Testing SAP Solutions

The test tools and services provided by SAP are numerous and rich in functionality. In this book, you will not only learn what these tools can do for you and how they work together, you will also benefit from detailed instructions on how to use them. Dedicated chapters on methodology for functional and performance tests as well as detailed reports from projects with renowned SAP customers make this book your ultimate guide for setting up and maintaining your QA processes. 1. Tools Whether you need information on SAP Solution Manager, eCATT, SAP TDMS, SAP TAO, SAP LoadRunner, or SAP Quality Center by HP, you will benefit from in-depth introductions on functional scope and usage of every tool. 2. Functional and Performance Tests Test for both functionality and performance in your system. Learn about the basic differences of these test types, and find out how to reliably test the performance of your applications. 3. Test Automation Are your test budgets notoriously tight? The authors show you how to leverage test automation to significantly reduce your testing costs. 4. Methodology Design and scope of test data, scheduling, selecting the right tools, and staffing: all questions related to planning and organizing test projects are answered in detail. 5. Customer Case Studies Benefit from existing experience. Numerous customer reports—including three 5-year sustainability reports—demonstrate how test managers in different industries deal with the specific challenges in test projects.Highlights in this book include:

• SAP Solution Manager
• eCATT
• SAP Test Data Migration Server
• SAP LoadRunner by HP
• SAP Quality Center by HP and SAP TAO
• Test methodology
• Test strategy and standards
• Roadmaps and project planning
• Test management and automation
• Planning and performing tests
• Monitoring and reporting
• Benefits and execution of test automation
• Test Center
• Concept and implementation
• Test Center services

Markus Helfen is Consulting Director of the SAP Test Management Consulting unit of SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG. Previously, he was head of the Quality Management department at SAP Retail Solutions and supported the quality assurance in the mySAP Retail product development within SAP AG. He gained many years of experience dealing with quality assurance issues, particularly in the area of testing.

Hans Martin Trauthwein is board member at Sofis AG, a consulting firm which -- among others -- specializes in Application Life Cycle Management with SAP Solution Manager (incl. SAP Test Management). Before working at Sofis, Hans Martin was a Principal Consultant in the SAP Test Management Consulting consulting unit of SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG. Since 1996, he has gained wide-ranging experience, both within the group and with customers, in the areas of quality assurance, test management and automation with SAP tools and Basis technologies, and the SAP Solution Manager. He has put this know-how to good use in his project activities.