Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is TestersDesk.com?
  2. How is TestersDesk.com different from other testing tools?
  3. Does it have any test management or test execution tools?
  4. Is it a free Toolkit or a paid service?
  5. Is registration required to make use of the services?
  6. What different tools/features are available in TestersDesk.com?
  7. How are the tools useful to testers?
  8. What is the environment/software supported by TestersDesk.com?
  9. Do the tools in TestersDesk.com support exporting of generated test data?
  10. Can I make use of the test data generated in Automation Tools?
  11. How are the tools at TestersDesk.com themselves tested?
  12. What are some of the technical limitations in the toolkits provided by TestersDesk.com?
  13. If I have any ideas, feedback or questions, how can I contact the people at TestersDesk.com?
  1. What is TestersDesk.com?

    TestersDesk.com is a pioneer in Online Tools for Software Testers.

    TestersDesk.com is the One-source Online Toolkit for Software Test Design and Test Data Generation.

    Among several aspects of Software Testing, TestersDesk.com serves as an engineering tool for Functionality Testing.

  2. How is TestersDesk.com different from other testing tools?

    TestersDesk.com is a value-addition to the market testing tool stack.

    TestersDesk.com is focused on helping testing activities in the areas of test design, documentation, data preparation etc; and is a complementary function to Test Execution and Test Management tools.

    Tool Support in Software Functionality Testing and TestersDesk.com
    Test Analysis
    Test Planning     		Test Management
    Defect Management     		Test Design
    Data Preparation     		Test Setup
    Test Execution     		Test Diagnosis
    Test Validation
    • HP-Mercury Quality Center
    • IBM-Rational QualityManager & ClearQuest
    • Open-source etc
    • HP-Mercury Quality Center
    • IBM-Rational QualityManager & ClearQuest
    • Open-source (TestLink, Mantis, Bugzilla etc)
    • The Toolkit at TestersDesk.com
    • Custom-developed tools
    • Other expensive solutions
    • Virtual Environment tools (VMWare etc)
    • Execution Automation tools (HP-Mercury QTP, IBM-Rational RFT and Robot, Opensource etc)
    • Partial support from TestersDesk.com through certain system-dependent scripts

  3. Does it have any test management or test execution tools?

    No. TestersDesk.com deals with other benefits that you can freely register and utilize.

  4. Is it a free Toolkit or a paid service?

    This Online Community Edition is a FREE service brought to the entire world of Software Testers. Individuals and Organizations can benefit from it. We will soon have a Premium Edition and a few other Elite Corporate Schemes that offer more tools for a small fee.

  5. Is registration required to make use of the services?

    Yes. We assure you that it is worth it.

  6. What different tools/features are available in TestersDesk.com?

    The Toolkit has several Test Design tools that let you reduce/select Test Combinations, and a variety of Test Data Generators that can help build test inputs quickly. Please register and explore!

  7. How are the tools useful to testers?

    They save time for the tester in terms of doing routine things and hence allow them to get more creative. Test Managers can experience increased Test Productivity.

  8. What is the environment/software supported by TestersDesk.com?

    By tool-design, and by virtue of being Online, TestersDesk.com is completely system-independent.

  9. Do the tools in TestersDesk.com support exporting of generated test data?

    Sure. Before the results get displayed, there is an option that lets you download them directly in most cases. You can also do so from the displayed results with a few additional yet intuitive steps.

  10. Can I make use of the test data generated in Test Automation tools?

    Yes. Many of our users leverage the generated results both manually or by feeding the data into Test Automation tools like QTP etc.

  11. How are the tools at TestersDesk.com themselves tested?

    Our company eats its own dog food.

    We use our Pairwise TestCase Generator to reduce test combinations (in fact for testing all the tools along several test parameters, it ran into millions and we reduced it to a few dozen and found about 40% of the bugs in the first system test cycle itself).

    We use our own Test Data Generators to feed test inputs into other tools.

    This is a topic of internal and external argument, but the bottom-line is it has improved our Test Productivity.

  12. What are some of the technical limitations in the toolkits provided by TestersDesk.com?

    While we provide rich UI tabs for enabling the workflow of a tester, they currently cannot be more than 10 (keeping browser's capabilities in view, we designed it like that).

    The request size (through the screen or through a file upload) cannot be more than 200KB. If you enter a situation where it is more than that send us an e-mail and we will process and give back the results.

    For individual tool level constraints, please refer to the respective Tool Information section in the tool.

  13. If I have any ideas, feedback or questions, how can I contact the people at TestersDesk.com?

    Please write to- ops at testersdesk dot com.

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