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SAP Test Acceleration and Optimization

SAP TAO 2.0

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Test Acceleration & Optimization What is TAO? (TAO)


TAO is the acronym for SAPs Test Acceleration & Optimization. It is used to automatically create test components, upload test components to HP Quality Center (QC).

How does TAO fit into testing?


TAO is part of a comprehensive end-to-end business process testing solution that accelerates testing of business processes and runs alongside QC. TAO was created to help facilitate testing the SAP environment and to change the testing process trends from manual testing to testing by composition.

Why use TAO?


This way of testing can reduce costs and risks associated with all system changing events such as upgrades or interface changes. TAO helps businesses mitigate risk and support the entire SAP application lifecycle cost-effectively.

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SAP TAO Components


TAO Agent - SAP Solution Tools Plug-in (ST-PI) Solution Manager/SAP TAO Add-on - SAP ST TAO RTL - Contains Business Process Components that TAO Client - TAO Front end
200 installed in the Solution Manager system. has to be uploaded to QC in order to build Business Process Tests in QC installed in each SAP managed system.

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TAO Modules

TAO Modules

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Connect

To use TAO you need to connect to the appropriate QC project and the SAP System that you are using.

Connect

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InspectInspect
Inspect will return all associated SAP screens based on the specific SAP transaction you provided it. Add the T-Code to the Transaction list TAO will Return all the screens associated with that particular Transaction Select the appropriate screen and click Inspect

(1) Add T-Codes (2) Choose SAPGUI screens

(3) Inspect

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Process Flow Analyzer


Automatic Identifications of userinterfaces used in a SAPGUI transaction via user executing a business process . Automatic SAP TAO test component generation and upload to QC. Identification of sequence for test components UI and user actions for subsequent test case composition. Automatic creation of spreadsheet with values added.

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Process Flow Analyzer

To Create a Flow you need to perform the following: 1. Add the T-Code to the Transaction Code filed by clicking the Add Transaction button then click the Ok button.

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Process Flow Analyzer

2.

Click the start button to start process flow analyzer. TAO will launch SAP for you and log you to the SAP transaction you entered.

3.

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Process Flow Analyzer


4. Go through the process manually as specified in the manual test. 5. Click the Stop the PFA button when the transaction process has been completed. Note: Make sure you have all required data to run the transaction before you start the Process flow.

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Process Flow Analyzer

Analysis 5. Once transaction process is completed TAO will create the Analysis and will return all SAP screens used to create the flow with.

SAP Screens

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Process Flow Analyzer

6.

Click the upload button.

7. You will get a message asking you if you want to upload the analysis to QC. 8. Click Yes

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Process Flow Analyzer


To verify that the upload was successful: In TAO

Verify TAO status is (PFA upload completed successfully) as you see below.

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Process Flow Analyzer


To verify that the upload was successful: In QC

In the test plan module under the PFA folder verify that your flow exists.

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Consolidate
Consolidate in TAO allows you to group number of tests into one test.
Select your test from the QC tree Click on the Consolidate button
Consolidate Select Test

Add tests to consolidation list

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Consolidating
What is Consolidating?
Consolidating is a process that combines scanned TAO components with the pre-built components combining them into a single transactional business component.

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Consolidating a Test
Consolidation occurs after the transactional components are assembled. The screen shot depicts a list of assembled transactional components ready for consolidation. Select the Transaction you are ready to consolidate and press the Consolidate button.

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Consolidating a Test
Consolidation occurs after the transactional components are assembled. The screen shot depicts a list of assembled transactional components ready for consolidation. Select the case you are ready to consolidate and press the Consolidate button.

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Verify the Components are Consolidated


In TAO

The status of the consolidation process is shown in the bottom pane of the consolidator window..

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Verify the Consolidation status

Status is : Done

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Verify the Components are Consolidated In QC


Verify they are consolidated and loaded in the correct place in QC. Business Components module under the SAP_Full_BPs folder. Explain blank parameters are now gone. (Combines the blank parameters to one parameter called Empty)

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Import/Export
Import and export allows you to Export to SAP QC and Import from SAP QC. Check the needed components to import or export Click on the Export to SAP QC or Import from SAP QC button depending on your need TAO Generated Components Components in QC

Select and Export

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Change Analyzer
The change Analyzer identifies affected Business Processes if there are any changes made to the SAP Solution.
Search for specific project . Click the Change Impact Analysis button Review Impacted Components Repair impacted components

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Repository
The Repository provides information about all components and Process Flows in a project. If you want to review information about Components click on the Component Explorer Tab. If you want to review Process flows information click on the PFA Explorer To Display components /PFAs click on the Display Components

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Brief Overview of Quality Center Modules used for TAO


The Business Components module
The Business Components module of QC enables you to create, manage, and automate reusable business components, including the steps that perform specific tasks in a business process.

The Test Plan module


The Test Plan module of QC is used to create the business process tests by the drag and drop method, and this module also allows the user to debug the test components as necessary.

The Test Lab module


The Test Lab module of QC enables you to run and view the results of the business process tests.

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End-to-End Process

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