Table of Contents
- Welcome to the Quick-launch program by Leapwork!
- Program goals
- Program approach
- Phase 1: Kick off & planning
- Training guidance
- Phase 2: Leapwork installation
- Phase 3: Guided sessions
- Session 1: Introduction to Leapwork and web/desktop/virtual testing
- Getting started: Leapwork architecture
- Getting started: Introduction to Leapwork support/chat
- Module 1A: Web automation training
- Module 1B: Desktop automation training
- Module 1C: Virtual automation training
- Guided session topic (s) support of module 2A, 2B or 2C
- Session 2: Advanced web/desktop/virtual testing
- Module 2A: Advanced web automation training
- Module 2B: Advanced desktop automation training
- Module 2C: Advanced virtual automation training
- Guided session topic (s) support of module 2A, 2B or 2C
- Session 3: Data-driven testing and data handling
- Module 3: Leapwork data-driven/data handling manipulation
- Guided Session Topics of Module 3
- Session 4: Leapwork administration, monitoring, and control
- Module 4: Leapwork administration, monitoring and control
- Guided session topics of module 4
- Session 5: Best practices, integrations, and test cycle review
- Module 5: Leapwork advanced – DevOps, Integrations & APIs
- Guided session topics of module 5
- Session 1: Introduction to Leapwork and web/desktop/virtual testing
- Additional resources
- Leapwork learning center
- Leapwork documentation
- Leapwork support
Welcome to the Leapwork quick launch program!
This program is designed to help you automate your test processes quickly and cost-effectively. By leveraging Leapwork’s tools and resources, you’ll gain the foundational skills needed to automate low- to medium-complexity test cases and build a sustainable approach to test automation.
Through training modules, structured exercises, and guided web sessions, the program is tailored for teams ready to begin their automation journey and expand their experience with test automation.
Program goals
- Enable self-sufficiency in setting up and managing test automation.
- Provide a structured learning pathway for motivated team members.
- Facilitate practical application through guided exercises.
- Help you efficiently build and execute your first test run, laying the foundation for broader test automation coverage.
Program approach
This program will guide you through a four-phased approach to build your self-sufficiency and achieve your first test flows using Leapwork. The phases are:
- Program Kick-Off – Will include program overview, and verify the guided session schedule, walkthrough the Application Under Test (AUT), walkthrough selected 1-3 medium to low priority / complexity test cases, confirm installation and training with exercises has been completed by all participating in the Quick Launch program.
- Leapwork Installation – Support your IT administrators in independently installing and configuring Leapwork in your environment.
- Self-Paced Training – Complete the required self-paced training modules and associated exercises in your environment. If you find you need more training to be ready for Session 1 or afterwards, we also offer instructor-led training sessions.
- Guided Sessions – A series of five sessions facilitated by a Leapwork automation consultant, covering:
- Session 1: Review of test flows from self-paced exercises to assess understanding of Leapwork concepts; time permitting, work on your test cases.
- Session 2: Introduction to creating a Leapwork framework skeleton and a walkthrough of the Leapwork F&O pre-built framework as an illustrative example; additional guidance on your test cases as time allows.
- Session 3: Triage and debugging techniques; apply to your test cases as time allows.
- Session 4: Test Data Management; apply to your test cases as time allows.
- Session 5: Run List & Scheduling, Monitoring, and Reporting; apply to your test cases as time allows.
* This checklist provides the detailed tasks you will perform in each phase and guided session.
Program Phases
Phase 1: Kick off & planning
Goal
Align the collective teams of the goals, participants and details of the program.
Checklist
These tasks should take approximately 1.0 hours to complete.
Outcome
Defined plan for the program, installation and training needs.
Identify and validate your
Quick launch program goals
Consider starting with basic foundational goals and move towards more advanced goals. Examples could include:
- Master core concepts regarding how to build test flows using Leapwork’s visual building blocks (actions, conditions, loops etc.)
- Learn how to explore and work with variables, data tables and external data sources within your tests
- Build basic automated tests for common scenarios (e.g., login, data entry, navigation)
- Future:
- Learn the more advanced features of Leapwork to create complex and dynamic test scenarios
- Become a source of knowledge and mentor others by sharing your lessons and creating tutorials for others
- Pursue official Leapwork certifications to demonstrate your expertise and advance your career
Test cases
- Review the test case inventory
- Selection of the 1-3 P2 / P3 priority test cases per person for this program
We advise that you inventory and priority your test cases along with assignment of complexity. These attributes will help you to organize and sequence your test automation journey.
Sample Complexity definition below. Further categorize these test cases by complexity based on the number of test and validations steps:
| Complexity | Test steps | Validation steps |
| Low | 8-12 | < 4 |
| Medium | 12-20 | < 8 |
| High | 20-40 | 8-12 |
| Very high | 40-80 | > 12 |
Tip: Start with 2 to 5 of the low to medium test cases and work your way to the more complex ones as you progress through the program.
Installation planning – Review of installation specs and configuration details
The recommended hardware configuration for the Studio is:
- 8 GB RAM as a minimum, 16 GB and more is recommended
- Intel i5 CPU as a minimum
- SSD-based internal storage, 100 GB to begin with
- Internet connection
Here you can find the System configuration suggestions and review Leapwork installation under Tab 2: Leapwork installation.
Self-paced training planning – Decide what training is required or optional
The recommended hardware configuration for the Studio is:
Review Self-paced training guidance under Tab 3: Self-paced training.
Guided sessions planning – Review of guided session agenda to ensure alignment
Review Self-paced training guide Tab 4: Guided sessions.
Training guidance
It is mandatory to choose at least one technology basis your target application under test (AUT) and technology stack from the following:
| Web | Desktop | Virtual |
Designed for advanced users requiring DevOps integrations, API handling, and best practices.
- Module 1: Introduction to Leapwork and web, desktop, virtual automation.
- Introduction to Leapwork tool and initiating the automation journey with it.
- Module 2: Advanced web, desktop, virtual automation training
- Advanced concepts of automation and making your automation flows to handle dynamic fields.
- Module 3: Data-handling and data-driven automation
- Covers core data handling, manipulation skills, and data-driven automation techniques required for all types of applications. This module is essential to scale up your automation efforts efficiently.
- Module 4: Leapwork administration, monitoring and control
- Advanced concepts of automation and making your automation flows to handle dynamic fields.
- Module 5: Best practices, integrations and test cycle review
- Designed for advanced users requiring DevOps integrations, API handling, and best practices.
Phase 2: Leapwork installation
Goal
Set up Leapwork components and integrate with the cloud.
Checklist
These tasks should take approximately 4 hours to complete
Outcome
Fully installed and operational Leapwork environment.
Leapwork installation
Follow the provided step-by-step installation guides to install your licensed Leapwork version.Leapwork Cloud
- Leapwork Cloud setup
- Leapwork Platform
- Leapwork Enterprise
- Contact Leapwork support for troubleshooting, if needed.
Phase 3: Self-paced training
Goal
Complete the required self-paced training modules and complete the associated exercises in your environment. We highly recommend that the exercises are completed using your identified test cases.
Checklist
These training tasks should take approximately 24.0 to 60.0 hours to complete, depending upon the training topic areas taken.
Outcome
Completion of the associated exercises in your environment. We highly recommend that the exercises are completed using your identified test cases.
Complete each module of the self-paced training
To help you understand which technology you would need to understand in Leapwork, the table below has a few sample applications categorized into the 3 technologies Leapwork primarily segregates into.
| Leapwork technology categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Web | Desktop | Virtual |
| D365 suiteSalesforceAny in-house or open web application | Any .exe software launched on Windows machine. | Any application accessed via Citrix, or other remote desktop clients |
Phase 4: Guided sessions
Goal
Facilitated web guided sessions as advanced enablement checkpoints as you automate your test cases.
Checklist
These are recommended guided sessions topics that will be adjusted to meet your adoption and self-sufficiency goals.
Outcome
Completion of successfully automating 1-3 P2/P3 test cases per person using Leapwork.
Guided sessions
Guided session 1:
- Review test flows from their self-paced training exercises, to assess teams understanding of key Leapwork concepts. Review draft of sessions 2-5 topics and adjust based upon findings and customer input.
Guided session 2:
- Introduction to creation a Leapwork framework skeleton and walkthrough the Leapwork F&O pre-built framework.
Guided session 3:
- Triage and debugging techniques.
Guided session 4:
- Test Data Management.
Guided session 5:
- Run List & Schedule, Monitoring and Reporting. Review additional support. Close.