2. Documentation

This section gives an overview of the Automaton tool. It attempts to explain the definitions that you will come across in later sections.

2.1. How to use this Documentation

Automaton documentation has a process-based structure. It comprises a multi-level navigation menu that one can use to browse through various sections and topics. You can search for a topic or a term using a site-wide search box functionality.

1. This document covers the following sections: Introduction, User Management, Accessing Automaton, Features, Creating the First Test Suite, and Types of Testing.

2. Each section has several sub-sections and topics. Each topic explains a concept and a task.

  1. The sections and topics are laid out in a logical order.

The sections covered in this documentation are listed below:

  1. Introduction
  2. Documentation
  3. User Management
  4. Features
  5. Creating the First Test Suite
  6. Types of Testing

2.2. Document Conventions

Conventions used in this documentation are tabulated below:

Table 2.1 Conventions
Description Appearance
Important information
note
Headings, Product related terms, UI screen controls and Elements Bold typeface
Pop-up messages, Figure number and name Italic typeface