When using and upgrading a SAP system, an extensive amount of manual testing is required, which consumes time, resources and manpower. The main advantages of automated testing are:
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Validate Section | Prerequisites |
General | Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 machine SAP BW 7.0 to 7.5 (Recommended 7.01 or higher) |
Dashboard | Internet Explorer 8 or more (9 or more recommended) |
Test Case Document, Status Document | MS Word (Office 2007 – Office 2016) |
Test Plan Report | MS Word (Office 2007 – Office 2016) |
Web Template Test Case | Internet Explorer 8 or more with:
MS Excel (Office 2007 – Office 2016, 32-64 bit) Web Templates newer than 3.5 version |
Web Intelligence Test Case | Internet Explorer 8 or more with:
MS Excel (Office 2007 – Office 2016, 32-64 bit) SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.1 Support Pack 6 |
ListCube and DrillDown Test Case | For NLS data testing, SAP 7.3 or more needed |
DTP Test Case | Transformation with source: InfoCube, DataSource and DSO are supported Transformation with target: InfoCube, DSO and WODS are supported |
Frontend Testing | Scripting enabled on server for ‘sapgui/user_scripting’ parameter Activated scripting for SAP GUI without notifications Disabled SAP GUI security settings on test execution machine |
| BEx Analyzer Testing | MS Excel (Office 2010 – Office 2016, 32 bit) BI AddOn 7.X (based on 7.40) BI AddOn 7.X (based on 7.50) Excel add-in BExAnalyzer.xla added to Excel Add-ins |
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Validate contains tables that are client dependent. Therefore it is required that the Validate transport is imported into the system using the same client where the users will be working with the tool. |
Validate Terminology
In this section, basic terminology used in Validate tool is described for better understanding of following chapters.
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| After first installing Validate, this transaction needs to be customized according to customer’s preferences. |
Validate setup
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