Re: [staf-users] Need help

[Sharon L. <lu...@us...>]

Not every automation tool has the same purpose, that's one of the reasons 
there are many different automation tools available. 

STAF does make it easier to create automated testcases and workloads.  But 
STAF is not a GUI automation tool (though it can invoke other GUI 
automation tools).  Perhaps if you explained what it is you are trying to 
automate, we could better answer your questions.


The Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF) is an open source, 
multi-platform, multi-language framework designed around the idea of 
reusable components, called services (such as process invocation, resource 
management, logging, and monitoring). STAF removes the tedium of building 
an automation infrastructure, thus enabling you to focus on building your 
automation solution. 
STAX is an execution engine which can help you thoroughly automate the 
distribution, execution, and results analysis of your testcases. STAX 
builds on top of three existing technologies, STAF, XML, and Python, to 
place great automation power in the hands of testers. STAX also provides a 
powerful GUI monitoring application which allows you to interact with and 
monitor the progress of your jobs. 
Other STAF services are also provided to help you to create an end-to-end 
automation solution. Other STAF services include: Event, EventManager, 
Cron, Email, HTTP, NamedCounter, FSExt (File System EXTension), and Timer. 




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Sharon Lucas
IBM Austin,   lu...@us...
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venkat <ven...@ya...> 
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Hi Friends,
 
I am new to this STAF / STAX. I am just going through documentation. 
 
Could anybody please throw some light on the following:
 
From my understanding and from the replies of the users in this forum STAF 
/ STAX is not the tool like other automation tools(like WinRunner / 
Rational Functional Tester / LoadRunner / QTP).
 
From this STAF / STAX we can invoke the processes but we cannot use in 
place of  other automation tools(Mercury or Rational tools).
 
But I am confused at the following statement in the "Getting started with 
STAF" documentation
 
"It is intended to make it easier to create automated testcases and 
workloads"
 
Thanks in advance for all your help.
 
Thanks,
Venkat
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