Tricentis Tosca Automation Tool Tutorial

• Tosca is a software testing tool that helps to automate web, desktop, mobile, and API applications.
• It supports DevOps and Agile methodologies and is used to test applications built on various platforms such as SAP, .NET, Java, Salesforce, etc.
• Tosca has the ability to generate scripts automatically using AI technology which reduces time and effort.

Advantages of Tosca

• In Tosca, no need to write any frameworks. It offers a model-based automation process.
• It offers Script automation.
• Manual testing and a Test management system are also available.
• It provides copy-paste features for various test cases and modules.

Disadvantages of Tosca

• We cannot use Tosca on Linux and MacOS.
• When working on large projects or complex systems, Tosca can experience performance issues.
• Time-consuming test maintenance.
• It requires a lot of time to set up and understand.

Installation of Tosca

• Go to the URL: https://www.tricentis.com/software-testing-tool-trial-demo/tosca-trial
• Fill in all the details and start your free trial.
• By clicking on the ‘Start file download’, Tosca will start downloading.

• After opening the ‘Tosca Commander’ and activating your license.

• Click On Connect
  • ‘Connect to Cloud-hosted License Server’
  • Enter the login credentials and Click on ‘OK’.

User Management on Tosca

• Tosca allows admins to manage all user-related tasks.
• As a member of the Admin user group, an individual can create, activate and deactivate users and assign them to user groups and set passwords.

How to access User management in Tosca?

• • Click on Home -> Project.
  • Click on the User Management tab, as shown in the image below:-

• In the User Management tab, Multiuser contains Admin and All users:
  • Admin group includes all administrators.
  • All Users group includes all users of the project.
• You can also create a user and put it in an Admin group and User group:
• Right Click on Admin group Click on Create User Icon ( ) and set a password for the user created.

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How to Create Workspaces in Tosca?

• To create a workspace in Tosca, Click on the ‘Create New’ button.
• Select Type of Repository:-
  • None (create a new single workspace)
  • SQLite
  • Oracle
  • MS SQL Server
  • DB2
• Define the path where the workspace should be saved.
• Enter a name for your workspace.
• Click on the ‘Use Workspace Template’ checkbox and then click on OK.

Modules In Tosca

• We can Scan Test objects via module folders in the modules section.
• In Module folder, By default we have Standard modules contain all the operations that will be use generally further in the framework.
• We can create a folder called User defined modules where we can create our own modules by scanning any application and used these modules in the TestCase creation.
• For Scanning, Right click on the Module folder and click on Scan.
• Scan drop-down offers different scanning options:
  • Application
  • API
  • Mobile
  • PDF
  • Remote Terminal and more

• For example: If you want to Scan an application, simply click on :- Scan -> Application
• A Window will be appear as shown in image:

• Select application which you want to scan and Click on Scan
• After clickin on Scan button, another window will appear that contain all the elements in the application.
• Simply select the checkbox of an element which you want to use and click on Finish screen.

• After that check your module folder in the workspace, you will a see a folder inside Module that contain all the elements you selected at the time of scaning.
• Using this steps, you will be able to create your own modules.

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Action Modes In Tosca

• Action Modes perform reading on input operations on control.
• For Input Operations:
  • Input – It is used to transfer values to test objects.
• For Reading Operations :
  • Buffer – If input values are using more than once, they can be buffered.
  • Verify – It allows values in test objects to be verified.
  • WaitOn – It interrupts the system until the specified condition match.
  • Select – It allows you to select specific nodes.
  • Constraint – You can limit the search until it finds a single element.

Test Case Creation in Tricentis Tosca

• You can simply create testcases by dragging and dropping the modules in TestCase folder.
• Create a folder under the Testcase Folder; In the Test Configuration tab you can set the Global Parameters like URL of application, Username, Password and more.
• For adding Global Parameters, Right Click on Folder Name -> Click on Test Configuration parameters as shown in image :

• Create a Scenario:
  • First Scan the application and store the steps in the Module folder.
  • Drag and Drop them in a sequence in which you want to execute the test case.
  • You can also create a Library, for reusability of steps.
  • If you want to change the parameter value in any test case, you can simply change it in library and it will reflect in all testcase which use that particular library.
  • In the Image shown below: There is one scenario for login in an application.
    • Drag and Drop one module to testcase folder and rename it as Login that contains all the parameters as shown in Details
    • Created a Library for login scenario, now testcase refer to a library as shown.

• For executing the testcase, right click on the Testcase1 and Click on ‘Run in ScratchBook’.

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