Explain briefly about workday testing?

Processes (as well as security groups/settings) often converge in Workday because it is a workflow-based approach rather than a transactional one. This means that a change made in one place can influence other parts of your setup. Although Workday extensively tests the software before releasing it, each customer's configuration is special, and unexpected events will occur. During the Workday update preview window, your goal is to thoroughly test your configuration so that you can be sure that on the first day that the update goes live in production, your configuration will continue to function as intended for all your end-users.

Make a detailed plan.

Your team should be developing its update test strategy and test plans in the four to six weeks leading up to the preview period, figuring out exactly what you need to test, why you need to test it, and the coordination of testing so that when the preview window opens, you can get right to work.

Formulate an updated test strategy

Your research approach explains what you're going to test and why you're going to test it. When determining what to assess, we suggest taking a risk-based approach that considers the following factors.

• Testing of the business-as-usual functionality that is high-risk or has a high effect. Consider what processes would cause major problems if they unexpectedly stopped working as planned. BPs and security settings that are highly customized and nuanced, as well as integrations that are tied to financial risks—such as third-party payroll—testing of changes and improvements that are likely to impact the functionality you already have turned on; and brand-new Workday features or functionality that switches are all examples of this.
• Testing of changes and improvements that may affect the functionality you currently have turned on.
• Brand new Workday features or functionality that is turned on automatically— prioritizing those based on their effect on your company and configuration.

Build your test plan

A successful test plan lays out the what, why, and who in detail. It contains the following information, which should be decided upon by all your main stakeholders.

The risks you expect to mitigate by testing (this will be determined by your research strategy); what you will test precisely to mitigate such risks. For example, you might have defined benefits eligibility during the recruiting process as a high-risk area that must be operational when the upgrade goes live in your strategy.

The exact scenarios and number of individual tests you'll run in each focus area to achieve the level of coverage you need. This is where you'll list the people you'll need for the different tests, as well as your test schedule.

It's unusual to finish a test cycle with no test failures. So, keep in mind that you'll need time to run the initial tests, as well as time to investigate problems, log and address them, and retest the fixes. Every test cycle in your plan should include this contingency.

Prepare your data and write your scripts

A test script is required for each test. This should include as follows.

• all prerequisites for starting the test,
• such as open positions;
• what the test is;
• what test data is required;
• who is responsible for initiating the test (what role/security is required);
• who the other parties in the test are (for example, other workers or objects such as supervisory organizations);
• a clear list of steps for running the test; and the expected result of the test.

A test of team members' protection permissions on one another. Then the expected outcome is being unable to alter Benefits.

Reusing previous tests

If you're reusing previous tests, double-check that the step-by-step instructions match your current setup and UI. Otherwise, when the test is run, the testers will be perplexed, and time will be wasted updating the scripts.

One of the most underappreciated aspects of planning is data preparation. Don't underestimate the time it takes to find staff who meet the test requirements. It's a big deal. Start this procedure as soon as the preview window appears. If you're reusing old test scripts that include actual worker info, double-check it. Data on actual staff is continually changing. They switch jobs and supervisory organizations, go on leave, or leave the company, their salaries and benefits eligibility change, and so on.

Tests during the update may fail because the test data used in previous regression packs is no longer suitable, rather than because of a genuine configuration problem.

The troops are rallying

You'll have a better picture of how the research will affect other areas of your company once your test plan activities are laid out. Since the testing required during the five-week preview window is typically a multi-departmental effort, it's critical to ensure that everyone involved understands.

• Why is this testing so critical for your Workday's safety?
• Their position and responsibilities in the process;
• The testing, monitoring, and documentation processes; and
• what key deadlines they must meet; and a list of the testing, reporting, and documentation processes.

In the first week, test security, reporting, and integrations.

Often begin by checking security, reporting, and integrations. Given the importance of these features, you'll want to ensure that your reporting is accurate and that your upstream and downstream integrations are working properly. We recommend beginning these checks every Monday morning to ensure that no data has been compromised because of configuration changes made by staff the week before.

In Weeks 2—5, add BP Testing and Regression Testing.

Workday launches update every week of the preview window, as you'd expect with any big software update. As a result, it's best to save your energy and wait until Week 2 of the window, when their first batch of fixes is announced, before performing BP testing.

Keep in mind that each Workday weekly release will include new features, so run your security, reporting, and integration tests alongside your BPs for the entire five-week span.

Keep a record of all that happens.

Take advantage of the available monitoring and documentation resources. There is also a lack of traceability in manual testing teams when it comes to testing cases and outcomes. As a result, there is no accurate and clear view of progress or possible blockers, which contributes to confusion and risk in the testing phase. You'll miss out on useful insights ahead of the next update window if you don't have a way to monitor progress and defects. And there's no accurate record of the testing you've done until the auditors arrive.

Automate the process.

When it comes to updating window monitoring, test automation can be a key differentiator. The ability to run detailed packs with automatically set results at the touch of a button reduces testing time to hours rather than days or weeks, increases precision, and allows your SMEs to spend less time on testing and more time discovering and adopting Workday's useful new features.

Conclusion

Building the Testing Workday tenant should not be rushed. The Testing Workday tenant should be as similar as possible to your Production system, and the build should be considered as a dress rehearsal for the Pre-Production tenant build.

You can be assured of a successful go-live if you know your data and security are in good shape. Your process flows represent your target operating model, and your integrations are working properly. You can learn more about workday testing through Workday online training.

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