While the term "composable automation" may not sound familiar at first glance, its roots can be traced back to the notion of a composable enterprise, originally coined by Gartner in 2020. According to Gartner, the idea of composable business operates on four basic principles:

• More speed through discovery
• Greater agility through modularity
• Better leadership through orchestration
• Resilience through autonomy

Composable automation, akin to its enterprise counterpart, embraces the modular approach by assembling automation components like LEGO bricks. Its application varies depending on the industry and the automated processes at hand. In practice, many businesses are already leveraging composable automation, albeit unknowingly. For instance, composable commerce harnesses the best features of commerce technology to automate diverse aspects of business operations. By utilizing microservices, organizations can architect the ideal infrastructure tailored to their specific needs. Composable commerce empowers businesses to leverage different services for their website, checkout process, promotional activities, and more.

Unveiling Composable Automation in Testing:

Within the realm of testing, composable automation, also known as composable test automation, comprises modular building blocks encompassing groups of test steps. This approach takes reusability and agility to new heights.

Let's consider an example in the banking domain. Imagine a banking application that offers various services such as account opening, transaction processing, and customer support. In this context, composable automation enables testers to create a library of reusable test assets. For instance, the process of account opening may involve verifying customer identity, collecting personal information, and setting up account details. These individual steps can be designed as reusable components that can be used across multiple test cases. Similarly, other functionalities like fund transfers, balance inquiries, or credit card applications can be modularized into reusable test steps. By leveraging composable automation, testers can assemble these building blocks to construct comprehensive test scenarios while maximizing reusability and reducing test creation time.

Manual testing lacks any form of reusability, requiring testers to repeatedly perform tests manually. Traditional automated testing, such as Selenium, also has challenges arise when dealing with dynamic data that fails to carry over between test cases, along with the additional time required to build reusable test steps.

A common obstacle in terms of reusability is the environments. To execute a test suite across various browsers, devices, or operating systems, testers would typically need to create different sets of tests for each scenario.

Unlike traditional automation tools, ValidataSense.ai provides fully reusable end-to-end test workflows for Temenos Transact, Temenos Infinity, WealthSuite etc, that can be run against any environment. Furthermore, it utilizes AI-driven self-healing capabilities to handle dynamic data.

Composable automation offers a myriad of benefits that are vital to testers seeking enhanced efficiency and productivity. Firstly, the cornerstone advantage lies in reusability. By building a library of reusable testing assets, testers can save significant time and effort. Instead of rewriting each workflow, testers can effortlessly access the required building blocks, eliminating the need for tedious copy-and-pasting.

Another noteworthy benefit lies in the data readiness within each scenario. Testing serves the crucial purpose of enabling informed decision-making, whether it involves introducing new features, testing in different environments, or preparing for a release. Data plays a vital role in ensuring the robustness of tests and assisting decision-making processes.

Composable automation has emerged as a transformative force in the realm of testing, empowering testers with unprecedented reusability and agility. By adopting a modular approach and leveraging building blocks of automation, testers can supercharge their testing processes, saving time, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring robust decision-making. Embracing composable test automation unlocks a new realm of possibilities, paving the way for a future where testing becomes more streamlined, adaptable, and impactful.