Automated Temenos testing with Tricentis and Luxoft
Tricentis Tosca’s model-based test automation for the rapid creation, management and execution of scripts enhances the Temenos Transact testing phase
Temenos Transact Model Bank testing with Luxoft
• Temenos Transact is the global leader in all-in-one core banking solutions and is currently used by 1,500+ clients worldwide. It provides the most extensive banking functionality in retail, corporate, treasury, wealth and payments, enabling banks to provide market-leading, innovative products and services to their customers
• Implementing a platform of this scale always implies a complex transformation program, whether it be a greenfield implementation or legacy migration initiative. Quality assurance is one of the most crucial components of any transformation program — especially in the banking space, where functional stability has a critical impact on business and customer experience
• Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company, provides a scalable solution that addresses testing complexity through simplification and streamlining, delivering high-quality services in a fast-paced enterprise environment
• Luxoft is an official global Temenos services partner and adheres to Temenos implementation methodology — the market leader in managed services for Temenos suite
• Luxoft is the third largest Temenos practice in Europe, with 200+ dedicated Temenos SMEs in Eastern Europe backed up by around 550 experts from its partner network
• Our team combines test automation skills and know-how with Temenos expertise in a scalable model
• Luxoft approaches every client engagement with three main aims: Cost-saving, acceleration of application delivery through end-to-end testing automation and business risk reduction
• Transact testing services are based on a proven testing framework as well as a range of artifacts, including the continuous testing maturity model, as well as the test strategy and test plan templates, specifically tailored to core banking
• A range of test scenarios for Model Bank is also available for use within new projects, creating a solid foundation for further test design for specific client parametrization
How does the Luxoft-Tricentis partnership benefit clients?
• Luxoft’s partnership with Tricentis benefits clients by providing out-of-the-box automation for Temenos Transact testing. Test automation minimizes time and expenses as well as enabling banks to go live earlier. Furthermore, the Tricentis Tosca testing tool and framework can be re-used for future Temenos upgrades and end-to-end testing of the Temenos Transact platform at any time
• The Tosca solution provides a user-friendly, business-focused interface and code-free maintenance, unlocking the benefits of test automation for end users
• Model-based test automation enables rapid creation, management and execution of Transact Model Bank testing and further system integration of Temenos platforms
• Among other artifacts, Luxoft owns a re-usable automated test case repository (Model Bank test cases in Tosca) that allows a rapid kick-start of the project testing
• Our test engineers have a wealth of Temenos knowledge and experience that allows them to build end-to-end process test scenarios covering most business-critical functionality as a priority
Automation strategy highlights
A right-fit automation tool: Luxoft’s test automation team defines the scope of automation, taking into account the requirements to be tested, technical feasibility, complexity and priority of selected tests. Based on that, we evaluate and choose the test automation tool and framework which is the best fit to meet certain basic criteria or features to ensure the success of the test automation program. Tricentis Tosca has been identified and certified as a powerful automation tool that unlocks the opportunity of SIT for Temenos from an end-to-end perspective.
Agile — continuous testing: In-sprint test automation activities are planned and progressed to unlock a quicker feedback loop for test results, and maximizing defect fix.
A light and lean test design approach: Design your tests to target end-to-end business flows, segmented into modules by functionality. This will help track the traceability of functional coverage and further automation coverage according to priorities. It also significantly reduces the maintenance effort and increases test efficiency, as well as ensuring maximized business value and transparent reporting.
Robust test automation scripts: Tests are designed to accommodate any testing type within the cycle at the same time as addressing the following: Accuracy, maintainability, integrity, portability, versioning, performance and portability.
DevOps integration: The automation assets Luxoft delivers are integrated with the DevOps engineering model, ensuring confidence in code quality, as well as shift-left through incorporating test automation practices as part of the pipeline activities — crucial in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Offering Tricentis Tosca testing for Temenos Transact Model Bank
• Tricentis Tosca has been subjected to feasibility research and certified by Temenos technical experts as a tool that can be seamlessly implemented with the Temenos tech stack. The solution automates across web, API, desktop and databases, providing easy switching capability between different technologies. The majority of the Transact validations can be performed through API calls and database queries
• Tosca enables simpler and faster automation through its user-friendly, business-focused interface and code-free maintenance, granting Temenos business analysts and users the benefits of test automation unlocked. Tosca also enables low-effort maintenance for any UI changes by leveraging Tosca Scan (automatic updates for tests)
• Model-based test automation is used for the rapid creation, management and execution of Transact Model Bank testing and further system integration of Temenos platforms. This scriptless automation allows for a high level of reusability of automation scripts
• Tosca has an inbuilt feature which can be configured for parallel and distributed execution to reduce execution time
• It also comes with test data management capabilities, eliminating the need to manage test data externally
• Tosca can be seamlessly integrated with most of the test management systems (Jira, qTest, etc.), as well as with DevOps tools and platforms (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)
Enterprise-level quality approach
• Confidence in full end-to-end functionality
• Up to 80% business risk coverage
• Transparent verification and validation of business functions and processes
• Seamless integration with any technology allows reuse of the testing harness after migrating to a different tech stack or platform
• Smooth handover and faster learning journey for the new joiners through codeless automation that can be picked up fast by business users
Shift-left, time to market, cost efficiencies
• Deliver more with less effort for test execution, freeing your test team’s capacity to focus on usability testing and unlocking further value through innovation (30–50% potential cost repurposing)
• The Tosca automated testing tool reduces time to market (release 5–15 times faster) for new Temenos implementations or upgrades by leveraging automation and Agile deployment
• Model-based test automation is used for rapid creation, management and execution of Temenos Transact testing and further system integration of Temenos platforms
• Launch new features fast — using test automation eliminates the bottleneck of manual testing, thus enabling a competitive advantage
Tricentis Tosca tool comparison
Enterprise-grade test automation
Supports end-to-end test automation across any architecture or application stack at scale by tapping native support for 160+ technologies — from on-prem to cloud, mainframes and microservices.
DevOps ready
Tosca provides out of the box support to integrate with DevOps ecosystem including Jira, Jenkins and Azure, giving you full support of all phases in the testing lifecycle.
Comprehensive Transact support
Tosca provides comprehensive support to Temenos products like Transact (web and desktop), UXP and APIs.
Leader in continuous testing
Gartner and Forrester recognize Tosca as one of the most comprehensive and mature platforms, with broad capabilities from risk-based testing, test-case design, service virtualization, data integrity, test data management and more.
The Luxoft difference
Luxoft has a methodical approach to ensure success. This starts at inception, where we schedule a demonstration and address challenges. We seek to understand your current digital maturity level, dependencies, projects and business objectives. We then work with you to build an IT strategy tailored to your business strategy.
During each step of the journey, our team of experts help to support and measure business value. Luxoft develops a detailed connected bank integration and migration road map to facilitate delivery and associated pricing.
45+ years serving the banking industry
About Luxoft
Luxoft is the design, data and development arm of DXC Technology, providing bespoke, end-to-end technology solutions for mission-critical systems, products and services. We help create data-fueled organizations, solving complex operational, technological and strategic challenges. Our passion is building resilient businesses, while generating new business channels and revenue streams, exceptional user experiences and modernized operations at scale.
350+ active banking and capital markets clients
7,600+ banking and capital markets professionals
70+ countries we operate in 17 of the world’s top 20 banks >70% of engineers have advanced degrees
Tosca UFT Worksoft Selenium
About the authors
Nadia Znachko
Global
Head
of QA Automation Chapter
Satinderjeet
Singh Principal Consultant
Pantelis Karanikolaou
Temenos Business Solution Architect
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About Luxoft
Luxoft is the design, data and development arm of DXC Technology, providing bespoke, end-to-end technology solutions for mission-critical systems, products and services. We help create data-fueled organizations, solving complex operational, technological and strategic challenges. Our passion is building resilient businesses, while generating new business channels and revenue streams, exceptional user experiences and modernized operations at scale.
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