which empowers business users to build complex tests, without any coding knowledge. This feature is complemented by an extensive pre-built test library, which allows Oracle Cloud customers to quickly deploy a robust testing program and harness the power of AI in test automation.
3. Collaborate and Report
Oracle customers can report broken tests directly on Opkey’s AI-enabled automated testing platform and keep a communication channel open with their colleagues. They can also generate automatic reports to assess what is likely to be impacted based on their current configuration.
4. Test Discovery
Opkey’s AI testing tool mines your process logs to instantly discover the tests you’ve been running, and identifies gaps in coverage.
5. Impact Analysis
With Opkey, Oracle customers can get proactive alerts on what tests will be impacted before the changes in the test environment are pushed into production.
6. Self-Healing Scripts
Opkey’s AI-enabled testing tool provides Oracle customers a soft environment to test and analyse what kind of impact will the new changes bring, and whether their end-to-end process flow will break if the updates are made live. Its self-healing technology ensures that even when your apps change, your tests won’t break.
In short, Opkey uses AI to easily sustain enterprise continuous testing program for Oracle customers as well as to provide managed support to help drastically reduce time to upgrade.
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Embrace the Benefits of Opkey’s AI-Driven Test Automation Tool with Corptec Technology Partners
As Opkey’s strategic testing partner in Australia, Corptec Technology Partners helps you get up and running with Opkey’s AI-enabled testing platform in the most hassle-free way. We empower you to integrate Oracle Cloud’s latest features and functionalities in the HCM, Finance, and Supply Chain Management modules seamlessly while mitigating the risk of disrupting existing business processes.
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Book a free Opkey demo today to:
- Get a complete understanding of your existing test coverage
- Receive test recommendations based on your environment and industry
- Create your first automated test scripts without any need for coding
- Embrace the myriad possibilities of AI in your test automation processes
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