The Best SAP API Tools Provide Full Automation Testing

⇨ SAP users are discovering that business processes start and finish outside of SAP, meaning that User Interface (UI) testing alone is not enough.

⇨ UI tests are often found to be inefficient for validating API service functionality and do not cover all the necessary aspects of back-end testing.

⇨ As a result, organizations may find that bugs have been left within the server or unit levels.

SAP users are discovering that business processes start and finish outside of SAP, meaning that User Interface (UI) testing alone is not enough.

UI tests are often found to be inefficient for validating API service functionality and do not cover all the necessary aspects of back-end testing. As a result, organizations may find that bugs have been left within the server or unit levels. Not only is this a costly mistake but it could also delay the product release and require significant amounts of code to be rewritten.

API testing allows developers to test early in the development cycle before the UI is ready. This process enables developers to eliminate at least half of the existing bugs before they become problems. API also allows testers to make requests that might not be possible through the UI, helping to expose any security flaws in the system.

Testing for SAP API is different from general API testing of synchronous interfaces where users can send a message and only need to validate the response. It is crucial to reduce risks and time with automated testing in the early stages of an SAP project.

An example of a solution that can be utilized for this is Int4’s APITester – a scriptless SAP API testing tool for SAP S/4HANA implementations and middleware migrations. It allows companies full automated testing in the service layer (API), minimizing the risk and cost of existing bugs and manual testing process.

With the solution, users can automate and provide a complete and comprehensive result report that can support each of the test script executions. This report provides sufficient information for a support organization to help solve any issues when a test case execution fails.

Int4’s APITester is said to enable companies to create thousands of test cases within minutes, increasing productivity levels of the testing teams.

Int4 APITester complements major UI testing tools to enable smooth end-to-end testing of integrated processes. Users can also now validate integration steps including incoming orders or outgoing invoices, even for processes that require additional manual steps during the test.

The APITester is part on the Int4 Suite, an SAP add-on that can be installed on any SAP Netweaver or SAP S/4HANA system.