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Software Testing Fundamentals for SAP Practitioners

Introduces the core vocabulary of software testing (objectives, principles, the test process, test levels and test types) and maps each concept to how SAP programs actually test. Learners leave able to talk about SAP testing in the same language used by ISTQB and ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119, and to explain why a passed test is a claim about risk, not a guarantee.

  • 45 minutes
  • 5 lessons + quiz
  • Tester / Test Analyst, Test Lead / Test Manager, Test Automation Engineer
Start the course
  1. 01Why SAP systems need testing9 min
  2. 02Core testing principles in an ERP context9 min
  3. 03The test process from planning to completion9 min
  4. 04Test levels mapped to SAP delivery9 min
  5. 05Test types and change-related testing9 min
  6. QZCourse quiz12 questions

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the difference between an error, a defect and a failure using an SAP posting example
  • List the main activities of a test process and name one SAP deliverable produced by each
  • Distinguish component, integration, system and acceptance testing in an SAP landscape
  • Classify a given SAP test as functional, non-functional, or change-related (confirmation or regression)
  • Describe why exhaustive testing of an SAP business process is impossible and what replaces it

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