Can anyone send some sample code that creates reports using the html reporting class? Preferably a report with all of the bells and whistles that management would like to see. Thanks alot.
- Shelton > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:47:22 -0700 > Subject: [wtr-general] Re: Test Results Report Methods > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > For performance data, it's hard to beat excel or a db, since that lets > you create nice trending charts etc. Makes it really easy for upper > management to see if things are getting better or worse, or when a > sudden change occurs for better or worse. > > For pass/fail stuff here I was using the HTML reporting class that's > in the examples (with a few tweaks to support a 'blocked' status) in > the Watir Wiki. > > I've since largely switched over to using Watir with Watircraft + > Cucumber, but have been heads-down on a lot of manual work and not had > a lot of time for automation the last week or three. So I don't > really have enough scenarios coded to generate a big enough report > that I'd want to show to the bosses.. I'll be looking at whatever > cucumber allows me to do reporting wise when the time comes, and/or > incessently pestering brett to add some kind of pretty html reporting > to the framework if what cucumber has isn't good enough for my needs. > > Good reporting becomes important from a visability standpoint IMHO, > since automation often seems to more 'prevent' new bugs more than > 'find' existing bugs (well other than when it's first written). So > test reporting becomes important to demonstrate to your higherups that > you are 'doing something' when they don't see you logging a lot of > bugs. > > On Apr 15, 3:19 pm, Tiffany Fodor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I've been using ci_reporter to generate xml reports of my Test::Unit > > results (also works with RSpec) and then I use xsl to transform them > > to html. It's not the best and I'm working on better reporting in my > > next framework. I'll be using Rails, so I'll likely store results in > > MySQL and then make reporting pages in the Rails app. > > > > -Tiffany > > > > On Apr 15, 3:56 pm, Jason Shelton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > All, > > > > > I have always used Excel as my test output/results format, but I would > > > like to enhance this. I have spoken with our DBA, and, if necessary he > > > will create a table in our database for my test automation results. What > > > I am asking is if you all can recommend any techniques and/or > > > methodologies for reporting your test results. What worked for you? > > > What looks nice? As I said, I have always used Excel, with the green or > > > red cells(pass/fail), but I would like to take my test results to the > > > next level. Thanks in advance for all of your help. > > > > > - Shelton > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Internet Explorer 8 – Get your Hotmail Accelerated. Download > > > free!http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141323790/direct/01/- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail®: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile2_042009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
