Automation

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 Agenda

What is Automation ?
What to Automate ?
When to Automate ?
How much to Automate ?
Automation in Business Environment -BPA
 Manufacturing
 Services

Advantages Of BPA

Business Application for BPA

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What is Automation?
Automation is basically a delegation of
human control function to control
technical equipment.
Automation is the use of control
systems and information technologies
reducing the need for human
intervention.
Automation means the technique ,
method, or system of operating or
controlling a process by removing
the human element from existing
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 What to Automate ?

Simple Things Hard Things

Done Once Do it Manually Automate It

Done often Automate It Buy or Write

Software

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 What to Automate ?
 What to Automate ?
 Automate the primary functions that will be used by
the End-users

 Automate the work or process which is Heavy and Time

consuming

 What not to Automate ?

 Do not try to automate not-so critical portions in the
beginning

 Do not automate Return less Process

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When to Automate ?
 When to Automate ?

◦ Is the Build Stable ?

◦ Are the Test Cases and Test Scenarios ready and Final ?

◦ Are the Test Data ready ?

◦ Is the Test Bed ready ?

◦ Is the Test Automation tool installed ?

 When not to Automate ?

◦ If the AUT (Application Under Test) is not Large\Complex

◦ If you receive only few builds to test

◦ If the feature doesn’t work accurately

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 How much to Automate ?

 Ideally 60% Automation is expected for a Regression Suite

 First, Automate the primary functions that will be

performed by the targeted end-users

 Next, add the not-so-critical portions of the Business

Activity as time permits.

 Develop a test coverage matrix

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Automation in Business Environment

BPA
BPA
Advantages Of BPA
Cost Saving

Fast Services To
Customers

Reducing the impact

of Human Error

Making Users More

Efficient

Making Users More

Effective
 BPA in Business Environment

Manufacturi Service
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 Lights out manufacturing is when a
production system is 100% or near to
n 100% automated (not hiring any
workers).
u  In order to eliminate the need for labor
costs altogether.
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a The expansion of Lights Out
Manufacturing was impeded by the
n many requirements that must be
checked-off in order to have a
u successful factory that does not
f require much or any human
interference. This checklist is as
a follows:
c
t Reliability
of equipment
Long term mechanic capabilities
u Planned preventative maintenance

r Commitment from the staff

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S E-commerce is the activity of
e buying or selling online.
Electronic commerce draws on
r technologies such as mobile
v commerce, electronic funds
i transfer, supply chain
management, Internet marketing,
c online transaction processing,
e electronic data interchange (EDI),
inventory management systems,
and automated data collection
 Types of E-commerce
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e B2B e-commerce
r B2C e-commerce
C2B e-commerce
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C2C e-commerce
i B2G e-commerce
c B2E e-commerce
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Business Application for
BPA
Accounting Application
Office Management Software
Compliance Application
Customer Relationship
Management Software
Management Support Software
ERP Software
Accounting Application
These are used by business entities for the
purpose of day-to-day transaction of
accounting and generating financial
information .

Office Management Software

These applications help entities to manage
their office requirement.
Compliance Application
Enterprises need to comply with application
laws and regulation. India has taken a long
stride in adopting e-compliance for its citizens
with govt. promoting e-filing documents.

CustomerRelationship
Management Software
These are specialized applications catering to
the need of organization largely in FMCG(Fast-
moving Consumer Goods).

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Management Support Software
These are applications catering to decision-
making needs of the management. They may
be further classified based on the level of
management using them,

ERP Software
These applications called as Enterprise
Resource Planning software , which are used
by entities to manage resources optimally and
to maximize the Es (Economy , Efficient and
Effectiveness )
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