5 Implementation and Deployment Strategies for Test Automation

Part of the CTAL-TAE syllabus, explained.

Time in the syllabus: 90 minutes. Highest level: K3. Keywords to remember: contract testing.

In plain words

How automated tests run in CI/CD pipelines at each test level, how testware is configuration-managed across environments and releases, and what API test automation depends on.

Learning objectives

• 5.1 Integration to CI/CD Pipelines
  • 5.1.1 Apply Test Automation at Different Test Levels within Pipelines (K3)
  • 5.1.2 Explain Configuration Management for Testware (K2)
  • 5.1.3 Explain Test Automation Dependencies for an API Infrastructure (K2)

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