Keyword & Data-Driven Frameworks

[Satyanarayana Polisetty]

What are Keyword and Data-Driven frameworks.

[prakashV]

The Framework is different and the Key Word Driven and Data Driven are the Methods we have to do the Automation.

[Saroja]

Data Driven Scripts

Data driven scripts are those application-specific scripts captured or manually coded in the automation tool’s proprietary language and then modified to accommodate variable data.

Below is an example of activating a server-side image map link in a web application with an automation tool scripting language:

Image Click "DocumentTitle=Welcome;\;ImageIndex=1" "Coords=25,20"


Keyword or Table Driven Test Automation

It is typically an application-independent automation framework designed to process our tests. These tests are developed as data tables using a keyword vocabulary that is independent of the test automation tool used to execute them.


For example, to verify the value of a user ID textbox on a login page, we might have a data table record as seen below

WINDOW COMPONENT ACTION EXPECTED VALUE

LoginPage UserIDTextbox VerifyValue "MyUserID"

[rsudhagar]

"The Framework is a tiered Organization of the function libraries.” In FrameWork the Functions are used to ensure Reusability.
It is a basic structure (Skeleton) which can be customised according to the requirements.

Keyword Driven and the Data Driven are the two types of approach in Automation.

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