How Basler Kantonalbank advanced end-to-end testing across Avaloq

Test data management quickly emerged as the unexpected hero along their path to success. Once they started introducing test automation, they recognized that they had to master test data management before they could configure automated execution of their critical scenarios. There were two core challenges. First, they had to create the range of GDPR-compliant test data needed to execute realistic banking transactions. This involved, for example, creating complex banking customers with realistic account histories. Second, they had to inject the data and manage it across Avaloq, integration layers, connected microservices, and so forth.

Under Infometis’ expert guidance and best-in-class Tosca plugins, they quickly overcame this challenge—generating and managing stateful test data throughout complex end-to-end transactions that spanned multiple technologies. Infometis’ TAMI plugin simplifies data management for Avaloq, preconfiguring Tosca to create Avaloq objects like business partner or money accounts. TAMI works hand-in-hand with Infometis’ TACC Tosca plugin, which simplifies and streamlines Avaloq test automation with a best-in-class module generator. With this solution, Basler Kantonalbank is synthetically generating and automatically managing the data needed to drive their sophisticated end-to-end tests.

The organization is continuing to focus on more agile development practices. The move to automation has significantly shortened time to market, a focus of the stakeholders in the business. With so many interconnected systems, testing is considered a necessity. The amount of testing performed per release cycle and the efficiency they gain in providing quality releases has seen a steady uptick thanks to the benefit of test automation.