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  1. The Power of the POM in Guidewire Test Automation
    12 min read
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    The Power of the POM in Guidewire Test Automation

    Page Object Models (POMs) are crucial in test automation, abstracting and encapsulating the complexity of your entire application. From a functional perspective, they enable the creation of effective, reusable, and maintainable test scripts and libraries. But how do you handle POMs for evolving applications and version upgrades?

  2. BDD and CenterTest Narratives for Guidewire
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    BDD and CenterTest Narratives for Guidewire

    Behavior-driven Development (BDD) is a popular software development approach that encourages collaboration between developers, testers, and business stakeholders. Despite its popularity, BDD is often misunderstood or oversimplified, with many associating it solely with Cucumber or Gherkin and overlooking its core collaborative principles.

  3. Testing Guidewire: Tools vs Libraries vs Frameworks
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    Testing Guidewire: Tools vs Libraries vs Frameworks

    The concept of a test framework is frequently misunderstood within the software development community. Many assume that simply assembling a collection of different testing tools amounts to creating a test framework. However, this is a misconception because using different libraries by your test team does not mean you’ve built a framework.

  4. Testing Guidewire: Designing for Testability
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    Testing Guidewire: Designing for Testability

    In the fast-paced world of software development, the pursuit of feature-rich applications often overshadows a crucial aspect of system design: #testability. Yet, a testable system is the cornerstone of efficient and effective testing processes, both manual and automated. This article delves into the principles of testability, revealing how thoughtful design choices can dramatically enhance the testing process and, by extension, the overall quality of software.

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    CenterTest Self-Managed Execution

    Self-managed execution is essential for any test automation platform, forming not only the foundation of intelligent test management, but also dramatically decreasing human intervention in your CI/CD pipeline. Manual execution decreases testing efficiency, especially when working with a complex test or in a testing environment with multiple integrations and end points.

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    7 min read
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    Lambdas (a.k.a. Blocks)

    Lambdas are quickly becoming a common tool in the developer's toolkit, offering an easy way to define simple, throwaway functions without the need to fully define them. In this article, let's explore how lambdas are used in Guidewire PolicyCenter.

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CenterTest Generators

Automatically generate test framework assets directly from Guidewire source code. Your tests stay synchronized with your configuration.

Restart Points

Resume failed or suspended scenarios from clearly identified Restart Points to eliminate false failures and optimize test suite execution time.

Role & Session Management

Optimize execution through intelligent session management, and test realistic workflows where multiple users interact with the same transaction.

Time Travel

Automate date-sensitive workflows like renewals, delinquencies, and claims processing. Hassle-free testing of complete policy lifecycles.

Data-Driven Testing

One scenario, hundreds of test variations. Simplify maintenance and scale coverage through data – without duplicating test code.

Document Testing

Automatically validate document generation and verify document content for policy documents, invoices, or claims correspondence.

CenterTest Data Studio

Let analysts own the test data. Business and test analysts change CenterTest test data without development knowledge, on their own machine.

CenterTest Recorder

Record once. Everyone benefits. An analyst walks through the process once in PolicyCenter, BillingCenter or ClaimCenter, and the team gets a video, written steps, the clicks and the checks.

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