‘SaaS Test 1 : Phased Testing Strategy for a SaaS System

🧪 Phase 1: Demo Stage – Manual Testing

🎯 Goal

Quickly verify that basic user functions (e.g., registration and login) work as expected without investing time in automation.

🛠️ How

  • Write and follow simple test cases manually.
  • Use DevTools to debug UI or network errors.
  • Focus on form validation, error messages, and navigation.

🧾 Example Test Cases

Feature Test Case Expected Result
Register Valid email and password Redirect to login or dashboard
Register Weak password Show “password too weak” error
Login Valid credentials Redirect to dashboard
Login Wrong password Show “invalid credentials” error
Logout Click logout Return to login page

❌ Why Not Use Playwright Yet?

  • Time-saving at early stages
  • Frequent UI changes make scripts brittle

🚀 Phase 2: Core Flow Stability – Partial Automation with Playwright

🎯 Goal

Ensure that your critical workflows do not break as new features are added.

🛠️ How

  • Use Playwright or Cypress to automate a few core flows
  • Start with login, registration, and one post-login interaction
  • Run tests manually or via CLI

🧩 Suggested Flows to Cover

  • Register → Login → Dashboard Welcome
  • Login → Create Item → Save → Logout

🧪 Example Playwright Snippet

import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';

test('User can log in successfully', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('https://example.com/login');
  await page.fill('input[name="email"]', 'test@example.com');
  await page.fill('input[name="password"]', 'Password123');
  await page.click('button[type="submit"]');
  await expect(page).toHaveURL('https://example.com/dashboard');
});

Phase 3: Growth Stage – Full E2E Automation

🎯 Goal

Support team collaboration and CI/CD deployment confidence with complete test coverage.

🛠️ How Write Playwright test suites for each functional module

Add data-testid attributes for stable element targeting

Integrate test runs with CI tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

🧰 Toolchain Suggestions

Playwright or Cypress for browser automation

GitHub Actions for CI/CD

Slack/Webhook alerts for failed test reports

📋 Summary Table

Phase Automation Action Plan
Demo ❌ No Manual testing + basic case checklist
Stable Dev ✅ Partial Write Playwright tests for key user journeys
Growth Stage ✅ Full Full E2E test suite + CI pipeline integration

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