How to automate a Siebel GUI?

Question

I'm looking for a way to automate a Siebel Retail 8.1 GUI (High Interactivity) for functional tests.

The only option I found so far is using QTP from HP, which is quite expensive.

Do you know any alternatives, or do you have any experiences with QTP?

Answer 1

QTP is a great all-purpose test automation tool. I do not know much about Siebel Retail 8.1 GUI - is it web-based or thick client? If web-based, there are a ton of alternatives, including open source. If it's a thick client, you are limited in your choices. Vendor alternatives to QTP are IBM Rational Functional Tester, Compuware TestPartner, Borland SilkTest.

You might want to check out the related SO questions:

• Tools for automated GUI testing (on Windows)?
• Is there any way to automate windows forms testing?
• Automated testing of GUI
• Automated testing of Windows Forms

Answer 2

Oracle ATS is the official tool to automate Siebel GUI.

There are 2 different Siebel GUI, one is the old HI/SI, which is activeX and need IE to view. another one is called OpenUI, which is pure web.

Oracle ATS both support them, following video at Oracle show how to test Siebel.

the first one is created by me. and the last two for load testing Siebel.

https://otube.oracle.com/media/Siebel+OpenUI+functional+testing+new+feature++in+OATS+13.1.0.1+by+Sophia+Du/0_eya24f4k/2902

https://otube.oracle.com/media/Siebel+load+testing+%28Part+IA+creating+load+script%29/0_2hlxkxa6/2902

https://otube.oracle.com/media/Siebel+Load+Testing+%28Part+IIA+How+to+Do+Performance+Testing+for+Siebel+OpenUI+Application%29+by+Anna+Huang/0_raccbegx/2902

Answer 3

I know it's a late reply - but please don't put too much faith in QTP to test Siebel. Experience of myself and colleagues in the Siebel development community (yes, there is one :) have found considerable problems with the practicalities of using QTP to test Siebel.