HP WinRunner software was an automated functional GUI testing tool that allowed a user to record and play back user interface (UI) interactions as ''test scripts.''
As a functional test suite, it worked with
HP QuickTest Professional and supported enterprise
quality assurance
Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to assure that the product(s) delivered to customer(s) meet with the contractual and other agreed upon performance, design ...
. It captured, verified and replayed user interactions automatically, in order to identify defects and determine whether business processes worked as designed.
The software implemented a proprietary Test Script Language (TSL) that allowed customization and parameterization of user input.
HP WinRunner was originally written by Mercury Interactive. Mercury Interactive was subsequently acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP) in 2006. On February 15, 2008,
HP Software Division announced the end of support for HP WinRunner versions 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.2, 9.2—suggesting migration to
HP Functional Testing software as a replacement.
“End of Support announcement HP WinRunner 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.2, 9.2 (all editions).” Retrieved 2010-03-25.
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See also
*List of GUI testing tools
GUI testing tools serve the purpose of automating the testing process of software with graphical user interfaces.
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*Test automation
In software testing, test automation is the use of software separate from the software being tested to control the execution of tests and the comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes. Test automation can automate some repetitive bu ...
External links
Official Homepage HP Functional Testing software
References
Graphical user interface testing
WinRunner
Windows software
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