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Introduction

eValid can effectively test your e-commerce website by recording and playing back an interactive browsing session, including filling out a form.

Simulating a customer is the best way to test an e-commerce site. This kind of test can be set to represent hundreds to thousands of customers coming to your website and making a purchase with multiple selections and using forms. The test used in the following example used an invalid credit card number and failed.

NOTE: The World Wide Web is in a constant state of change. Therefore, tests may become invalid at a moment's notice. Although the eValid Support Team may make considerable efforts to ensure the validity of the test shown, your results may vary. This test is used to demonstrate eValid's many validation functions and can be used as a guide to develop your own eValid tests. We encourage you to Download eValid and try it for yourself!

Recording The Test

Begin by picking a start page for your test. Click Record > Start Recording.
For this example we will use Amazon.com's WebSite located at www.amazon.com.

Perform a search and validate text to make sure that the correct product was included in the search result set by selecting Record > Validate > Selected > Text.

If prompted, login to the site to continue shopping.

Fill out the order form. In this example we will use an invalid credit card number.

Based on the outcome of your test, validate some text or images that accept or decline the order by selecting Record > Validate > Selected > Text or Record > Validate > Selected > Image.

When you are finished recording, select Record > Stop Recording

The completed script file is shown here.
Download ecommerce.evs

Typical Playback

Click Playback > Start Playback to begin the playback process.

When the playback has been completed, click Window > Logs > Event Log to see outputs of the validation activity.

Lessons Learned

eValid can reproduce e-commerce transactions enabling you to test the validity and interactivity of your e-commerce website around the clock.

Additional Information

If you have an e-commerce website that must perform, the eValid Team recommends running tests similar to the one described on this page around the clock.