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The document discusses the challenges and solutions in mobile application development, highlighting the importance of user experience and quality assurance. It presents IBM's MobileFirst platform, which integrates tools for cross-platform development, testing, and lifecycle management. The text also emphasizes the significance of collaboration between business stakeholders and development teams, alongside the innovative use of test virtualization for improving testing environments.
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- 1. IBM MobileFirst Governance e Test per lo sviluppo Mobile Roberto Pozzi Rational Technical Sales & Solutions [email protected] IBM Client Center Segrate, 10 Settembre 2013
- 2. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst AGENDA Mobile development: le sfide La piattaforma IBM per lo sviluppo mobile Gestire la qualità nello sviluppo mobile
- 3. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 3 Mobile applications are not miniature pc applications Mobile Applications PC Applications Usage Context User may be in the middle of some other activity (e.g. shopping in a supermarket) Using the application is the primary activity Interactions are short and may be interrupted Interactions are longer and more focused Users are very impatient Users are impatient Mode of Interaction Non-keyboard: touch prevalent, also speech Keyboard and mouse Typing should be minimized Typing is okay Screen size/real-estate is small Larger screen size for presenting information Other considerations Integration with device capabilities (e.g. camera, GPS, accelerometer) Offline behavior
- 4. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 4 and comes with unique development challenges Developing for multiple mobile platforms Delivering high quality apps that engage users and meet business objectives Integrating with enterprise systems Meeting accelerated time to market requirements
- 5. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 5 Mobile development is more than just coding Analysis Phase Build Phase Deploy Phase Operations/ Manufacturing Team Development Team Line of Business Analyze Design Implement Test Manag e Run Monito r Optimize Governance and Best Practices Coding is just one component of the mobile application development lifecycle
- 6. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst AGENDA Mobile development: le sfide La piattaforma IBM per lo sviluppo mobile Gestire la qualità nello sviluppo mobile
- 7. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst Offering Portfolio AnalyticsSecurityManagement IBM & Partner Applications Application Platform and Data Services Banking Insurance Transport Telecom Government Industry Solutions HealthcareRetail Automotive Application & Data Platform Strategy&DesignServices Development&IntegrationServices Cloud & Managed Services Devices Network Servers
- 8. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 8 IBM unique value for mobile development Mobile Application Platform Application Lifecycle Management IBM provides the only comprehensive mobile development solution currently in the market combining a mobile application platform, construction tools, and lifecycle management Test DevelopmentBusiness Open Lifecycle Integration Platform Traceability across the entire development lifecycle Design Code Test Deploy Construct, debug, and test mobile UIs IBM Worklight Rational Solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management
- 9. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 9 Solved mobile development challenges with IBM MobileFirst Cross-platform mobile web and hybrid app development, test, and build Manage plans, tasks, code, builds from a common development workbench Agile planning Developing for multiple mobile platforms Delivering high quality apps that engage users and meet business objectives Linkage and traceability across all phases of development UI sketching and storyboarding Test plan optimization and management and integration with mobile “Device-clouds” Portfolio management Integrate Worklight Studio with the Rational IDEs to create a comprehensive IDE for all parts of the app (UI, mid tier, back-end) Extend enterprise assets as mobile-consumable services and connect via Worklight adapters Integrating with enterprise systems Meeting accelerated time to market requirements Automate and manage continuous, end-to-end build and deployment process with RTC Deploy to private dev/test app Reduce cycle times by aligning dev and operations teams
- 10. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst AGENDA Mobile development: le sfide La piattaforma IBM per lo sviluppo mobile Gestire la qualità nello sviluppo mobile
- 11. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 11 Perceived mobile app quality User experience is critical for mobile applications Mobile applications are “Face of the business” Engage customer personally and drive loyalty Planning tests against all combinations of devices & OS Testing is complicated by new ways of interacting Maintaining large library of devices in-house is cost prohibitive Design Quality Functional Quality Goal: deliver apps that align with business goals and are perceived as high quality – both from a user experience and functional point of view
- 12. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 12 Lifecycle techniques to optimize UI experiences Improve collaboration and communications between line-of- business stakeholders and development team Put more focus on the application design and conceptualization phase Use UI sketching, storyboarding, and business process diagrams
- 13. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 13 Design for Quality with Rational Requirement Composer Client Challenge Key Capabilities Delivering apps that align with business goals and are perceived as high quality UI sketching and storyboarding Design requirements management Collaborative reviews and approvals
- 14. © 2013 IBM Corporation Middle Tier ServerClient Tier Devices Back-end Data & Services Testing involves much more than just the mobile front-end Testing the end-to-end mobile solution Focus of this presentation
- 15. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst 15 What does a mobile tester need ? Test management Planning, tracking, etc. Manual testing capabilities Integration into broader collaborative lifecycle Automation Device agnostic test cases Multi-target test cases Interaction with device-specific capabilities Virtualization of middle-tier and back-end systems Access to a diverse set of devices Platforms Manufacturers Form factors Carriers Rational Quality Manager (RQM) Rational Test Workbench IBM Green Hat Virtualization Third-party mobile device- cloud services
- 16. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst Rational Test Workbench Functional test automation for Mobile apps • Rational Test Workbench solution now offers new functionalities to: – Register functional test cases on mobile device – Execute automated functional tests – Report and review test results • The solution is built on different components and concepts: – Test Workbench An IDE (to be installed on the tester’s workstation) to prepare mobile apps for testing and create and modify mobile tests – Mobile client A component (to be installed on the mobile devices) that allows recording and playback of test scenarios executed on the device – Test Editor Enables test creation and definition of test steps and verification points – Test Reports Allows visualization of test flow and report in test failures
- 17. © 2013 IBM Corporation Automated testing for Mobile App GUI Supported Mobile Operating Systems Android 2.2+ IOS 6+ Android & iOS hybrid apps HTML5/CSS3 JQuery Mobile 4 steps-testing approach: Recording: play your test first with the recording- ready app and generate a test script Authoring: edit and enhance the test script by adding verification points and others instructions Playback: run the test script on a real device, a simulator or an emulator Reporting: generate an HTML report Worklight Integration − Worklight Studio and RTW can shell- shared for a smooth integration between development and testing activities − Better support for JQuery-based applications − Applications under test can be uploaded from Worklight Application Center
- 18. © 2013 IBM Corporation Test Workbench An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to prepare mobile applications for testing and create and modify mobile tests Mobile Client Allows the recording and playback of test scenarios on the mobile device Test Editor Enable test creation using English narrative and application images to define test steps and verifications Test Reports Visualize the test flow and report on test failures Test Workbench Modified AppTarget App (record, playback) Test Workbench Recorded Steps Mobile Test Test Workbench Test Results Prepare Author Execute Key concepts
- 19. © 2013 IBM Corporation 19 Recording RTW Mobile creates a recording-ready app from the original app to record: All user interactions with the app Some hardware actions (GPS, HW buttons...) A client on the device allows to easily install/uninstall the require app depending of the activities (record, playback) No need to root/jailbreak the phone A silent install mode on Android exists Installation on iOS uses ITMS protocol Supported platforms for recording Real devices (Android 2.2+, iOS 6+) iOS simulators (6+) Android emulators (2.2+)
- 20. © 2013 IBM Corporation 20 ClearScript Test Script A simple instruction set understandable by a non- developer – In English and some other languages – All instructions refer to UI Objects by a simple description of its content and/or a localization with an other UI Object easier to describe A form-oriented editor allows to modify each instruction very easily The Test Script can be enhanced to support localized strings of the application under test – The same script can be executed on devices with different locales without any modification Verification Points can be added an any property of any UI Objects Many way to substitute data in the script – From datapool – References can be created in the script and reuse in substitutions Verification Points Localized string Command editor Instructions set
- 21. © 2013 IBM Corporation 21 The Test Editor Select an instruction in the test script Update the form editor Update the mobile data view Mobile Data View contains A snapshot of the UI taken just before the corresponding action A tree view of all the UI Object The properties list of the selected UI Object Many shortcuts for creating Verification Points and Variable from any object and property
- 22. © 2013 IBM Corporation 22 Executing a Test Script From the device Select a test and run it on the device No substitutions From the workbench Switch the device in passive mode The workbench select automatically the right device corresponding to the test script (Android/iOS, API level...) From RQM Similar to the run from Workbench Possibility to have additional selection criteria
- 23. © 2013 IBM Corporation 23 Integration with other tools RTW other extensions Usable with HTTP & SOA extensions Usable with RIT (services virtualization) RQM Integration Execution of existing recorded test script in regression Worklight Integration Worklight Studio and RTW can shell-shared for a smooth integration between development and testing activities Better support for JQuery-based applications Applications under test can be uploaded from Worklight Application Center
- 24. © 2013 IBM Corporation Extending Mobile Testing with Test Virtualization
- 25. © 2013 IBM Corporation25 The Modern Application What is Test Virtualization and how can help? Test Virtualization enables to create “virtual services”: Virtual Services simulate the behavior of an entire application or system during testing Virtual Services can run on commodity hardware, private cloud, public cloud Each developer, tester can easily have their own test environment and continue to use their testing tools Capture &Model Capture &Model System dependencies are a key challenge in setting up test environments: Unavailable/inaccessible Costly 3rd party access fees: Impractical hardware-based virtualization: Heterogeneous Environments Public Cloud Private Cloud Data Warehouse Mainframe Enterprise Service Bus Directory Identity File systems Collaboration Mobile App Under TestRouting Service Third-party Services Portals Content Providers EJB Shared ServicesArchives Business Partners Messaging Services Databases Mainframe applications App Under Test Third-party Services Packaged apps, messaging services, etc. Virtual Services
- 26. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM Rational Test Virtualization Solution A smarter solution to better quality • Rational Test Workbench is a desktop solution that enables testers/developers to – Capture and model virtual services – Test services and applications long before their user interfaces becomes available • Rational Test Virtualization Server is a server solution that: – Provides a central environment to virtualize heterogeneous hardware, software and services to provide 24x7 testing capabilities Databases Mainframe applications App Under Test Third-party Services Packaged apps, messaging services, etc. Rational Test Virtualization Server Rational Test Workbench Developers & Testers
- 27. © 2013 IBM Corporation27 Mobile Presentation Tier SOA/BPM B2B Database ESB Mainframe Candidate system • Typical multi-tiered environment • Problems with provisioning/access • Problems with data consistency • Virtualize selected services or entire application • Different virtualization models available • Testers, regardless of test methodology, are unaware of virtualisation
- 28. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM MobileFirst GRAZIE