Oracle Application Testing Suite Vs HP testing products ( Cost)

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Oracle Application Testing Suite

http://www.oracle.com/corporate/press/2008_mar/empirix.html
Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire the e-TEST suite products from Empirix, a provider of Voice and Web application testing and monitoring solutions. Empirix's e-TEST suite is a set of Web application testing solutions that help customers deploy higher quality applications more efficiently and at lower cost. The e-TEST suite products will be incorporated into Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Real Application Testing, and the combination is expected to result in a comprehensive solution for testing packaged and custom-built applications.
OATS (Empirix) products include:
i. e-Manager : Test Process Management Tool
ii. e-Tester : Automation and Regression Test Suite
iii. e-Load : Performance Test Tool

Capability
e- Manager: For the monitoring of deployed Web applications, an easy-to-use, comprehensive tool that allows you to organize, document and manage the entire testing process.
e- Tester: For functional and regression testing. The e-tester functional testing tool for web applications allowed web testing professionals to quickly and easily script and execute test scripts for web applications.
e- Load: For performance and scalability testing, it is a performance testing tool that enables accurate testing of the response times and scalability of web applications and web services. e-Load can simulate hundreds or thousands of concurrent users, executing real business transactions, to analyze how well web software applications will perform under load.
Key Features
e- Manager Features:
e-Manager Enterprise – A process management tool on which customers can build and organize their entire testing processes, it allows these customers to define testing requirements, specify and execute manual or automated tests to validate those requirements, and then manage the defects that those tests uncover. The test process is unified through a single platform which gives the customer a comprehensive way to manage quality as a process. Issue Resolution, Tracking, Monitoring and Report Management process.
e - Tester Features:
e- Tester – A functional and regression testing tool for automating manual functional testing processes, the product uses a novel point-and-click approach to building Web application test scripts, making test script development uniquely easy for testers of all abilities, if developers choose to write code to develop their test scripts. It includes an integrated extensibility module and provides a full-range of code-based validation capabilities.
e- Tester having the following automation features:
- Data Driven Testing
- Exception Handling
- Re-Usable Components
- Regular Expressions
- Check Points and Output value
e- Load Features:
e- Load – A load and performance testing tool for validating the scalability of a customer’s Web applications. It is the industry’s first collaborative load testing solution that can be fully accessed through a Web browser interface, enabling distributed teams to collaborate in real-time to run and analyze load tests. It can emulate hundreds of thousands of virtual users accessing a customer’s application simultaneously and can measure the effect of the load on application performance, allowing the customer to make critical decisions about architecture and infrastructure. It provides of performance monitoring.
Supporting Technologies
ü Web /Web Service Applications
ü PeopleSoft
ü Siebel
ü Oracle Fusion Applications
ü Oracle Flexi and JD Edwards Enterprise One
Cost Benefits comparing (HP vs OATS)

OATS (Empirix) POC Support
ü Empirix POC team provides the support to RFP’s in terms of (OATS).
ü Showcasing to prospective customer.
ü Supporting (Technical & Business) Teams.
ü Build competency / capacity in Test Management / Functional Automation / Performance Testing.
ü Empirix POC team provide the trainings

Satyam Rank #8 in Training Magazine's top 125

Training Magazine, last night in Atlanata, announced the Top 125 companies for learning and Satyam is ranked #8. It is the first ever company in Asia to make the rankings. It is a proud moment for all the learning professionals in Asia / India.
The Training Top 125 is based on quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative date (conducted by an outside research and statistical company and directed by Training Magazine) accounts for 75% of the total score. Those measures include: annual revenue, number of employees, employee turnover/retention, training budget, budget as a percent of payroll, among other data provided. The qualitative data (25 percent of the total score) is measured by the editors of Training Magazine, a subjective look at the company's overall application, i.e. best practices, new training initiatives, leadership development, talent management, onboarding, and much more.
Let us join to congratulate this worlds great Learning organization Satyam!

My Dreams in 2009

In dreams begins responsibility" - choice, evidence, and changeMy general wish / desire / dream

a) Let the planet be more green – less carbon foot print

b) Let there be no hatred among the fellow beings

c) Let every one have enough peace of mind

d) Let this economic slow down be over very fast

e) May every child get enough time to play

f) May every youth get a job of desire

g) Let every elderly generation get lot of attention and affection from the loved ones

i) May happiness fills in every women in this earth

j) Let nature don’t get angry

k) Let Indian cricket team be number one in the world

My New Year's Resolutions for 2009:

I resolve to stay unresolved;

I promise to not be too promising;

I swear to not stop swearing;

I will focus on feeling unfocused;

I agree to be disagreeable;

I give my word to have words with people;

I maintain that I am high maintenance;

I declare that I will make declarations;

I will opt to keep my options open;

I will have exact change for when madness takes its toll.

People who know me will affirm that I was doing this stuff already -- so it should be easy to keep doing it. :-)Cheers

Recession tips, how to keep sailing forward in this economic slow down

We all know the whole world is under the turmoil of slow down, liquidity crunch, work force sizing down, and pink slips.
Economy of the country depends on the economic situation of the individuals.
This topic is to share your valuable experience to face the see through this testing time.
Let me start with some tips, that I personally follow – believe me a penny saved now is like saving 100 bucks…
Look for stability don’t try to hop companiesDon’t’ do risky investments..Don’t’ buy expensive and unnecessary items ( don’t’ buy for just buying)Keep track of your credit card billsDon’t visit malls, pubs and cine complex (indirectly you will be spending more)Try to pool car to go to officePlan your travel in advance ( can get discounts in air lines)Keep track of your bank statementsLook in to housing loan statementsHang around holidays in park or at house
Be contended in what you have, don’t’ take any kind of loan, especially personal loan
Try to write how much you are spending every day ( if is 10 bucks, then also you write)But don’t’ forget to smile ……

SAP fundas

Sr. No.
Website
What to expect!
1
www.erpgenie.com
Here we can check all ERP Software. Regarding SAP, we get lots of TIPS & TRICKS, ABAP tables, Forums, Question & Answer and important Tools with latest Articles and News. What you have to do, just enroll yourself and enjoy the benefits of this site. Also check out for latest Books, Training CD’s.
2
www.sap-img.com
Here we get different types of questions in all Modules, download ABAP eBooks & find books. This site is helpful topics such as ABAP, BAPI, ALV programming, SAPscripts, SmartForms, CATT, LSMW, DMS and other IMG stuff like MM, LE, SD, PP, APO, WF, HU, PM, PS, QM, HR, FI, CO, BW and BC.
3
www.sapsuperusers.com
In this website, we access and submit Training Materials, Documents etc. and also network through different forums. It has direct Links to SAP Website, like SAP Help and SDN Network.
4
www.sapfans.com
You can have a chat on hot topics and exchange ideas with other SAP fans working on SAP R/3 products. You can also acces articles, FAQ's, Tips and Tricks in all Modules.
5
www.thespot4sap.com
You can access through various topics such as SAP Forums, Online SAP Training, SAP Articles, SAP Jobs, SAP Tutorials, SAP Books, SAP Links, etc….
6
www.planetsap.com
By using this site you can get the SAP Details such as Events, News, Training, World Wide Sites, SAP Labs, SAP Magazine, SAP Screen Saver, What is hot in SAP and many more topics.
7
www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/links/linkshome.htm
This is a site where we get information about SAP and related tools like Netweaver. You can also access forums, links of other SAP sites, Books, SAP Learning, Country specific issue and ABAP Developments.
8
http://searchsap.techtarget.com/
Its a dedicated Search tool on SAP, where we get all SAP relevant Information, like News, Knowledge Exchange, Careers and many other topics.
9
http://sap.ittoolbox.com/
Here you can Browse by SAP topics like APO, BI, Business Strategy / Planning, FI, Logistics and many more. Also you can subscribe for SAP-Daily-Briefing, SAP-Jobs, SAP-White Papers. There is ABAP coding for different types of Report CODE section.
10
http://www.sappro.com/
In this site you can get SAP Journals. This Site contains a listing of useful documents and SAP Notes in Downloads Section. Also there is section of all SAP related Conferences and Events. But very few things are FREE here.
11
http://www.sap.info/
This is official Website of SAP, where you can get all information related to SAP.
12
http://www.sap-press.com/
This is the official publisher of technical and strategic books for the SAP community. On this site, you will find a wide range of titles to help you master SAP technology and complete key SAP projects more efficiently.
13
https://www.sdn.sap.com
This is the SAP official website for SAP Developer Network, here you can register with company mail ID and enjoy the benefits of this Network. It is highly recommended to Register yourself.
14
http://www.sapscene.com/
This website presents SAP configuration tips and explanations. There are articles (whitepapers) and guidelines on topics. You can get the latest SAP news and views. In SAP R/3 Configuation section you can get relevent definition with screenshots. But This is not intended to be a discussion or question/answer forum.
15
http://www.sappoint.com/
This is a Website, where you can get PDF, PPT and SIM files on various topics in Learning section. It has also Chat facility to interact with SAP professional.
16
http://www.sapdomain.com/
This site is basically dedicated for ABAP. Here you can prepare yourself for certification exam, but for this you have to be a paid member.
17
http://www.saptips.com/
Here you can register yourself to get SAP tips, Training, SAP Library documents.
18
http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/
This site has good collection of ABAP-BASIS but also it captures the functional Modules.
19
http://projects.bre.co.uk/sap2005/
This site is listed with SAP approved Software in PDF format. (List updated 24 January 2007).
20
http://sapconfig.com/
This is a dedicated site for SAP-HR. You can find here documents related to HR.
21
http://www.sapsecure.com/
It’s a Purely SAP Security site, but you can also access some Tips & Tricks section.
22
http://www.sapfriends.com/
It’s a global community of professionals and expert users of SAP products and related technologies gathered for the purpose of sharing their knowledge and professional experiences.
23
http://www.esri.com/partners/alliances/sap/index.html
It’s ESRI oficial Website. ESRI works closely with SAP on joint development projects to provide GIS functionality to SAP solutions including spatial analysis and visualization.
24
http://www.basisconsultant.com/
This is a dedicated site for BASIS, where you can get Forums, Handbooks, Downloads and many other.
25
http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/
It’s a ABAP development site with variety of standard reports from almost all modules and many other technical details.
26
http://www.sap.info/INT/int/
SAP INFO is the SAP magazine and is available in English and German in printed and online editions.
27
http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/partners/sap.html
Extend the reach of SAP solutions with Interactive Forms based on Adobe software.
28
http://www.sapprofessionals.org/
Here you can find ABAP Code, SAP Notes, OSS Notes, Important Tables and many more.
29
http://www.topxml.com/sap/default.asp
Here you can get the information about SAP and XML integration and many other related topics.
30
http://www.expand.com/Industries/Case-Studies/Case-app.aspx?CaseID=a5a97bb2-df23-4842-a455-1c94040e0191
You can find SAP Case study of different Industries.
31
https://websmp204.sap-ag.de/~sapidp/011000358700003517532005E
Would you like to go for SAP certification, go through this "SAP Consultant Certification Policy".
32
www.duet.com
www.duet.com - Duet related info
33
www.saponwin.com
www.saponwin.com - Info on hardware certfications by SAP

this is compiled by Rama Sharma Leader in Satyam SAP Practices

Career Planning in Software Testing

About Software Quality Control / Testing
Software Quality control is the process of testing the application’s output according to the defined inputs and comparing them with the expected results.
The quality control team helps to improve the quality by testing and confirming that all the
requirements are fulfilled in the delivered application.
Testing should be done in each phase in the life cycle for any application, testing the
requirements, testing the design, testing the code, testing the functionality and finally testing the
user acceptance.
The Quality control or verification is the checking or testing of items, for conformance and
consistency with the defined specification. While Quality assurance or validation is the process of
checking that what has been specified is what is actually wanted.
About Career Planning
Career planning is the process which includes choosing an occupation, getting a job, growing in
your job, possible changing careers and eventually retiring.
As a start figuring out who you are will guide you to a better career decision.
Self assessment help figuring out who you are which is the process of gathering information
about your self including skills, interests, likes, dislikes, strengths and weaknesses.
The knowledge you gain from the personal interests, attitude and values reports (self
assessment) will help you:
􀂾 Take control of your decisions, your life direction.
􀂾 Appreciation of the others.
􀂾 Gain flexibility of being able to see life from different view points.
􀂾 Increase your satisfaction and fulfillment in life.
􀂾 Aiding in setting your career goal.
Other assistances to set your career goal are by listing some of the following:
􀂃 What you hope to accomplish
􀂃 Aspects of activities you like and dislike
􀂃 Skills you have developed through education, jobs, hobbies, volunteer work, clubs and
employee organizations.
􀂃 Training you had that can be applied to future jobs
􀂃 Personal time and effort you are willing to commit to preparing for career advancement
􀂃 Supporting courses that are needed
Finally the career planning process can be simplified with an assessment of your own “SWOT”:
S : Strengths W : Weaknesses O : Opportunities T : Threats
Inside Quality Control
Within your Quality Control career years, you will gain or improve a lot of skills & techniques.
Whatever skills you have born or grow within you, you can learn other skills. Some of the
important skills are:
1. Customer Service communication
Learn to deal with all kind of external customers regardless their technical knowledge. Self control
against their needs rejects or complaints. Ability to drive technical requirements out of customer
needs and desires.
2. Team communication
Learn how to deal within the same team member, member of other teams or leaders.
Communicating such things as to provide clear picture of any change happened and sharing the
change information with other team members.
3. Technical writing
Ability to effectively present information, write speeches and articles for publication that conform
to prescribed style and format. Learning guidelines of how to write a clear, simple and direct
writing to all kind of recipients technical or non technical.
4. Time management
The purpose is not to learn to effectively use the official and personal time. Everyone has 24
hours a day. Some can do more things than others within the same time available.
5. Technical knowledge
Even with a non IT background you can learn and start your quality control career path.
Essential things to grow faster in your QC career:
• Testing methodologies.
• Testing types.
• Technical knowledge about the application you are working on (web-based,
banking…security).
• Standards, methodologies applicable on the application you are working on.
• Creating test plans.
• Develop system document, system architecture.
• Ability to create and read design drawing.
Milestones within Software Quality Testing
Understanding the Testing Process
Communication Technical Writing
Understanding Quality Process
Test Project
Needs Project Management Leadership
Beyond this are the levels of Project Leads, Managers etc.
• Familiarity with software programming.
• Software life cycle.
• Testing and developing tools.
• Database and SQL basics.

6. Leadership
As a leader you should have:
• Diplomatic skills to deal with the team which will create a better working environment that
will:
􀂙 Improve employee creativity.
􀂙 Increase their responsibility.
􀂙 Comfort employee to give their opinions and discuss them.
• Good judgment for hiring employee and keeping skilled people
• Ability to focus in all system process and details
• Ability to prioritize the working plan
• Control to run meetings and keep attendances focused as cross-functional meetings
• Influencing and persuading skills to drive changes to team member
7. Judgment skills
Used when testing and with defect tracking. Also used by a leader as for assessing high risk
areas of an application, time planning, cost effectiveness and production efficiency.
8. Other personal improvement
In addition to the above skills you can develop:
• Flexibility, openness, ready to give and accept feedback.
• Courage to take decision when there is a critical situation with no time for discussion
• Problem solving, mathematic and statistical skills
• Intellectual stimulation and logical/ lateral thinking methods