As businesses increasingly rely on SAP applications and modules to manage critical business processes, ensuring these systems work as intended is of utmost importance. This has led to a rise in SAP testing to identify issues and ensure quality. There are many tools available to help SAP testers and quality assurance teams perform various types of testing. In this blog, we will explore the top 5 SAP testing tools that every tester should be familiar with.

• Testsigma 

Testsigma is a leading cloud-based test management platform designed specifically for SAP testing. It offers a complete suite of features to help teams plan, execute and track SAP tests. Some key capabilities include test case management, defect tracking, requirement and workflow management, custom reporting and dashboards. Testers can also execute automated tests on Testsigma using various test automation frameworks. Its intuitive interface makes it easy for both manual and automation testers to streamline testing processes. Testsigma seamlessly integrates with CI/CD pipelines and supports testing across on-premise and cloud-based SAP systems. Overall, it is a powerful yet user-friendly platform ideal for all types and stages of SAP testing.

• SAP GUI Scripting 

SAP GUI Scripting is a popular tool used for automating tests on SAP GUI frontends. It allows testers to record, edit and playback scripts to simulate user actions and transactions in SAP. Scripts can be written using VBScript, JavaScript or Python. SAP GUI Scripting is installed along with the SAP GUI client and provides access to the SAP GUI object model. This makes it simple to build robust automated test suites replicating real user flows and validating data and processes. While easy to use, SAP GUI Scripting does have limitations when it comes to testing advanced SAP features or non-GUI components.

• HP UFT (Unified Functional Testing)

HP UFT, now called Micro Focus UFT, is a functional and regression test automation tool that supports testing SAP applications. It offers features like scripting, execution, results and defects management. UFT comes with a library of predefined actions, objects and properties specific to SAP which makes automating tests simpler. Tests can be run on-demand or as part of scheduled execution. UFT integrates with ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) for requirements and test management. While powerful, UFT has a learning curve and scripts can become complex for anything other than basic validations. It also does not support next-gen SAP technologies.

• SAP Cloud Platform Testing Tools 

For testing SAP cloud solutions, SAP provides a suite of tools as part of the Cloud Platform offering. This includes tools for API, UI, performance, and regression testing. For example, the Cloud Foundry Test Automation Framework allows automating API tests. The SAP Cloud Application Programming Model supports UI testing. And SAP Cloud Application Performance Management helps with load and performance testing. These are useful for testing SaaS and PaaS offerings but have limited support for on-premise and legacy SAP systems.

• OpenSource Tools

A variety of open-source tools can also be leveraged for SAP testing. Popular options include Selenium for browser-based UI automation, JMeter for load/performance testing, SoapUI for API testing, and Cucumber/SpecFlow for behavior-driven development. While free, open-source tools require more effort to set up and maintain compared to commercial offerings. They also have limited out-of-box support for SAP-specific elements and may require custom code. But they are excellent choices for simple or niche automation needs.

Conclusion

Choosing the right SAP Testing tools depends on factors like the type of testing, test requirements, team skills, budget and type of SAP systems. While SAP GUI Scripting is ideal for basic automation, Testsigma offers more robust and comprehensive test management capabilities. The SAP Cloud Platform tools cater to modern cloud solutions. Open-source tools fill gaps but require more work. Evaluating these options will help teams pick tools that maximize their SAP testing needs.