Test-AutomationFramework version 0.05
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Test::AutomaitonFramework (TAF) is a Perl Win32 module to assist Test Automation by:

	1. Test Case Management: list, report, log, exec test cases		(View test latest and historical result; exec TC and Test suite)
	2. Simplicity: No programming is required. No Manul to read             (perl -MTest::AutomationFramework -e "install") 
	3. MultiPurpose:  TC scripts, Perf, Lab setup etc  			(Perl, C, C#, java ....... )
	4. User Fridedly: IE-based web UI 					(TC list, reporting, execution are done by *ONE* mouse click )
	5. Support Win32/IE 							(This is the tested environment)
	6. Free software and free support

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   dmake
   dmake test
   dmake install

Non-programming Usage:

   1. Modify taf.bat to create the test structure
   2. Execut taf.bat 
   3. Modify c:\_TAF\_testsuit_\_testcase_\tc.pl (automated TC hook)
   4. Modify c:\_TAF\_testsuit_\tsProperty.txt   (WebUI's Test Case Description )
   5. Open c:\_TAF\_testsuit_\index.htm with IE  (WebUI to dispsplay, Start TC, record TC historical result/logs) 
   6. Have fun with the TAF

   (ppm support will be available soon)

DEPENDENCIES
	
This module requires these other modules and libraries:
Date::Manip 
File::Path 
Test::More 
Getopt::Long 
File::Copy 
File::Find
Cwd::getcwd
COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright 2012 by Yong Wang (ywangperl@gmail.com) 

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.12.3 or,
at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.


