Unit 3 Assignment 1 Web Service Testing Tool

Web service testing tool

July 2015 Table of Contents

Abstract 3
1. About the tool 3
2. Web service testing challenges 3
2.1 Web service testing 3
2.1.1 Functional Testing 3
3. Scope for Future Enhancement 5
4. Conclusion/ 5
5. How will your use case bring value to IGATE business/vertical 6
6. About the Authors 6

Abstract
This paper enables web services testing with best practices. It also highlights some of the key challenges encountered.

1. About the Tool
This tool will help the end user to test/verify the functionality of a web service. Webservices have no GUI,typically used for independent testing of webservices.This is customizable for authentication and validation of the webservices.It helps new testing

Isolating the services testing will remove the dependency on the front end system being fully developed in order to start testing. This facilitates early testing and can reduce costs by identifying defects earlier in the SDLC cycle. It also allows the service to be tested only once irrespective of how many systems consume the service. It can also help reduce the number of issues with the system.
Integration testing reduce the need to test each consuming system individually. Service testing can emulate the end-to-end business process prior to testing it during UAT. It also allows the ability to perform negative scenario testing to ensure that exception cases are managed correctly which may be difficult to perform as part of the UAT testing.

2.1.1 Funtional Testing
Functionality testing comprises of verifying conformance of the service behaviour against the given service design. It is advisable to isolate the service and consider it as a black box from a functional test perspective. The following items provide a guide to the type of testing to be

Eg: Transfer millions of records from Oracle to sql Server

4. Conclusion
Software solutions based on web services are becoming increasingly popular due to the benefits it offers to organisations. The alignment of business processes with IT has undeniable appeal. As more organisations adopt this technology the resourcing of testing in this area will increase. Testers are increasingly likely to find themselves working in this area.
As outlined in this paper, this technology offers a number of challenges to those new to testing web services. The technical nature of the communication protocols, the heavy reliance on tools and lack of user-friendly interfaces means that testers will need to learn new technologies and tools. However, for those with the characteristics of a good tester, an analytical mind with an understanding of test processes and methodologies should find themselves able to quickly develop the correct skills.
This paper has introduced some of the basic concepts of web services testing. It will hopefully give those new to this area some useful ideas and guidance on how to best to approach web services