HP WinRunner software was an automated functional GUI testing tool that allowed a user to record and play back user interface (UI) interactions as ''test scripts.''
As a functional test suite, it worked with
HP QuickTest Professional
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and supported enterprise
quality assurance
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. It captured, verified and replayed user interactions automatically, in order to identify defects and determine whether business processes worked as designed.
The software implemented a proprietary Test Script Language (TSL) that allowed customization and parameterization of user input.
HP WinRunner was originally written by Mercury Interactive. Mercury Interactive was subsequently acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP) in 2006. On February 15, 2008,
HP Software Division
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announced the end of support for HP WinRunner versions 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.2, 9.2—suggesting migration to
HP Functional Testing software as a replacement.
“End of Support announcement HP WinRunner 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.2, 9.2 (all editions).” Retrieved 2010-03-25.
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Helping Guides
WinRunner User's GuideWinRunner TSL Reference Guide
Open Source Frameworks for WinRunner
SAFS
(Software Automation Framework Support)
EMOS-Framework
(GUI Modeling)
See also
*List of GUI testing tools
GUI testing tools serve the purpose of automating the testing process of software with graphical user interfaces.
References
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GUI
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* Test automation
External links
Official Homepage HP Functional Testing software
References
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Graphical user interface testing
WinRunner