We all know that having proper testing will bring down a lot of maintenance concerns. So to ensure this Salesforce Tester role became so critical.
Before digging into the details, we will talk about the different parts in a typical Salesforce delivery cycle.
- Business Analysts
- Project Managers/Scrum Masters
- Quality Analysts/Testers
- Developers
- Administrators
Different activities of a tester
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The major function of a Salesforce Tester includes services like Functional Testing, Unit Testing, Manual Testing, Automated Testing, Load Testing, Deployment Testing and Security Testing
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Testers will need experience in automation & performance tools like HP LoadRunner, Jmeter, and Selenium to automate the testing of complex flows that might produce inconsistent results
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For the Manual testing, tester should have the rigor and patience to do the repetition in a methodical approach
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Sometimes testers have the duty to work on the application flow and dissect them into functional modules
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And then based on the nature of the module, some will be automated and other will stay manual
Other important testing types include:
With a basic knowledge of Salesforce platform and an eye for the detail. Tester role will become more and more important in the coming days
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
And in our case
With Great Power to quickly build UIs Comes Great Responsibility to do proper testing
You can also take my test classes best practices into account Link
Happy Testing!