Instructions

1. Scalability
If you’re taking a strategic approach to
automation, you’ll also be considering how you
can scale the use of your chosen automation
tool down the road. Scalability is essential
because the demand for digital products and
services will grow over time, and with it, the
need to test them; more applications and
features means more releases and testing.
Two things, in particular, will determine the
tool’s scalability: The technologies supported
and the underlying framework.
Technologies supported
When looking for a Salesforce automation tool,
many focus on the tool’s ability to automate
Salesforce and only Salesforce. But even if you
only see the need to automate one specific
Salesforce functionality or integration now,
you may have additional requirements in
the near future that involve the automation
of additional functionalities, integrations or
technologies.
For this reason, you should look for a tool
that will work across these use cases. Doing
so will give you a higher return on your tool
investment over time. For example, rather
than implementing an open-source tool
like Selenium that only automates web
applications, look for a tool that will let you
automate across web, desktop, mobile, legacy
and virtual applications.
The underlying framework
You can go down two main paths for Salesforce
test automation: code-based frameworks or no-
code automation tools
Code-based frameworks
There are various options to choose between
when it comes to code-based solutions.
Many opt for Selenium, a free, open-source
framework that developers can get started
with easily. The downside of Selenium is that it
requires developers with strong programming
capabilities. And because it requires code, it
takes a lot of time to set up and maintain – time
that could have been spent better elsewhere.
No-code automation tools
As opposed to code-based solutions, no-
code test automation tools that use a visual
language don’t require developer time for test
setup and maintenance.
Costs of free code-based and no-code solutions
Total costs
Time
Code-based
solutions
No-code
solutions
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