Bulk Data Cleanup in Bonitasoft Using REST API

Load testing is an inherent part of the software testing life-cycle. It allows software testers to determine, how a newly developed software application performs under normal and peak conditions. To execute load testing, a software tester has to update large amounts of data to simulate a real-time scenario. But what about the test data after completion of load testing? Data certainly has to be cleaned up; an

QA and Software Testing Trends 2014 – Roundup

The year 2014 is almost at the verge of ending, Business units across the organizations are busy chalking out blueprints based on budgets allocated to them for the year 2015. As the year comes to an end, the software industry is keen to find out about the key areas that dominated in 2014, especially pertaining to quality assurance and software testing. Let’s go through

13+ Ways to Optimize Your Website’s Page Speed

Many web developers today overlook the most important aspect of website development, which is its ‘page speed’. Optimizing a website for speed not only improves its search engine ranking, but also reduces the website’s bounce rate, improves conversion and offers a better end user experience, which is crucial for success in today’s web based environment. Would you as an end user prefer a website that

Top 5 BPM Implementation Mistakes to Avoid

In the present era of information technology and software automation, Business Process Management (BPM) has become a new buzzword. Several leading software industry analysts, who actively recommend business process automation solutions, are quick to point out to the huge opportunity BPM presents. As can be seen, there are immense benefits of BPM implementation, some of the top benefits include extensive cost savings, reduction of manual effort. And

How To Design An Effective Test Automation Framework

In the software testing domain, clients and the business community have gained maturity to understand the benefits of implementing a test automation framework. Test automation framework plays a vital role in the success or failure of any software automation project. So, what exactly is a test automation framework? What are the best practices to be followed to create a test automation framework? Let’s explore

New Software Testing Standards – ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119

The software industry is all about standards, we have ISO standards, IEEE standards etc. Adding to the list, we now have a new ISO standard exclusively for software testing, which is the ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119. As per IEEE standards association, these new software testing standards can be used within a software development life cycle (SDLC) or in any organization involved in software development and testing.

JavaScript Frameworks – AngularJS vs Ext JS

Ext JS and AngularJS are two of the popular HTML5 / JavaScript frameworks for web application development. So how does one decide, which is the best out of these? Or which is an ideal framework for web application development? Is there an evaluation criterion to decide, which is superior? Let’s explore these two JavaScript frameworks and find out the dominant features, compatibility, advantages, disadvantages

Importance of SQA and Test Factory Model in Software Testing

In a typical software organization, there are numerous software testing and quality assurance activities that are to be accomplished as per project timelines. It is a big challenge for the project management teams to keep a track of all these activities and ensure timely completion. In such situations, the role of software quality assurance (SQA) proves to be very useful. SQA is gaining significant popularity in the

Simple Techniques to Tune Bonitasoft Application Performance

Application performance is an important parameter that determines the success or failure of any software application / product. This post highlights few simple techniques to tune application performance of Bonita, which would be helpful to the  Bonitasoft community. It also provides guidance on resolving issues that arise, while implementing Bonita solutions. A recent implementation of Bonitasoft 6.3.1 has been quoted as an example, which would allow the Bonitasoft

How to Perform Workflow Testing for BPM Applications

Businesses worldwide are automating their processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs. The primary objective behind Business Process Automation (BPA) is to generalize processes in order to improve process efficiency and streamline workflow. BPA plays a key role in improving process efficiency by allowing organizations to improve their service levels by integrating various services and connectors. BPA is now an increasingly popular concept as