Odin Technology - Automated Software Testing
Axe
Axe

Axe is a test automation platform that greatly increases productivity and drastically reduces maintenance overheads for test automation. It uses simple Microsoft Excel spreadsheets as a means to define and model test scenarios and code generation techniques to rapidly generate robust, self-documented automation code. Axe is unique and proven in enabling automation in an Agile environment.

Axe Architecture overview

Axe integrates with tools from the leading commercial suppliers; Microsoft, Micro Focus, HP, IBM Rational, t-Plan, open source web testing tool WatiN, Watir, Selenium and Odin's own SOA test tool AxeHarness (now bundled with Axe).


Screenshots

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What's new in Axe 3.0

New features to support Micrsoft VS2010 Coded UI Test generation and TFS Integration:

  • Code generation and execution of CodedUI tests in CSharp or Visual Basic
  • Choice of the native (UIMap) object map or the Axe Excel object map
  • Import of Axe test documentation into Test Manager
  • Execution of Axe tests from Test Manager

Other key enhancements include:

  • Full support for running Axe on 64-bit platforms
  • Improved Runtime API for .NET integrations
  • Support for Visual Basic as an alternative language to CSharp for .NET integrations
  • Various user interface improvements such as previewing of Run tables


Further Information

PDF  Axe Business Benefits (278k) PDF  Axe Product Brochure (1.5Mb)
PDF  Axe Feature Summary (1.0Mb)
PDF  Axe Frequently Asked Questions (320k)