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OpenText Functional Testing for Developers pros and cons

Vendor: OpenText
3.7 out of 5

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PROS

OpenText Functional Testing for Developers accelerates software testing automation, reducing lead time and increasing productivity.
It integrates well with other products and testing frameworks like Visual Studio, enhancing its versatility.
The tool supports regulation compliance for industries like banking, making it trustworthy for sensitive applications.
The object repository function simplifies object identification, significantly cutting down on automation testing development time.
The tool is scalable and supports testing across various protocols and applications, including SAP, Siebel, .Net, and pdf.

CONS

OpenText Functional Testing for Developers is unstable, expensive, inflexible, and has poor support.
The parallel execution of tests needs improvement, particularly in executing tests simultaneously across different browsers like IE, Microsoft Edge, Chrome, and Mozilla.
It requires high-level development skills, and scripting is essential, making it development-intensive and unsuitable for teams without software engineering backgrounds.
The support for .NET Framework and Visual Studio is limited, only supporting Visual Studio 2019 and up to .NET Framework version 4.3.8 despite newer releases.
Object definition and recognition need improvement, especially with calendar controls, schedulers, and calendars, making customized solutions often necessary.
 

OpenText Functional Testing for Developers Pros review quotes

JW
Director Testing & Quality Assurance at WBF international vice President
Aug 25, 2017
Within a week, two of my global customers were able to leverage their automation through this solution, and the adaptability of how this slotted in was just amazing, which was incredibly efficient.
it_user253326 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Automation Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 22, 2015
LeanFT integrates with our developers work-flow, so our developers can now perform automation using familiar tools, programming language, and IDE, which helps get the whole team involved in test automation.
it_user253329 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Automation Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 28, 2015
In our case, because we’re in the insurance industry, we have technologies from 20 years old to brand new, and that’s one reason that LeanFT is so great -- because it can support all those technologies, even the older ones.
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it_user313797 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 17, 2015
The fact that it is so easy to go between UFT with its large install base and LeanFT, whoever has used UFT will quite easily become productive with LeanFT, but with the added benefit of shifting left to move testing closer to the development cycle.
it_user313965 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant with 10,001+ employees
Dec 18, 2016
Customer Service: The support in the alpha/beta test phase was especially good.
it_user366099 - PeerSpot reviewer
Entity Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 6, 2016
It's a complete pursuit and it's a logical pursuit working with HPE.
it_user468147 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Quality Assurance Supervisor at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 24, 2016
To the business, I would say overall it increases the amount of testing that gets done, with more people interacting with automating.
it_user469167 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 26, 2016
LeanFT's been very good.
it_user470490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technologies Consultant at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Aug 28, 2016
The most important thing about LeanFT is that it gives us the opportunity to introduce developer testing.
it_user482850 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise DevOps Leader, Program Manager at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 20, 2016
I believe the main feature for using it is the flexibility across different platforms.
 

OpenText Functional Testing for Developers Cons review quotes

JW
Director Testing & Quality Assurance at WBF international vice President
Aug 25, 2017
In future releases, I'd like to see disruptors such as IOT and test drones.
it_user253326 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Automation Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 22, 2015
In the next release I'd like to see HP enable LeanFT to work with Sauce Labs.
it_user253329 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Automation Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 28, 2015
Technical support was not very good. We do reach out, but often they're unable to help.
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it_user313797 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 17, 2015
As the releases come, support for all technologies in the systems under test that UFT currently support will be the obvious place for improvement.
it_user313965 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant with 10,001+ employees
Dec 18, 2016
Improvement is still needed for stability and performance.
it_user366099 - PeerSpot reviewer
Entity Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 6, 2016
We push one button and the tests are completely executed at once, so just have to analyze and say it's okay. It would be nice if this could be entirely automated.
it_user468147 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Quality Assurance Supervisor at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 24, 2016
Number one thing is we are an Oracle shop, so we do Oracle ERP testing, and that add-in from UFT, that technology is not in LeanFT right now.
it_user469167 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 26, 2016
Since it was a slightly different way of doing things, it was a little complex.
it_user470490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technologies Consultant at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Aug 28, 2016
I think the one thing we're basically asking for should be JavaScript support, but I think they will start adding JavaScript support in the future.
it_user482850 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise DevOps Leader, Program Manager at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 20, 2016
It needs to be able to be used on Chrome, Firefox, and other browsers on Macs and not just Safari.