Salesforce Automation Testing (Maven / Java / Cucumber)

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Install Java JDK 22 on Windows, choose msi for easy setup, then configure java_home and path with system or user variables, restart required; next session covers Maven.

Learn to download, extract, and install Apache Maven, place it in the program files directory, and configure MAVEN_HOME, M2_HOME, and PATH with admin privileges.

Learn to install and configure the two popular ides for automation testing: IntelliJ IDEA community edition and Eclipse, including admin access, environment variables, and first launch tips.

Install cucumber plugins for eclipse or IntelliJ and use Maven to create a project with pom.xml. Define groupId and artifactId and understand src/main/java and src/test/java.

Learn how to add Maven dependencies to a cucumber project by importing reusable actions from Maven Central, updating the pom.xml, and resolving jars in your local repository.

Learn the Cucumber framework as a BDD tool for automated testing, focusing on feature files, step definitions, and the test runner configuration.

Discover how to implement reusability in cucumber steps for Salesforce login by creating reusable login steps, using parameters to handle different users, and mapping steps to definitions.

Learn to parameterize cucumber scenarios with scenario outline and examples, turning repetitive login steps into a single reusable feature using variables, the pipe command, and example data.

Learn how regex patterns in step definitions handle multiple data types beyond strings, replacing hard-coded strings with flexible captures, and using cap and dollar for proper mapping.

Learn data driven testing with cucumber by passing test data from feature files via data tables in java, using lists and loops to create accounts in Salesforce.

Explore cucumber tags to selectively run test scenarios by tagging features like regression, smoke, and priority (P1, P2); learn tag filtering with and/or not logic in the test runner.

Discover cucumber reporting with the pretty plugin to generate html and json reports, learn to configure tags, and analyze pass/fail at the step level, with monochrome and dry run options.

Revisit the essentials of cucumber-based testing for Salesforce, highlighting reusability, data-driven testing with examples and data tables, and Maven-based report generation.

Explore framework for Salesforce test automation built with Maven, Java, and Cucumber, covering page object model, Selenium UI testing, data parameterization, parallel execution, reporting, and CI/CD with Jenkins and Git.

Learn how to create a maven project from an IDE using the maven archetype quickstart, configure the pom, add cucumber java and cucumber test engine, selenium, and build with maven surefire.

Explore building a Salesforce scenario based test with a Maven Java cucumber framework, creating a login feature file and mapping given/when/then steps for valid and invalid credentials.

Create step definitions and a test runner for cucumber-based selenium tests, configure features and glue paths, enable monochrome output, and generate skeletons for undefined steps.

Learn how to identify web page elements for ui automation using selenium, with practical xpath techniques—id, class, contains, text, and relative paths—applied to the Salesforce login screen.

Learn to set up selenium web driver in a java maven cucumber framework, open login page, locate username and password by xpath, enter credentials with send keys, and click login.

Learn to assert and verify login error messages for invalid credentials using unique selectors to get text, and multiple assertion approaches (equals, equals ignore case, contents) in a negative test.

Explore cucumber dependency injection with pico container to share the WebDriver across page objects via a test context and constructors, configure the pom dependency, and enable loosely coupled steps.

Learn to implement the page object model to organize login page elements by page, using selenium locators and a test context driven driver.

Extend the page object model for Salesforce automation by building login and home page objects, employing a page factory, and handling UI elements like accounts and opportunities.

Learn the page factory and page object manager to streamline initialization in the page object model, injecting the driver via constructor and returning login and home pages.