Scenario Tester is an application that allows testers to control their test data. Into Scenario Tester testers enter the data they would normally enter into the application. They also enter their expected results.

Scenario Tester is a very simple, intuitive program, which experience shows testers pick up almost instantly. It mimics the way we think about testing.

•	First, testers identify what needs to be tested. These are the test scenarios (e.g. Deposit into Account, Create a Contract)
•	Second, testers identify where data needs to be entered and where to test for expected results (e.g. Contract screens to enter data, Check the transaction history screen).
•	Third, testers decide what specific data they need to enter and what are their expected results.

Scenario Tester mimics this process. Scenario Tester then produces a file, which is used by an automated script. Because of this separation of data from scripts, you can have multiple testers enter test scenarios and one coder to develop the background execution script.

Designed with the tester in mind

Scenario Tester was designed with the tester in mind to make it extremely easy to develop scenarios.

For example, consider the following typical application that has to be tested:

•	The application creates contracts.
•	To create one contract requires entering data into 40 screens.
•	To test all the numerous business rules requires entering 80 different contracts.

Manually testing all these nuances would be extremely time consuming and often not possible in the time allowed for testing.

Automated testing using the conventional approach of one script per test case would involve writing (and maintaining) 80 scripts.

The Scenario Tester way

Using Scenario Tester you enter one contract, copy it and make adjustments to the input data and/or expected results. To create those 80 contracts becomes a straightforward activity.

The emphasis is now on knowing the business rules and test scenarios, not on coding the scripts.

Now your test designs have been created simply and quickly.

Using the features of Scenario Tester, you can select all the contracts or choose specific ones to execute. The automated scripts will take the information created by the testers, input it into the appropriate screens and perform the requested tests for expected results.