The Sequence Builder
Graphical and Python-based Test Development
AutomationDesk’s Sequence Builder provides a graphical, UML-compliant environment for developing automation sequences. The Sequence Builder and its overview panel help you keep track of even very large sequence structures. AutomationDesk combines and integrates graphical and Python-based test development. Typically, graphical development is used to describe the control flow and to access devices like hardware or further software. Python scripts are used for implementing algorithms or for user-specific extensions.
Reusing Automation Tasks
If a test sequence or single test steps need to be reused for similar automation tasks in other projects or sequences, they can be stored in custom libraries. The custom libraries will gradually grow to contain more and more reusable elements, so you can benefit from accumulated know-how in future projects. This method speeds up the test development process and increases efficiency. Different custom libraries can be shared between different AutomationDesk installations via the file system or via a version control system.
Functional Overview
- Development of test sequences
- Predefined test steps
- Edit and maintain program flows
- Block layout based on UML standard
- Zoom and bird’s eye view
- Print and picture export
- Bookmarks in programme flows for fast navigation
- User control via mouse, short-cut keys and toolbars
- Different layout profiles
- Integrated Python Editor