Abstract—Socket is a wrapper around the automation tool which needs to be tested and it is intended to check the effectiveness of the automation tool. The main functionality of Socket includes Auto generation of test cases, parallel firing of auto generated test cases and Auto report generation. Auto test case development is a vital part to check the quality and effectiveness of the automation tool. Parallel firing of auto generated test cases reduces the testing time considerably and Auto report generated by consolidating all the log files reduces testing complexity. The proposed Socket reduces the testing time of the automation tool from 8-10 weeks to 4-5 hours. Manual labor is reduced from a team of 8 members to 2. The accuracy of the automation tool tested was increased from 45% to 92% and the overall productivity of the automation tool was increased to 99.8%.

Index Terms—socket, automation tool, test cases.

Cite: Steven Fernandes and Josemin Bala, "Increasing the Productivity of Automation Tool by Developing Socket," Journal of Automation and Control Engineering, Vol.1, No.2, pp.177-180, June 2013. doi: 10.12720/joace.1.2.177-180