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I have received a license file as attachment of an email. What shall I do with it?
To answer this question, we have written a blog article…
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Does QF-Test need an additional license server?
No, not necessarily…
QF-Test handles multi-user license management for local networks by itself, provided that IP multicast is available. For floating licenses across multiple sites and in restricted networks, a license server is available.
product description and technical details in the license server manual
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What is the best way to get started with QF-Test?
Download the trial version without registration and request a trial license now.
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QF-Test special webinar « Efficient end-to-end test automation » on Feb. 3, 2025
En savoir plusWe are starting the new year with an invitation to our exciting new special webinar by Lilia Gargouri, a proven expert in quality assurance and test automation and soon to be a member of the German Testing Board. (In English)
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And where do I get this license file?
You can request a free trial license valid for 4 weeks…
Request it using the trial request form. With this license you can evaluate QF-Test for your application without restrictions.
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Is a trial version available for download?
Yes. You can download the trial version without registration.
Get QF-Test on our Download page. You can start your application with QF-Test and get a first impression of the tool and to check out the tutorials. To save your work you’ll need a license.
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What can I tell my boss who doesn’t want to spend money?
Thanks to the low price for licenses and the good usability of QF-Test you can start quickly with efficient testing…
Just compare the cost of QF-Test licenses with the cost of developers’ or testers’ wages and the cost of bugs detected after release – not to mention the damage to your company’s reputation (Blog article).
If your boss is still on the fence, you can send them a link to our page Benefits for decision-makers.
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What is the use of test automation?
Automated software testing reduces time and costs spent on quality assurance…
Comprehensive automated tests, executed regularly during software development, will help to find bugs at an early stage. The reproducible security achieved this way ensures higher quality and shorter time to market at lower maintenance expense.
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I run unit tests, why is that not sufficient?
Though indispensable, unit tests can only test small parts of a system in isolation (steering-wheel OK, motor OK)…
GUI based testing exercises an application as a whole, because a working steering wheel and motor in isolation don’t guarantee roadworthiness. For more, see our page Benefits for developers.
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What are SmartIDs
SmartID is a technology first introduced in QF-Test 6.0. With it, referencing your application’s components in QF-Test becomes much simpler than before
Instead of recording a component and referencing it via its « QF-Test ID », with a SmartID you can reference the GUI-Element directy by its properties. For example, the SmartID »#Button:label=OK » references a button with the label « OK ».
Thanks to this technology it becomes possible to reference components much more precisely and intuitively, regardless of the SUT.
SmartID – The next generation of component recognition
We are always working on improving component recognition in QF-Test. With QF-Test 6.0 we introduced a completely new paradigm: SmartID
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Comment puis-je prolonger mon contrat de maintenance de QF-Test ?
Vous souhaitez prolonger votre contrat de maintenance ou prolonger votre contrat d’assistance ou votre contrat de licence ?
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Is QF-Test a low-code/no-code tool?
Yes! QF-Test is designed as low-code software so that you can develop, run and maintain your tests without programming knowledge using “capture and replay”.
However, experienced developers can also interact with QF-Test and your SUT at the script level at any time to develop even more powerful automations.
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How much does QF-Test cost?
License types and prices for QF-Test are listed on our Prices page.
You can choose between purchasing a persistent license or a subscription license. All QF-Test licenses are « floating » within a network.
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Quand puis-je utiliser la dernière version de QF-Test ?
Votre licence QF-Test connaît votre période de maintenance et vous pouvez à tout moment télécharger et utiliser la version la plus récente sur notre site Internet…
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Que signifient les numéros de version, par exemple QF-Test version 7.1.2 ?
Les numéros de version QF-Test se composent de trois chiffres, version majeure~, moyenne~ et mineure…
Les licences QF-Test sont valables pour toutes les versions avec la même version majeure.medium et pour toutes les versions plus anciennes de QF-Test.
- Les mises à jour mineures sont gratuites
- Les mises à jour moyennes et majeures sont payantes ou incluses dans le contrat de maintenance.
Si vous possédez une version vieille et voulez la mettre à niveau, contactez-nous directement.
Mise à jour majeure
Une mise à jour majeurefait référence au « premier » chiffre, par exemple de 6.4.3 à 7.0.0.
Mise à jour moyenne
Une mise à jour moyennefait référence au chiffre au « milieu », par exemple de 7.0.0 à 7.1.0.
Mise à jour mineure
Les mises à jour mineures (=Updates)par exemple de 7.0.1 à 7.0.2 sont généralement gratuites puisqu’elles contiennent des corrections de bogue qui font partie de la garantie du produit.
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Who is using QF-Test already?
More than 1,400 enterprises in over 60 countries, more than 8,500 licenses are in use in small companies as well as the biggest IT service providers…
For examples, see our References page.
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Can QF-Test be integrated with other tools?
Yes. QF-Test offers flexible integration with other tools. It uses XML as primary data format and offers multiple interfaces: batch execution via command line, daemon mode, scripting, REST, and XML reporting. This enables integrations in the following areas
- Continuous Integration and build tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Bamboo, Travis CI, Circle CI, TeamCity, Ant, Maven, CruiseControl
- Robot Framework: QF-Test procedures can easily be used as keywords
- Virtual desktops such as Citrix, VMware, VirtualBox
- Version control such as Git, SVN/Subversion, CVS, Mercurial
- Test management tools such as ALM/QualityCenter by MicroFocus/HP, TestBench by Imbus, QMetry, TestLink, IBM Rational Quality Manager
- JIRA and JIRA Plugins like TestRail, Zephyr, X-Ray, TM4J
- Keyword-driven/behavior-driven testing via our own approaches, Test management tools, Excel, Cucumber
- Data-driven Testing with Excel, CSV and all kinds of databases
- Error tracking with tools like Jira, MantisBT, and Bugzilla
- Load and performance tests via daemon mode or tools like NeoLoad
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Que comprend le contrat de maintenance ?
Lors de l’achat du contact de maintenance, vous avez accès à notre équipe d’assistance professionnelle et à toutes les nouvelles versions de nos logiciels…
Votre licence connaît votre période de maintenance et vous permet d’utiliser la dernière version du logiciel téléchargée sur notre site-web.
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Puis-je effectuer des tests à distance ?
Oui, bien sûr…
Vous pouvez effectuer à distance plusieurs tests automatisés dans de différents environnements et sur de différentes plateformes.
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Which Java versions are supported by QF-Test?
QF-Test itself is distributed with OpenJDK version 17
Applications under test may use any version of Java 8 or newer.
Max Melzer