The testing process is an important part of enterprise application development. It ensures the quality of the programs and their compliance with the requirements. In the legacy IBM i modernization process, testing provides an opportunity to understand whether the software performs its functions after making improvements or whether any failures have occurred.
Agile test automation allows you to run tests automatically when new code is entered into the repository. Agile team testing constantly occurs when new features are introduced without waiting for the full development process to be completed. This allows you to detect and fix bugs timely and effective.
Key Insights
- Legacy application modernization requires robust testing
As legacy systems are updated with new technologies, thorough testing ensures they continue to perform reliably, securely, and as intended in their modernized environments. - Agile test automation speeds up quality checks
Automated testing within Agile sprints allows for continuous validation of new features, enabling faster feedback cycles, quicker bug detection, and reduced time-to-market. - TestRail streamlines Agile testing processes
With support for manual, exploratory, and automated testing, TestRail helps teams track test coverage, manage workloads, and generate insightful quality reports. - Low-code automation eliminates human error and boosts consistency
Automated test cases reduce the chances of overlooking defects, increase repeatability, and ensure each iteration meets quality standards without manual rework. - LANSA simplifies modernization with Visual LANSA
Modernizing legacy IBM i applications becomes faster and more cost-effective with LANSA’s low-code platform, which integrates LANSA IBM i modernization solutions with testing support.
What is Legacy Application Modernization and Why Do We Need to Perform it?
Legacy application modernization is the process of updating and improving software using modern technologies, including programming languages, frameworks, operating systems, infrastructure, etc.
Many companies like to use legacy software and don’t want to give it up. There are several reasons for this:
- The software performs critical business functions.
- Replacing legacy software with a new one can be quite an expensive and risky process.
- It is necessary to train employees to work with new programs in case of transition to new software.
However, there are many challenges that companies face when using legacy applications. Among them are:
- High service cost.
- The insufficient number of skilled workers with legacy technologies.
- Low productivity of legacy applications.
- Problems in data integration and system integration with modern software.
- The impossibility of implementing functionality that meets modern business requirements.
- Vulnerability to cyber attacks.
LANSA can help overcome all these IBM i application challenges. Check out our guide to learn more
How to Overcome the Challenges of Legacy IBM i Applications with LANSA
How to Modernize Legacy Applications Easily?
The legacy application modernization process can be simple, fast, and reliable if you use the right solutions.
Visual LANSA is a professional, low-code platform for modernizing legacy IBM i applications. It offers various tools to transform old green screens into modern web interfaces, quickly create new cross-platform applications using existing functionality, create mobile applications for different types of devices, etc. You can perform all of these actions easily with little or no code.
Watch our webinar on Green Screen Modernization for Business Efficiency.
Why is QA Testing Important in the Application Modernization Process?
The testing stage is critical in the modernization process. As the application begins to work using new technologies and environments, it is important to check whether all its functions work as before.
Automated tests allow you to eliminate the human factor from key actions, shorten test execution time, and evaluate software quality dynamically and flexibly using software metrics.
What is Agile Test Automation?
Agile software development is a flexible software methodology in which testing is a very important process. It starts from the early stages of development and continues in parallel with the development process. Agile development uses small iterations (sprints) for software development. Each iteration must be tested to identify and correct quality issues.
Test automation is very important because it guarantees test quality and efficient test execution. Automation testing in Agile methodologies helps to expand test coverage, perform testing faster and with less effort, and improve team communication.
How we can Assess Application Modernization Quality with Test Rail for Agile Testing?
TestRail is a comprehensive test management solution for agile testing. It can be used by different Agile teams regardless of their size. It allows them to manage different types of tests (functional tests, acceptance tests, automated tests) in one place. You can easily perform performance testing, GUI testing, regression testing, etc.
TestRail is easy to use for Agile projects with iterations and sprints that use manual, exploratory, and automated testing. It provides the ability to create various reports and view test metrics.
With TestRail, you can evenly distribute the workload among team members, receive notifications about test execution results and archive them, create progress forecasts, and more.
Testers can easily learn to use TestRail thanks to its simple and intuitive interface. TestRail is available both on-premises and in the cloud, allowing you to start using it without installing any software.
Try a 14-day TestRail free trial for Agile test automation and make sure that it’s the best test management tool for your project.
Ready to modernize your legacy applications with confidence? Contact us to learn how LANSA can streamline your journey.
