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Pos Automation - Validate Change User Privileges

Overview

This tutorial will provides step-by-step guidance on automating the feature of Changing User Privileges feature by verifying Modify Quantity Function is allowed to Privileged Users.

We will change a product quantity as a given user, revoke their modify privilege, and verify behavior. Then, restore the privilege and void the transaction.

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. Add a privilege to the POS user

  8. Remove Privilege from the Current POS User

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.changeUserPrivileges

note

Make sure your package is registered in the testNG.xml

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

SKU_PRODUCT_6=MB709SN-1
SKU_PRODUCT_6_DESCRIPTION=Rose Print Tea Dress
  • Using the component Inspection find the Component ID for the "Reason Selection List" (Refer Component Inspection).

Selection List

your entry would be like

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

  2. "Enter Quantity" page shown Enter Quantity

  3. "Transaction Basket" page Transaction Basket

  4. "Enter Authorising User" page Autorising User

  5. "Select Reason" page Reason Page

  6. "Enter User" page Enter User

your entries would be like

WINDOW_MODIFY_ITEM=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Discount Options  Pos/Sale/DoDisplayModifyItemFunctions  Prompt State  Pos/Modifier/ModifyItemOptionsPrompt
WINDOW_ENTER_QUANTITY=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter quantity Pos/Product/GetItemQuantity EnterQuantity Pos/Product/EnterQuantity
WINDOW_ENTER_AUTHORISING_USER=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter Authorising User Pos/SignOn/SignOnAuthorisingUser EnterUserState Pos/SignOn/EnterAuthorisingUser
WINDOW_TRANSACTION_BASKET=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Sale Pos/Sale/Sale SignedOnState NextGen1024x768/Pos/Sale/Sale
WINDOW_SELECT_REASON=Point-of-Sale Application: Pos/Reason/SelectReasonCode SelectReasonCode Pos/Reason/SelectReason
WINDOW_ENTER_USER=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter User Pos/SignOn/SignOn EnterUserState NextGen1024x768/Pos/SignOn/EnterUser
Scenario: Verify Modify Quantity Function is Allowed to Privileged Users
Given user signs on as "Sales Assistant"
When user enters "${SKU Product 6}" into "Input Box" field
When user presses "ENT" button
When "${SKU Product 6 Description}" is displayed in "Receipt" list
When user selects "${SKU Product 6 Description}" from "Receipt" list
When "Modify Item" page is shown
When user presses "Change Quantity" button and "Enter Quantity" page shown
And user enters "2" into "Input Box" field
And user presses "ENT" button and "Transaction Basket" page shown
When privilege "enactor.pos.AuthorisesModifyQuantity" is removed from the current user
When user selects "${SKU Product 6 Description}" from "Receipt" list
When "Modify Item" page is shown
When user presses "Change Quantity" button
Then "Enter Authorising User" page is shown
When user presses "Cancel" button and "Transaction Basket" page shown
When privilege "enactor.pos.AuthorisesModifyQuantity" is added to the current user
When user selects "${SKU Product 6 Description}" from "Receipt" list
When "Modify Item" page is shown
When user presses "Change Quantity" button and "Enter Quantity" page shown
When user enters "4" into "Input Box" field
When user presses "ENT" button and "Transaction Basket" page shown
When user presses "Voids" button
When user presses "Void Transaction" button and "Select Reason" page shown
When user selects "Operator Error" from "Selection List" list
When user presses "OK" button and "Transaction Basket" page 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_SELECTION_LIST=SelectionList

WINDOW_MODIFY_ITEM=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Discount Options Pos/Sale/DoDisplayModifyItemFunctions Prompt State Pos/Modifier/ModifyItemOptionsPrompt
WINDOW_ENTER_QUANTITY=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter quantity Pos/Product/GetItemQuantity EnterQuantity Pos/Product/EnterQuantity
WINDOW_ENTER_AUTHORISING_USER=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Enter Authorising User Pos/SignOn/SignOnAuthorisingUser EnterUserState Pos/SignOn/EnterAuthorisingUser
WINDOW_TRANSACTION_BASKET=Point-of-Sale Application:Point-of-Sale Application:Sale Pos/Sale/Sale SignedOnState NextGen1024x768/Pos/Sale/Sale
WINDOW_SELECT_REASON=Point-of-Sale Application: Pos/Reason/SelectReasonCode SelectReasonCode Pos/Reason/SelectReason
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,
SKU_PRODUCT_6=MB709SN-1
SKU_PRODUCT_6_DESCRIPTION=Rose Print Tea Dress

SALES_ASSISTANT_USERNAME=1010
SALES_ASSISTANT_PASSWORD=1010