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Pos Automation - Validate Capture Customer

Overview​

This tutorial provides step-by-step guidance on automating the feature of Capturing a Customer and doing a basic sale.

What you will learn​

How to use the following steps

  1. Login as a user

  2. Check page display

  3. Enter text into a field

  4. Press a Button

  5. Press an Icon Button

  6. Select item from a selection list

  7. Check text display on the receipt

Pre-requisites​

Should have a POS Setup and Automation Workspace Setup

Exercises​

Add Automation Script File

Right click on the Automated Tests project and create a new package in the test folder, feature.retail.pos.tutorials.captureCustomer

note

Make sure your package is registered in the testNG.xml

Right click on the package and create a new cucumber test CaptureCustomer.feature

Add the Steps

  • First you have to start from adding the step to sign on as a given user. Refer Login as a user

  • After login, you have to inspect the Component Id for the Input Box in the transaction page so that you can enter the productID. (Refer Component Inspection).

Produc ID Input

  • Add the component entries to .properties file ( Refer Component Details to set up Client Property file).

your entry would be like

COMPONENT_INPUT_BOX=InputBox
  • You can directly add the ProductID and Product Description to the step or else you can add data entries to data property file and use the variables. Refer Data property File

If defined in the data property file,

your entries would be like

PRODUCT_1=1
PRODUCT_1_DESCRIPTION=KAT VON D Eye Liner
PRODUCT_1_PRICE=£18.00
  • In the same way, you can add the customer details to data property file.

your entries for customer data would be like

CUSTOMER_1_NAME=Mark Harrison
  • Using the component Inspection, find the Component ID for the "Customer Selection List" (Refer Component Inspection).

Selection List

your entry would be like

COMPONENT_SELECTION_LIST=SelectionList
  • When you press the buttons to continue the Capture Customer feature, you will be navigated to the following pages. Therefore the Window names should be inspected and add the window entries to .properties file ( Refer Window Details to set up Client Property file).
  1. "Capture Customer Name" page

Capture Customer

  1. "Enter Search Name" page

Enter Name

  1. "Select Customer" page

Select Customer

  1. "Confirm Customer" page

Confirm Customer

  1. "Transaction Basket" page Transaction Basket

  2. "Select Tender" page Select Tender

  3. "Enter Cash Tender Amount" page Enter Cash Tender

  4. "Await Drawer Closed" page

Await Drawer Closed

  1. External "Cash Drawer" window

Cash Drawer

  1. "Enter User" page

Enter User

your entries would be like

WINDOW_CAPTURE_CUSTOMER_NAME=Point-of-Sale Application:  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  NameValidatingForm  Pos/Name/NamePrompt
WINDOW_ENTER_SEARCH_NAME=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter search name  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  EnterSearchName  Pos/Name/EnterSearchName
WINDOW_SELECT_CUSTOMER=Point-of-Sale Application:  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  SelectCustomer  Pos/General/SelectionPrompt
WINDOW_CONFIRM_CUSTOMER=Point-of-Sale Application:  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  ConfirmCustomer  NextGen1024x768/Pos/Customer/ConfirmCustomer
WINDOW_TRANSACTION_BASKET=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Sale  Pos/Sale/Sale  SignedOnState  NextGen1024x768/Pos/Sale/Sale
WINDOW_SELECT_TENDER=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Select Tender  Pos/Tender/DoTender  SelectTender  NextGen1024x768/Pos/Tender/SelectTender
WINDOW_ENTER_CASH_TENDER_AMOUNT=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter Tender Amount  Pos/Tender/GetTenderAmountMain  EnterTenderAmountWithSuggestions  Pos/Tender/EnterCashTenderAmount
WINDOW_AWAIT_DRAWER_CLOSED=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Wait Drawer Closed  Pos/Transaction/AwaitDrawerClosed  AwaitDrawerClosed  Pos/Transaction/AwaitDrawerClosed
WINDOW_CASH_DRAWER=Cashdrawer
WINDOW_ENTER_USER=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter User Pos/SignOn/SignOn EnterUserState NextGen1024x768/Pos/SignOn/EnterUser
 Scenario: Sale with customer capture
    Given user signs on as "Sales Assistant"
    And user enters "${Product 1}" into "Input Box" field
    And user presses "ENT" button
    And "${Product 1 Description}" is displayed in "Receipt" list
    When user presses "Sales" button
    And user presses "More" button
    And user presses "Customers" button
    And user presses "Capture Customer" button
     Then "Capture Customer Name" page is shown
    When user presses "Search By Name" button and "Enter Search Name" page shown
    And user enters "M" into "Input Box" field
    And user presses "OK" button
    Then "Select Customer" page is shown
    When user selects "${Customer 1 Name}" from "Selection List" list
    And user presses "OK" button and "Confirm Customer" page shown
    And user presses "Confirm" button and "Transaction Basket" page shown
    And "Customer: Mr Mark Harrison" is displayed in "Receipt" list
    And "Address: 1 Enactor House Bluecoats Avenue Hertford SG141PB" is displayed in "Receipt" list
    When user presses "TOTAL" button and "Select Tender" page shown
    And user presses "Cash" button and "Enter Cash Tender Amount" page shown
    And user presses "OK" button and "Await Drawer Closed" page shown
    And receipt display with following details
      | address   | ${Street 1},${Street 2},${Town},${County},${Postcode} |
      | telephone | Tel: ${Store Phone 1}                                 |
      | text      | Customer: ${Customer 1 Name}               			  |
      | item      | ${Product 1 Description},${Product 1 Price}           |
    When user presses "Close" button on external "Cash Drawer" window
    Then "Transaction Basket" page is shown
    When user presses "SignOff" button
    Then "Enter User" page is shown
  • Your client properties file entries would be like,
COMPONENT_INPUT_BOX=InputBox
COMPONENT_RECEIPT=Receipt
COMPONENT_SELECTION_LIST=SelectionList

WINDOW_CAPTURE_CUSTOMER_NAME=Point-of-Sale Application:  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  NameValidatingForm  Pos/Name/NamePrompt
WINDOW_ENTER_SEARCH_NAME=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter search name  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  EnterSearchName  Pos/Name/EnterSearchName
WINDOW_SELECT_CUSTOMER=Point-of-Sale Application:  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  SelectCustomer  Pos/General/SelectionPrompt
WINDOW_CONFIRM_CUSTOMER=Point-of-Sale Application:  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  ConfirmCustomer  NextGen1024x768/Pos/Customer/ConfirmCustomer
WINDOW_TRANSACTION_BASKET=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Sale  Pos/Sale/Sale  SignedOnState  NextGen1024x768/Pos/Sale/Sale
WINDOW_SELECT_TENDER=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Select Tender  Pos/Tender/DoTender  SelectTender  NextGen1024x768/Pos/Tender/SelectTender
WINDOW_ENTER_CASH_TENDER_AMOUNT=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter Tender Amount  Pos/Tender/GetTenderAmountMain  EnterTenderAmountWithSuggestions  Pos/Tender/EnterCashTenderAmount
WINDOW_AWAIT_DRAWER_CLOSED=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Wait Drawer Closed  Pos/Transaction/AwaitDrawerClosed  AwaitDrawerClosed  Pos/Transaction/AwaitDrawerClosed
WINDOW_CASH_DRAWER=Cashdrawer
WINDOW_ENTER_USER=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter User Pos/SignOn/SignOn EnterUserState NextGen1024x768/Pos/SignOn/EnterUser
  • Your data properties file entries would be like,
PRODUCT_1=1
PRODUCT_1_DESCRIPTION=KAT VON D Eye Liner
PRODUCT_1_PRICE=£18.00

CUSTOMER_1_NAME=Mark Harrison

STREET_1=Enactor House
STREET_2=1 Bluecoats
TOWN=Hertford
COUNTY=Hertfordshire
POSTCODE=SG14 1PB
STORE_PHONE_1=01992 500881

SALES_ASSISTANT_USERNAME=1010
SALES_ASSISTANT_PASSWORD=1010