Document Testing

CenterTest provides comprehensive document testing through two integrated capabilities: document wait processing and content validation.

Document Wait Processing handles the asynchronous nature of document generation. Documents may not be available immediately after triggering actions due to batch processing, queue delays, or system load. CenterTest uses Restart Points to suspend scenarios until documents are available, then resume for validation.

This pattern prevents false failures from timing issues while ensuring thorough document testing. Scenarios suspend when documents aren't ready and resume when they become available.

Content Validation uses CenterTest's DocumentUtilities class to parse and verify document contents. DocumentUtilities can directly open and parse PDFs, extracting content for line-by-line, section-by-section, or pattern-based verification.

The framework supports simple value verification as well as label-value pair verification for structured document content.

For complex documents, you can extract specific sections for focused validation, identifying document groups by markers and verifying content within defined boundaries.

Validation Scope covers both data passed in through DDT (insured names, addresses, coverage selections) and data generated during test execution (policy numbers, effective dates, premium calculations).

This enables comprehensive document validation to verify things like:

• Static policyholder information matches input data

• Generated policy numbers appear correctly

• Calculated premiums match expected values

• Coverage descriptions reflect selected options

• Effective and expiration dates are accurate

• Specific driver details match when multiple drivers are listed

• Required regulatory language is present

Soft Assertions collect all validation errors at once, instead of stopping at the first failure. This provides complete document validation in a single pass, identifying every discrepancy rather than requiring repeated execution to find subsequent issues.

Document testing integrates with Time Travel for scenarios requiring document generation at specific policy lifecycle points - renewal notices, cancellation confirmations, billing statements tied to invoice dates, or claims correspondence triggered by status changes.

Learn more by exploring our FAQ below, or schedule a consultation to talk to one of Kimputing's test automation specialists.

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