Compuware SA leads testing tools in SAP environment

Compuware is first third party vendor to receive certification for testing tool for SAP Web Application Server technology

Compuware is the first third party vendor to receive SAP certification for a testing tool for SAP Web Application Server technology, re-affirming Compuware`s commitment to providing customers with comprehensive ERP/CRM application support.

Compuware`s TestPartner 5.1.0 has earned interface certification from SAP. According to Alex Faul, account manager at Compuware SA, TestPartner integrates with and complements the SAP testing workbench, eCATT, and provides full HTML testing support for both mySAP.com and non-SAP applications.

"Compuware`s introduction of this automated capability now means that the entire mySAP.com e-business platform can be functionally tested, helping increase testing accuracy and efficiency," explains Faul.

"Being the first third party vendor to receive SAP certification for a testing tool demonstrates how serious Compuware is about providing customers with reliable, must-have application solutions," he says.

Compuware, a SAP Software Partner, delivers a full offering of application testing and performance solutions. TestPartner is one of Compuware`s automated functional testing tools and part of the QACenter family of automated testing solutions, giving companies the assurance that applications work as expected throughout development and after changes have been made during testing.

"Version 5.1.0 helps businesses save time and money while deploying their enterprise-wide Web Application Server-based solutions," says Faul, adding that Compuware`s support for the mySAP.com e-business platform helps users create test assets quickly, easily and early in the development phase. "The product also helps ensure that testing assets are shared, that integration and accuracy are complete and that testers are more productive," he says.

Faul explains that TestPartner is the result of extensive co-operation between SAP and Compuware, and uses industry-standard Microsoft VBA, known to both testers and developers, as a core technology. "TestPartner tests environments that eCATT does not, such as HTTP GUI. With the combined solutions, our customers can be assured of 100% SAP application coverage with a singe set of integrated data," he says.

"Today`s competitive business environment means that companies no longer have the option of just hoping to obtain a strong return on their enterprise IT investments," says Derek Prior, Research Director at Gartner Group. "Many companies will move to SAP Web Application Server applications, and automated testing solutions can really help to boost ROI and accelerate the payback of these highly integrated applications."