Introducing Agentic Test Automation: Revolutionizing software testing in the era of agentic AI

In a significant leap forward for the software testing industry, Tricentis has introduced Agentic Test Automation, an advanced, AI-powered tool set to transform how QA teams create and execute automated test cases. This industry-leading agentic AI solution, directly embedded into Tricentis Tosca, allows teams to generate comprehensive test cases autonomously using natural language prompts, unlocking a new level of efficiency and productivity in software testing.

Addressing the challenges of modern software testing

The landscape of software development is rapidly evolving as development teams increasingly use AI to generate code. This shift, while promising unprecedented efficiency, presents significant challenges for QA testing teams. The rapid pace of AI-generated code means QA teams are under increasing pressure to test larger volumes of code more frequently. Additionally, AI-generated code can introduce unique issues and potential vulnerabilities, as highlighted by recent studies and industry reports. This two-sided challenge—more code to test and potentially more issues in it—requires QA teams to adopt advanced strategies and tools to keep up.

Agentic Test Automation is designed to meet the demands of this new era, representing a pivotal advancement in test automation. Using cutting-edge agentic AI, the solution generates complete test cases from natural language prompts, drastically reducing the need for manual authoring. This feature enables even new testers to create comprehensive test cases effortlessly. By pairing agentic AI with our established vision AI, it transforms how QA teams approach test creation, enabling them to handle the increased workload and complexity of today.

Additionally, Agentic Test Automation’s built-in agentic AI is specifically trained for the Tosca environment and embedded directly into its framework, helping teams boost productivity and optimize test cycle times. This agentic AI is ready to use and does not require any further work from customers. No need to worry about managing the AI agent – Tricentis takes care of that for you. And while the current focus lies on test generation for SAP Fiori, the future will bring broad support for different technologies.

Breaking productivity limits with Agentic Test Automation

Fully integrated with Tosca Commander and Cloud Commander, Agentic Test Automation provides a unified testing environment, making it easier for teams to manage and execute tests and resulting in substantial improvements in efficiency, productivity, and cost management. Our internal tests and the open beta have demonstrated significant gains:

• Time savings: Achieve up to 85% reduction in manual efforts for initial test case creation, allowing your team to focus on higher-value tasks.
• Productivity gains: Boost overall productivity by up to 60%, enabling your team to concentrate on strategic initiatives.
• Cost savings: Reduce operational costs by minimizing manual efforts and optimizing resource allocation.

MCP server: The power of choice in the era of agentic test automation

Agentic AI is evolving fast, and we at Tricentis want to ensure our customers have the ability to incorporate their own AI models in a fast and easy way. For this purpose, we are making our Model Context Protocol (MCP) server available for all Tosca customers. This means that customers have the choice between using our own built-in Agentic Test Automation AI or employing their own AI to use Tosca as their preferred tool for software testing and to cover additional use cases.

The MCP server, which acts as an AI Interface, grants users the freedom to employ the AI technology of their choosing. Compared to our MCP server, Tosca’s Agentic Test Automation is a specialized AI agent purpose-built for software testing with Tosca and relies on Tricentis’ nearly 20 years of testing expertise. Regardless of your choice, you can rely on Tosca as the ultimate solution for quality engineering, delivering unmatched value through seamless integration of agentic AI, cloud technologies, and end-to-end testing across diverse technologies as well as advanced risk and model-based testing. Tosca’s cutting-edge agentic AI capabilities and cloud infrastructure ensure effortless maintenance at scale, providing a comprehensive and efficient testing process. This powerful integration enables you to keep up with the current speed of software development, achieve higher quality standards, and accelerate your testing processes.

Built on a proven foundation

Agentic Test Automation builds on Tricentis’ nearly 20 years of software testing expertise and follows the success of previous AI innovation built into Tosca, which has already proven its value in the market. The integration with our established authoring interfaces Tosca Commander and Cloud Commander adds credibility and ensures a seamless experience for existing users.

For Tosca on-prem users, Agentic Test Automation will incorporate all the initial capabilities of Tosca Copilot, which streamlined test automation processes and provided valuable insights. These Tosca Copilot features laid the foundation for enhancing productivity and efficiency in testing:

• Generate Tosca Query Language (TQL):
  • Users could find unused tests, unlinked assets, and duplicates by converting plain language to TQL (Tosca Query Language), allowing for better test case management.
• Summarize complex test cases:
  • The ability to summarize long, complicated end-to-end tests in simple, natural language boosted productivity and accelerated onboarding.
• Troubleshoot execution results:
  • The original Copilot helped interpret test results quickly, providing actionable insights to troubleshoot issues faster and shorten release times.
• Help Assistant:
  • The Tosca Copilot Help Assistant helped users understand how Tosca works, from a specific functionality to product navigation to helpful insights.

Outlook into the future

Agentic Test Automation will continue to revolutionize the software testing landscape. By leveraging AI embedded into the Tosca framework, it empowers human test managers to focus on strategic tasks and heavy lifts, delivering high-quality software faster and more efficiently. The future vision includes expanding its capabilities to cover more technologies, e.g., generic web and Salesforce, and further enhancing its AI-driven features to stay ahead of the curve in test automation.