Preparing Scripts

Hi friends!!!!!

I am new born baby to automated testing and i am very much eager to learn automated testing ...please guide me with your answers.....

1. I came to know from a source to conduct automated testing we prepare test cases and scripts before executing it ... friends is it required?

2. Should we prepare test cases seperately for automated testing or the test cases prepared for manual testing is enough to run the automated test.

3. please tell me what is script and under what scenario the scripts will be useful.. is scripting mandatory to run automated testing?????

Thanks,
Deepasree

1. When you are running scripts, you should have an idea of what the expected result would be and you check that when you run your automated scripts against the application. If your expected results match the actual results, the test script passes. Also, before you automate your application, it should be manually tested (using the test cases) to ensure that it is in a condition that is ready to be automated.

2. You use the same test cases for both.

3. Are you talking about automated scripts? Too many people use Test_cases and Test_Scripts interchangeably. To run automated testing, you should have automated scripts, that is, the lines of code that will be executed during run sessions.