We discussed why you might want to automate your tests and when to do this; or more specifically, where to start. But we didn't spend any thoughts on what automated testing is. So, let's do that before we conclude this chapter.
With automated testing, we address the automation of application tests, scripting manual application tests that check the validity of features. In our case, these are the features that reside in Dynamics 365 Business Central. You might have noticed that we have been using somewhat different terms for it:
- Test automation
- Automated tests
- Automated testing
These all mean the same thing.
On one hand, automated testing is replacing manual, often exploratory, testing. It's replacing those manual tests that are reproducible and often no fun (anymore) to execute.
What is exploratory testing? Check out the following link...
