Think back to the first automated test you wrote. If your like most testing professionals, you probably used an existing user and password and then wrote verification points using data already in the system. Then you ran the test. If it passed, it was because the data in the system was the same as it was when you wrote the test. And if it didn’t pass, it was probably because the data changed.
Most new automated testers experience this. But they quickly learn that they can’t rely on specific data residing in the system when the test script executes. Test data must be set up in the system so that tests run credibly, and with accurate reporting.
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