FAQ on Oracle Application Testing Suite - ATS Open Script

Is OATS the meal we have for breakfast ?
Wrong place if you came looking for food.
Accidentally, OATS is a software testing solution from Oracle.

What is the abbreviatoin for OATS ?
Oracle Application Testing Suite

What does OATS comprise of ?
It's a testing suite consisting of  testing tools & solutions around :
Oracle Functional Testing
Oracle Load Tesing
Oracle Test Manager

Is OATS a full fledged automation tool?
I believe for sure. If you are an Oracle Shop, buy it, Try it and see!


Does OATS have all the features that any other Testing Tool has ?
Yes! Let me try to summarize the stuff the features of an Automation tool that OATS possesses

• Record and Playback
• Calling Scripts
• Script Variables & In-built functions
• Add-ons for Oracle Products such as EBS, Peoplesoft, Fusion Applications, JD Edwards etc.,
• Object Library
• Data Driven Testing
• Result Reporting mechanism
• Integration with Oracle Test Manager
• Database testing
• Web-service testing
• Integration with 3rd party JAR's

Do I need to know any programming language ?
This is a tricky question. The answer is a Yes and a No! It depends on what you plan to do. You wanna really write code and frameworks, a definite yes!
O btw i forgot to mention, you need to know Java.
TIP:  If you know Selenium, you are half way through, not to forget you still need to get another half way through!

 What is Open Script ?
Open script is a platform that OATS provide to write it's test. It is built on Eclipse, and allows you to leverage all that you can do with Eclipse as an IDE.

Where can I download OATS from ?
http://www.oracle.com I am not kidding. Under downloads look for Download  "Application Testing Suite".

What is the latest version of OATS ?

What does OFT,OLT and OTM Stand for ?
OFT stands for Oracle Functional Testing
OLT stands for Oracle Load Testing
OTM stands for Oracle Test Manager - Please don't be confused by Oracle Transportation Manager.

What applications does OATS support ?
Oracle provides support for each of the applications to name a few and provides the add-ons or support for in the form of modules that can be added as and when required :
Oracle E-Business R12+ applications ( Forms and SS pages )
Peoplesoft
JD Edwards
Fusion Applications
OBIEE
Web based Applications

What about further questions ?

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