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Tricentis Test Automation for SAP Available

New version of Tricentis Test Automation for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 has been released.

Update December 15th, 2022: Pleased to announce that a new version of TTA is now available. This is version 15.2

All details can be found on the wiki.

The download still take places from here: https://support.sap.com/en/alm/partners/test-automation.html

 

In July 2020, SAP and Tricentis announced an exciting new partnership in software testing and test automation.

One of the aspects of this partnership is to provide the automation capabilities of Tricentis (restricted to testing SAP products) with SAP Solution Manager 7.2 to SAP Enterprise Support customers.

This new offering is called Tricentis Test Automation for SAP (acronym: TTA).

I am really thrilled to let you know that Tricentis Test Automation for SAP is now available for SAP Enterprise Support customers to download!
To proceed directly to the download area please visit this page: https://support.sap.com/en/alm/partners/test-automation.html

TTA will enable customers to benefit from the following test automation capabilities of Tricentis:

  • Automated testing of all SAP products without restrictions on UI technologies (SAPUI5, Fiori, SAP GUI, SuccessFactors, Ariba, …)
  • API-based automated testing of SAP products (RFC, Rest, oData, …)
  • Test Data Services:
    • Manage your test data centrally in the TTA Server
    • Let your automated test cases dynamically retrieve data from the TTA Server and also update data into the TTA Server at execution time

With this offering, SAP and Tricentis are bringing one of the world leading automation engines (as ranked by recognized analyst firms) to all SAP Enterprise Support customers with no additional cost.

TTA is meant to be used with SAP Solution Manager 7.2. SAP Solution Manager will be the leading system for application lifecycle management activities:

  • Requirement
  • Build
  • Test
  • Deploy

All the test management activities are managed in SAP Solution Manager:

  • Test case preparation
  • Test planning
  • Test execution
  • Reporting

Tricentis Test Automation is:

  • The environment for automated test case authoring
  • The automation engine for automated test execution

The integration between SAP Solution Manager and TTA uses the existing interface for test automation tools (subject of a certification from SAP: SM-TSTR).

Please be aware that Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager leverages all the automation capabilities of SAP Solution Manager, hence all the benefits of Tricentis Test Automation for SAP also apply to Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager.

This picture shows where TTA fits into the SAP Solution Manager (and Focused Build) Test Suite:

Here is a high-level picture of the TTA infrastructure:

SAP%20Solution%20Manager%20and%20TTA%20Overview

SAP Solution Manager and TTA Overview

For more details about Tricentis Test Automation for SAP Solution Manager (overview presentations, Partnership details) and also to access the download area for the software please visit this page: https://support.sap.com/en/alm/partners/test-automation.html

More technical details on TTA (system requirements, documentation overview, training information…) can be found here: TTA Wiki on SCN.

Please note that advanced functionalities from Tricentis Tosca are not part of TTA, but of the pricelist product SAP Enterprise Continuous Testing by Tricentis (acronym ECT).
For example, the following advanced features are NOT part of TTA but only ECT:

  • Automation capabilities for non-SAP
  • Orchestrated System Virtualization
  • Test Case Portfolio Optimization (aka Test Case Design)
  • Distributed Execution Engine
  • CICD Integration
  • Tosca Server APIs

If you are interested in finding out more about SAP Enterprise Continuous Testing by Tricentis, please visit this page: https://www.sap.com/products/enterprise-continuous-testing.html.

 

Thanks to all at SAP and Tricentis who made this offering a reality! 

 

 

Please feel free to share your thoughts, comments or remarks on this blog. Or just “Like” it.

You can also submit questions here.

In conclusion, Tricentis Test Automation for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 is now available for download. 

Download it and try it.

Please also make sure to visit the TTA Wiki for the technical details and training information.

 

Happy Test Automation

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      Author's profile photo Basanth Swain
      Basanth Swain

      Hi Nicolas

      First thing, thanks for the blog.

      Couple of Questions .

      1. Likewise is there any integration between TTA and SAP CALM
      2. How about the other 2 tools Tricentis Flood (For Load Testing) and Tricentis Livecompare for (Impact analysis) - Are these part of TTA or ECT?

      Many Thanks

      Basanth

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Basanth,

       

      SAP Solution Manager integrates with the on-premise products from Tricentis ECT (known as Tosca) and TTA.

      SAP Cloud ALM will integrate with the Cloud product from Tricentis which is currently under development. This is why the integration between SAP Cloud ALM and Tricentis is planned to be available in Q4 2021.

       

      Concerning the product portfolio, my dear friend Chris has already provided some answers.

      Here are some more details on the whole offering:

      Complete positioning slide deck.

      I hope that it answers your questions. I will also encourage you to visit the FAQ mentioned in the TTA Wiki on SCN.

      Best regards

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Christopher Trueman
      Christopher Trueman

      Responding to Q2:

      • Tricentis Flood is available as an SAP Solution Extension. It is known as SAP Load Testing by Tricentis. It is not included with TTA or ECT.
      • Tricentis LiveCompare is available as an SAP Solution Extension. It is known as SAP Change Impact Analysis by Tricentis. It is not included with TTA or ECT. It does integrate with ECT.

      HTH. Feel free to DM me if I can help further.

       

      Chris.

       

       

      Author's profile photo Basanth Swain
      Basanth Swain

      Thanks you Chris and Nicolas.

      Author's profile photo Ashwin Mor
      Ashwin Mor

      Hi Nicolas

       

      That's a really nice article that gives insights for TTA with SAP. Also need to understand if TTA helps in executing the batch commands, jar files or selenium scripts, etc)? And how different is it from the actual Tricentis Tosca?

       

      Regards

      Ashwin.

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Ashwin,

      TTA is actually a subset of Tosca. It is overall the same user interface, but restricted to the SAP testing (only the SAP automation engines are shipped with TTA). And functionalities such as Issues, requirements and Test Case Design are deactivated from TTA.

       

      Just for your complete understanding "SAP Enterprise Continuous Testing by Tricentis" (Acronym ECT) is indeed Tricentis Tosca. And this one is now on the SAP price list and comprises all the functionalities for automation.

      I hope that it clarifies the situation.

      Best regards

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Ashwin Mor
      Ashwin Mor

      Hi Nicolas

       

      Thank you for your instant reply. The Issues, requirements, and Test Case Design are deactivated from TTA? So that means we can only use only the Modules, Test Cases, and Execution list? Test data will not be possible?

       

      And the execution of the batch commands, jar files or selenium scripts, etc can be possible in TTA as that of Tricentis Tosca? Am I right in my understanding?

       

      Regards

      Ashwin Mor.

      Author's profile photo Christian MARTIN
      Christian MARTIN

      Hello Ashwin,

       

      Yes you are right. Requirements, Issues and TestCaseDesign are effectively deactivated in TTA. Same thing for Reporting and TestPlanning.

      In TTA you have access to those sections:

      • Modules
      • TestCases
      • Execution
      • Configurations

      However, you can use the Test Data Service (TDS) functionality offered with TTA in order to manage your test data. TDS is included in the Tosca Server, which is a separate software that can be dowloaded from SAP. Tosca Server is a web application running on IIS. Interactions between TTA and TDS are provided through a set of dedicated Modules in TTA (part of the standard.tsu subset). You can easily create data, read data, update data etc within your TTA Test Cases.

      Do not hesitate to contact me directly in case of further questions.

      Kind Regards,

      Christian

       

      Author's profile photo Ashwin Mor
      Ashwin Mor

      Hi Christian

       

      Thank you for the elaborated information. It's really helpful. Thank you.

      Any idea about the execution of the batch commands, jar files or selenium scripts, etc. Is this possible with TTA?

       

      Regards

      Ashwin.

      Author's profile photo Christian MARTIN
      Christian MARTIN

      Hi Ashwin,

      No. TTA is not able to perform these tasks.

      Only the full version (ECT) is able to handle that.

      Regards,

      Christian

      Author's profile photo Ashwin Mor
      Ashwin Mor

      Hi Christian

      Oh, so we cant execute Selenium scripts, Batch commands, or jar file. Okay understood. Any document where iI could have a look at the features and limitations with TTA?

      Thanks for the help.

      Regards

      Ashwin Mor.

      Author's profile photo Christian MARTIN
      Christian MARTIN

      Please have a look at our recent TTA Wiki:

      https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=566987152

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      Author's profile photo Ashwin Mor
      Ashwin Mor

      Thanks for your help, Christian.

      Regards

      Ashwin.

      Author's profile photo Mateusz Nowak
      Mateusz Nowak

      Hi Christian,

      thanks for a detailed explanation. I tried to download TTA Tosca, but the file is not available.

      I used this link: that was published in the Test Automation for Partners. Could you please provide a link where I can download Tricentis Test Automation for SAP?

      Thanks in advance.

      Regrds,
      Matt

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Mateusz,

      what do you mean by the file is not available?

      Could you please provide some details ?

       

      feel also free to contact me directly via email.

      cheers

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Mateusz Nowak
      Mateusz Nowak

      Hi Nicolas,
      once I am redirected to Software Downloads page in SAP Launchpad - there are no results for TTATOSCA. I sent you an e-mail with screenshots.

      Regards,
      Matt

      Author's profile photo Benjamin Schneider
      Benjamin Schneider

      Hi,

      for everybody interested to learn more about Tricentis Test Automation for SAP:

      We have scheduled two webcasts on April 14 and 15, where Nicolas Alech will share a lot of detailed information about Tricentis Test Automation for SAP, about the integration into SAP Solution Manager, the value, the benefits and much more. There will be also room for questions!

      Feel free to join us on April 14, 8:30am CET or April 15, 5pm CET to learn more about this exciting topic!

      Please check this SAP Support Portal page for downloadable calendar invites.

      Best regards,

      Ben

      Author's profile photo Alexandre Sabatier
      Alexandre Sabatier

      Hello,

      "Automated testing of all SAP products without restrictions" - Does this also cover standalone SAP softwares such as Crystal Reports and BEx? I'm assuming this is only possible through SAP ECT or Tosca with UIA or VisionAI engines.

      Thanks!

      Author's profile photo Warlei de Lima Figueiredo
      Warlei de Lima Figueiredo

      Hi Nicolas!

      What about CBTA? Will be discontinued?

      My companies worked creating a lot of test scripts using CBTA integrated with Soldoc.

       

      Best Regards,

      Warlei

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hello Warlei,

       

      CBTA is absolutely NOT discontinued. It is part of all the official roll-out material: CBTA will be supported as long as SAP Solution Manager is supported.

      All your investments in CBTA are safe.

      For full details, please take a look at this slide deck: https://support.sap.com/content/dam/support/en_us/library/ssp/alm/sap-solution-manager/knowledge-transfer/SAP%20and%20Tricentis%20Partnership_External.pdf

      Especially slide/page #6

      Best regards
      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Warlei de Lima Figueiredo
      Warlei de Lima Figueiredo

      Thank you Nicolas.

      Author's profile photo Sreeram Mohan
      Sreeram Mohan

      Hi Nicolas,

      Good Evening !!

      We are currently trying this new implementation of TTA and integrating along with the existing Solution Manager . After the installation and whilst configurations, I am seeing some issues and  unable to find the SAP Support Component within the SAP Market place relevant to TTA - Could you please guide us on this regards.

       

      Thanks in advance.

       

      Regards,

      Sreeram Arvikar Mohan

      Author's profile photo John Krakowski
      John Krakowski

      Hello Sreeram Arvikar,

      For customer incidents regarding Tricentis Test Automation (TTA), could you please start with component XX-PART-TRI.

      Kind regards, John Krakowski

      Author's profile photo Theresa Prawdzik
      Theresa Prawdzik

      When does SAP plan to release an updated version of TTA? I see the ECT product version 14.2 patch 2 is available here https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3097385, while it seems TTA is still at version 13.4; I am sure other customers are using both TTA and ECT and would like to keep Tosca client, server and TTA client all in sync.

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Dear Theresa,

       

      I am working on it. I hope to have it done at the end of this week, worst case scenario end of next.

      Of course this is my current planning, this is a non-binding statement and there might be last minute changes, but I am trying my best.

       

      Cheers

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      hi Theresa,

       

      the new version is available, could you please try to download it and let me know if you can see the new software components?

      https://support.sap.com/en/alm/partners/test-automation.html

       

      Thanks and regards

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Theresa Prawdzik
      Theresa Prawdzik

      Thank you Nicolas!

      Yes I am able to download; I see patch level 2 for TTA client 14.2 but patch 0 for TTA recorder and server. Is that correct?

      Author's profile photo Vinod Bhat
      Vinod Bhat

      Hi Nicolas,

      Do we have to install TTA server ? Can we SAP use cloud based offering ?

      Thanks & BR,

      Vinod

       

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Vinod,

       

      the TTA offering that we have today and which is meant to be used with SAP Solution Manager is indeed an on premise solution. So the TTA server indeed needs to be installed and maintained.

       

      Next year we will get a new flavor of the SAP and Tricentis offering which will be really cloud oriented. We expect to offer a TTA cloud version which will integrate with SAP Cloud ALM*.

       

      Cheers
      Nicolas

      *This is our planning, it can be changed by SAP at any time, the statements in this message cannot be considered as legally binding.

      Author's profile photo Senthil Kumaran
      Senthil Kumaran

      Hi Nicolas,

       

      We are planning to Implement the TTA server on Windows 2019 server is this supported?

      As per the below link the I am not seeing the windows version mentioned.

      https://documentation.tricentis.com/sap/tta/1420/en/content/systemrequirements/systemrequirements_tosca_server.htm

       

      Regards

      Senthil

       

      Author's profile photo Naresh Durga
      Naresh Durga

      Hello Nicolas,

      We are using TTA with Solution Manager. I understood from earlier conversations that TTA doesn't support Reporting part. we have observed that even Dokusnapper is not supported (No word document generated). What is the possible way of getting an execution report using TTA at test case level or test set level. We are looking for PDF or Word execution report for each test case executed using execution list. Currently we don't see any way of achieving this in TTA? Can you please throw some light on this in-case if we are missing something.

      Regards,

      Naresh.

      Author's profile photo Rick Lynch
      Rick Lynch

      Hi Nicolas,

      Any restrictions to the number of users who can access TTA or access TTA concurrently?

      Thanks,

      Rick

       

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Rick,

       

      there are no restrictions on the number of users using TTA.

       

      Cheers

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Rick Lynch
      Rick Lynch

      Many Thanks!

      Author's profile photo Rajesh Sharma
      Rajesh Sharma

      Do you know if with SAP Solution Manager 7.2, SP14 Focus Build 9 if SAP TTA version 15.0 is likely to be issued? Any schedule date etc?

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Rajesh,

      SAP Enterprise Continuous Testing by Tricentis 15.0 is going through the premium qualification at this time. It should be available in a couple of weeks.

      Once ECT is available, then TTA 15.0 will be made available a few days/weeks later. In short you can expect TTA 15.0 before the end of May (This is a non binding statement and can be changed by SAP, this is just an estimation).

      Best regards

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Rick Lynch
      Rick Lynch

      Hi Nicolas,

      Will there be a minimum Solution Manager Service Pack level requirement for TTA 15.0 when released?

      Thanks,

      Rick

      Author's profile photo Sriramakrishna Rekapalli
      Sriramakrishna Rekapalli

      HI Nicolas,

       

      Great blog. Appreciate if you can answer the following questions.

      • In Tosca Commander, we do see couple of options for building the test cases. one is 'Scan' option and the other option is 'recording the test case' . What are the considerations to determine when to use scan and when to use recording method ? Please share if you have any insight on this from a best practice perspective.
      • Please provide us if there are any reference documentation available on setting up the multi-user workspace for the test Automation in TTA
      • We noticed that the 'Baseline comparison' feature is greyed out for use in TTA. Please confirm if this is available as part of TTA Free licensing or otherwise. If Base line comparison is not an offering with in TTA Free licensing, is there any other comparison tools available under Free License?
      • We understand that the test case tracking, notifications and other aspects of test management are to be handled with the help of Solution Manager. Please point us to any documentation on the test case management aspects with TTA/solution manager.

      Thanks in advance.

      Best Regards

      Sriram Rekapalli

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Sriram,

      usually the recorder is for beginners and the scanning is for advanced users. After a while using Tosca commander, the users more naturally use the scanning approach.

      The multi user workspace has to be setup using a database, all the information can be found in the online help: https://documentation.tricentis.com/sap/tta/1420/en/content/tosca_commander/create_workspace_multiuser.htm

      The baseline comparison is indeed not part of TTA, I am sorry but I don't know of any other tool doing that "for free"

      The SAP Solution Manager configuration is documented here: https://documentation.tricentis.com/sap/tta/1420/en/content/sap_solutionmanager/concept.htm

       

      Best regards

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo John Krakowski
      John Krakowski

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      Author's profile photo Nandakumar Ramamoorthy
      Nandakumar Ramamoorthy

      Hi Nicolas ALECH ,

      SAP external support mentioned that TTA 15 was release last month, however that is not available for download in the download section you shared. Nor can i find by searching the download section.

       

      Can you please share when can we download the TTA 15 version?

      As per the support expert TTA 15 server doesnt require IIS anymore, so this will greatly benefit our green field implementation with low maintenance overhead.

       

      thanks

      Nanda

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Nanda,

      I am not sure what you mean by SAP external support, but this information is not accurate.

      We always release both SAP Enterprise Continuous Testing by Tricentis and TTA together as TTA is a subset of ECT.

      ECT 15.0 is currently under validation, as soon as the validation is over we will release ECT 15.0 and then a few weeks later (2-3 weeks max) we will release TTA based on ECT 15.0.

      My expectations are that you will be able to download TTA 15.0 in July (but this is not a binding statement, this is just an estimation).

      Best regards

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Nandakumar Ramamoorthy
      Nandakumar Ramamoorthy

      Thanks Nicolas ALECH

      Is there a space we can watch out for new release announcement? Please share.

       

      thanks

      Nanda

      Author's profile photo Sadhna Bhatia
      Sadhna Bhatia

      Hello Nicolas,

       

      This is great info. We currently use CBTA. Any good reason we should use TTA instead that is included in SolMan license just like CBTA is? I read above that reporting is not included in TTA....Is that referring to testing execution metrics?

      What is it that TTA offers and CBTA does not and vice versa. Thank you in advance.

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Sadhna,

       

      I am also the owner of CBTA at SAP, and it has great automation capabilities. Nevertheless the difference is mainly about product coverage. TTA covers much more SAP products and technologies than CBTA.

      CBTA%2C%20TTA%20and%20ECT%20Product%20Coverage

      CBTA, TTA and ECT Product Coverage

       

      You also need to keep in mind that CBTA will not be available with SAP Cloud ALM. There is also (at the moment) no migration planned for the CBTA scripts but there will be for TTA.

       

      I hope that this clarifies the situation.

       

      Cheers

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Sadhna Bhatia
      Sadhna Bhatia

      Thanks Nicolas for your response and information. One more question I have is, what happens to the existing CBTA scripts if/when we switch to TTA? Can those be converted to TTA scripts? Can both the tools be used simultaneously?

      Is CBTA not compatible with Ariba, Concur, sucessfactors?

      Thank you!!

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      The existing CBTA scripts will have to be turned into scripts of another automation provider. Tricentis or others, there will not be anything automatic provided by SAP for this.

       

      CBTA does not fully support the solutions that you mention. Just look at this blog post in one of the previous comments I added the coverage summary slide.

      Best regards

      Nicolas

       

      Author's profile photo Ferenc Tabori
      Ferenc Tabori

      Hi Nicolas,

      as I just recognized, presently the download file ist not available under the provided link, and SAP note 886535 is also not, as it is being updated at the moment. Is there another source to download TTA or do you know, when it will be availyble again? Can you say something about the backgraound?

      Best regards

      Ferenc Tabori

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Everything is working for me. Could you please let me know exactly which link is not working for you?

       

      Cheers

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Ferenc Tabori
      Ferenc Tabori

      Thank you for your answer! When I click on the link

      https://support.sap.com/en/alm/partners/test-automation.html

      I am redirected to

      https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/softwarecenter/search/TTATOSCA

      I reach the SAP Software Downloads with "TTATOSCA" as search term, but with no matches. When I try to read note

      https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/886535

      I just get the notification

      "SAP Note/KBA 886535 is being updated."

      I would be happy if you could provide me with the link to the TTA-download, so I can try to integrate Tosca and SolMan.

      Best regards

      Ferenc

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      If you do not see any search results, then it might be because the user you are currently logged with does not have the necessary rights.

       

      I see several downloads.

      Cheers

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Dany Lapointe
      Dany Lapointe

      Hello, is SAP Cloud ALM and TTA Cloud will only work with cloud and web apps ?

      What about SAP Gui for Html and SAP Gui for windows ?

       

      Author's profile photo Genni Barnes
      Genni Barnes

      Good Day Nicolas

      I realise this blog is a few years old now.  I would just like to verify if your statement above is still correct, where you said that SAP solution manager only integrates to TTA On prem, whereas SAP Cloud ALM will integrate with Tricentis cloud.  We are still considering the move to Cloud ALM but would like to implement TTA integrating to SAP Solution Manager in the interim.

      Does that mean we can only implement the onprem TTA installation?  I have only been able to find implementation guides for Solman/TTA that speak to the on prem deployment hence the question.

      Regards

      Genni

       

      Author's profile photo Nicolas ALECH
      Nicolas ALECH
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Genni,

      first we revisited recently the terminology, it is available in our official QA.

      That being said, this has not changed. We have 2 flavors of Tricentis Test Automation for SAP, one  integrates with SAP Cloud ALM and the other one integrates with SAP Solution Manager.

      In the future, a migration path will be possible, but it will be in 2024+ (that can be changed by SAP at any time).

      Nevertheless, I have some good news, we are only a few weeks away (again, this is a non binding statement) from the release of Tricentis Test Automation integrated with SAP Cloud ALM.

       

      Best regards

      Nicolas