Streamlining Oracle CPQ: Mastering Automated Testing with Selenium

Automated testing in Oracle CPQ with Selenium streamlines the validation of essential functions such as login, product configuration, pricing accuracy, and quote generation. This comprehensive approach ensures robustness and efficiency, significantly reducing manual testing effort and enhancing overall system reliability.

Setting Up Selenium for Oracle CPQ Testing

1. Install Selenium WebDriver: Begin by installing the WebDriver for your browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.). This tool enables you to programmatically control browser actions.
2. Configure Your Testing Environment: Set up a programming environment, preferably Python, due to its extensive support for Selenium. Install Selenium bindings for Python using pip: pip install selenium.
3. Integrate a Testing Framework: Utilize pytest for managing your tests. Install it using pip: pip install pytest.

Implementing Test Flows

1. Login Test:

• Objective: Validate the ability to log in to Oracle CPQ.
• Implementation: Use Selenium to navigate to the login page, input credentials, and assert successful redirection to the dashboard.

1. Product Configuration Test:

• Objective: Ensure product options and attributes can be selected and customized accurately.
• Implementation: Automate the navigation to a product, select various configurations, and verify the selections reflect accurately in the final configuration summary.

1. Pricing Test:

• Objective: Confirm that pricing adjustments based on configurations are applied correctly.
• Implementation: After configuring a product, assert that the pricing displayed matches expected values based on the selected options.

1. Quote Generation Test:

• Objective: Test the complete process of generating a quote with specific configurations and pricing.
• Implementation: Configure a product, apply pricing, proceed to quote generation, and verify the accuracy of the generated quote details.

Sample Code for Login Test

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Chrome('/path/to/chromedriver')
driver.get("https://youroraclecpqurl.com")

username = driver.find_element_by_id("username")
password = driver.find_element_by_id("password")
login_button = driver.find_element_by_id("login_button")

username.send_keys("your_username")
password.send_keys("your_password")
login_button.click()

assert "dashboard" in driver.current_url

driver.quit()

Best Practices

• Page Object Model (POM): Implement POM to enhance test maintainability by abstracting page details away from the actual test scripts.
• Data-Driven Testing: Externalize your test data (e.g., login credentials, product options) to easily adjust test parameters without modifying the code.
• Parallel Execution: Utilize Selenium Grid to execute tests in parallel across different environments and browsers to increase test coverage and efficiency.

Automated testing with Selenium offers a scalable solution to ensure the Oracle CPQ system’s functionality remains flawless amidst continuous development and deployment cycles, ultimately leading to a more reliable CPQ solution.