Automation

What automation is in general, how the same idea becomes test automation, and how a test automation suite is built and run. Start here, then go to the Playwright guide for the hands-on side.

Basics

#	Topic	Description
1	Automation in General	What automation is, the four parts every automation has, and when it is worth it
2	Test Automation Fundamentals	The mental model of test automation, test levels, suite types and commonly confused pairs
2a	Test Automation Process	Eight phases and four gates from candidate flows to a trusted suite, and the tester's part in each

Your learning path

The full reading order for the Automation Testing module, from these concepts through the Playground and Playwright. Tick a page here or with the box beside it in the sidebar. Clicking Next at the bottom of a page ticks it too.

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01Concepts0/3

• Automation in GeneralYou are here
• Test Automation Fundamentals
• Test Automation Process

02Practice target0/2

• Playground: Architecture
• Playground: Run It Locally

03Playwright basics0/7

• Install Tools
• Understand What to Automate
• Playwright Concepts
• Recording with Codegen
• Locators and Assertions
• Test Structure and Page Objects
• Debug

04Running0/3

• Configuration and Running
• Authentication and State
• Running in CI

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