Academy · Test Automation · 100 Foundations
Test Automation Concepts for SAP
Introduces test automation for SAP without reference to any vendor: why SAP change creates recurring regression demand, what automation does well and where it fails, how to adapt the test automation pyramid to ABAP, UI5, API and UI process tests, the SAP-specific challenges of mixed UI technologies, unstable identifiers, data consumption and environment drift, how to choose automation candidates with explicit criteria, and how to judge automation value honestly, including maintenance, flakiness and triage.
- 65 minutes
- 5 lessons + quiz
- Test Automation Engineer, Tester / Test Analyst, Test Lead / Test Manager
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain the benefits and limits of test automation in SAP landscapes
- Describe the test automation pyramid and adapt it to SAP (ABAP/CAP unit, API, UI)
- Identify SAP-specific automation challenges such as dynamic screens, data consumption and authorizations
- Select automation candidates using defined criteria
- Estimate maintenance cost as part of automation value
Sources and further reading
- ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Automation Engineering (CTAL-TAE) Syllabus v2.0 · ISTQB
- The Practical Test Pyramid · martinfowler.com
- Testing (SAPUI5 documentation) · SAP (SAP-docs on GitHub)
- Integration Testing with One Page Acceptance Tests (OPA5) · SAP (SAP-docs on GitHub)
- Introducing the Test Automation Tool (lesson) · SAP Learning
- Navigating Release Upgrades (lesson, Implementing SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition) · SAP Learning
- SAP GUI Scripting Security Guide (version 8.10) · SAP Help Portal