From the course: Robot Framework Test Automation: Level 1 (Selenium)

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Write test steps: Part 1

Write test steps: Part 1

Okay. Now it's finally time to choose a library and write some automated test steps. Before we do that, I wanted to point out that test automation implies that we're automatically performing manual tests. So for that reason, I encourage you to always start with manual test scenarios and use those as a reference or scaffold for creating your automated tests. Then you should examine your library capabilities to locate keyword options and map those library keywords to your manual test steps. So here's an example of what I'm talking about. I've used Excel to document several manual test cases that can be performed against this CRM website, which can be found at automationplayground.com/crm. Your test cases will help you get to know the website under test. And I believe manual tests should be pragmatic and fairly easy to read. So for example, the homepage should load. That's what we're seeing right here. Login should succeed with valid credentials. That makes sense, right? Login should…

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