Client
Client is a leading manufacturer and marketer of branded meat snacks and protein snacks worldwide. With a strong presence in North America and growing global reach, client relies on SAP as a core system for its supply chain, finance, and manufacturing operations.
Background
- The client was undergoing a large-scale SAP transformation to support business expansion and process optimization.
- Manual testing of SAP modules was time-consuming, error-prone, and lacked scalability. As part of their digital transformation goals, the client sought a robust test automation strategy to ensure faster, high-quality releases while reducing manual effort and risk.
Solution Approach
- Tool Selection
- Tricentis Tosca was selected for its strong support for SAP GUI, SAP Fiori, and end-to-end business process testing.
- Automation Strategy:
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- Developed a scalable automation framework using Tosca’s model-based test automation.
- Built reusable components and test cases for modularity and maintainability.
- Automated critical business processes across SAP modules such as MM, SD, FI, EWM, MFG and PP.
- Identified and prioritized high-risk, E2E test cases for automation.
- Integrated Tosca with qTest to enable continuous testing and rapid feedback.
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- Implementation:
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- Functional teams from implementation partner were responsible for SIT testing and Smart IMS team helped them with SIT test scripting and documentation review/signoff process
- Test artifacts from SIT were re-used for UAT testing saving time & cost.
- Defect Management process was formalized for use across all projects and teams
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Outcome
- Streamlined testing processes, built standard test cases across multiple modules
- 70% Reduction in test execution time for regression cycles.
- Improved Test Coverage across critical SAP business processes.
- Reduced cost and testing time savings from test artifact reusability
- Accelerated Release Cycles, enabling faster go-to-market for SAP enhancements
