About ABS
ABS is a leading software company for laundry management systems, specialized worldwide in the laundry and textile rental industry. Our software has evolved into a comprehensive and integrated ERP solution for industrial laundries—including route accounting and contract management.
Automated End-to-End Testing without programming skills
After conducting extensive research on multiple automated testing solutions, we selected QF-Test as the best fit for our Java Swing based laundry ERP system.
A key advantage was the ease of use, which enabled our team to quickly build business flow tests without requiring advanced programming knowledge.
This enabled us to
- automate critical flows early on,
- significantly reduce manual testing effort, and
- accelerate delivery.
Expanding test coverage
Over time, the QF-Test tool has continued to mature, allowing us to extend our automated test coverage beyond Java Swing to web applications, mobile applications, and REST web services.
For unsuccessful test flows, QF-Test provides highly valuable diagnostic data, including
- screenshots,
- detailed step-by-step error information, and
- error messages.
Additionally, by integrating Jython scripts into our dependencies, we are able to validate error log files, giving us deeper insights into failures and improving root-cause analysis.
Automated nightly testing saves time and effort
We implemented a fully automated nightly testing process using Jenkins that executes all QF-Test test runs automatically and provides comprehensive results.
These reports are extremely helpful for identifying code defects as well as opportunities to improve test flows.
The ability to run these automated tests on both master and feature branches has saved our team substantial amount of time and effort compared to manual end-to-end testing.
Outstanding support
Beyond the technology itself, our collaboration with the QF-Test team has been outstanding. Their support team is responsive and knowledgeable, consistently helping us solve challenges when needed. They also regularly offer webinars that provide valuable insights into new features, enhancements, and best practices, ensuring we continuously get more value from the tool. After more than 15 years of use, QF-Test remains a trusted partner in our automated testing strategy.
Conclusion
QF-Test, as the best solution for automated testing of our Swing-based ERP solution for the laundry industry, has exceeded our expectations for over 15 years. The intuitive approach enabled us to rapidly create end-to-end tests with minimal programming effort, drastically reducing manual testing needs. Thanks to the continuous innovation from the QF-Test team, we have since expanded our test coverage to include mobile applications, web applications, and web services, making QF-Test a trusted long-term partner.
Anca Stamatopol, QA Automation Team Lead, ABS Laundry Business Solutions