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Pos Automation - Validate Transaction Discount

Overview​

This tutorial will provides step-by-step guidance on automating the feature of Transaction Discount.

We will be performing a Transaction Discount Percentage on a product by Capturing the Name and Address of a Customer and complete transaction in Cash tender

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

  8. Select Check Box

  9. Select from a Combo Box

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.transactionDiscount

note

Make sure your package is registered in the testNG.xml

Right click on the package and create a new cucumber test TransactionDiscount.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
PRODUCT_2=2
PRODUCT_2_DESCRIPTION=HD Complexion Starter Kit
PRODUCT_2_PRICE=£10.00
  • You can also define the customer data entries to data property file in order to use them as variables.

your entries would be like

CUSTOMER_1_NAME=Mark
CUSTOMER_1_SURNAME=Harrison
CUSTOMER_1_ORGANISATION=Enactor
CUSTOMER_1_TITLE=Mr
CUSTOMER_1_INITIALS=A
CUSTOMER_1_SEX=Male
CUSTOMER_1_DOB=28/08/79

CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_ORGANISATION=Enactor
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_LINE1=1 Enactor House
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_LINE2=Bluecoats Avenue
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_LINE3=Hertford1
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_TOWN=Hertford
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_COUNTY=Hertfordshire
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_COUNTRY=UK
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_POSTCODE=SG141PB

CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_EMAIL=demo@enactor.co.uk
CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_PHONE1_NO=01295768256
CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_PHONE2_NO=01295768253
CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_MOBILE_PHONE_NO=00775316921
CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_FAX_NO=01295768254

  • Using the component Inspection find the Component IDs for the fllowing Customer data input fields. (Refer Component Inspection).

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

  1. In Capture Customer Name Page

Customer Fields

2.. In Capture Customer Address Page

Address Fields

  1. In Capture Customer Phone and Email Page

Phone Fields

your entries would be like

COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_FORENAME_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:1.CELL:2.ITEM:0.ForenameField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_SURNAME_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:2.CELL:2.ITEM:0.SurnameField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ORGANISATION_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:3.CELL:2.ITEM:0.OrganisationField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_TITLE_DROPDOWN=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:4.CELL:2.ITEM:0.ComboFieldTitle
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_INITIALS_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:5.CELL:2.ITEM:0.InitialsField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_SEX_DROPDOWN=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:6.CELL:2.ITEM:0.SexField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_DATE_OF_BIRTH_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:7.CELL:2.ITEM:0.DateOfBirthField

COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_ORGANISATION_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:1.CELL:2.ITEM:0.OrganisationField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_LINE1_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:2.CELL:2.ITEM:0.AddressLine1Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_LINE2_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:3.CELL:2.ITEM:0.AddressLine2Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_LINE3_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:4.CELL:2.ITEM:0.AddressLine3Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_TOWN_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:5.CELL:2.ITEM:0.TownField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_COUNTY_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:6.CELL:2.ITEM:0.CountyField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_COUNTRY_DROPDOWN=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:7.CELL:2.ITEM:0.CountryField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_COUNTRY_DROPDOWN=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:8.CELL:2.ITEM:0.CountryField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_POSTCODE_FIELD=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:9.CELL:2.ITEM:0.PostCodeField

COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_PHONE1_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:1.CELL:2.ITEM:0.Phone1Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_PHONE2_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:2.CELL:2.ITEM:0.Phone2Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_MOBILE_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:3.CELL:2.ITEM:0.MobilePhoneField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_FAX_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:4.CELL:2.ITEM:0.FaxField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_EMAIL_TEXT_OPTIONAL=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:6.CELL:2.ITEM:0.OptionalEmailField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_INTERNAL_MARKETING_CHECK_BOX=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:7.CELL:2.ITEM:0.InternalMarketingField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_EXTERNAL_MARKETING_CHECK_BOX=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:8.CELL:2.ITEM:0.ExternalMarketingField
  • 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 Transaction Discount, 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. "Transaction Basket" page shown

    Transaction Basket

  2. "Select Reason" page

    Select Reason

  3. "Capture Customer Name" page

    Capture Customer

  4. "Capture Customer Address" page

    Capture Customer Address

  5. "Capture Customer Phone Email" page

    Capture Customer Phone

  6. "Select Tender" page shown

    Select Tender

  7. "Enter Cash Tender Amount" page

    Enter Cash Tender

  8. "Await Drawer Closed" page

    Await Drawer Closed

  9. External "Cash Drawer" window

Cash Drawer

  1. "Enter User" page

    Enter User

When updated the client property file,

your entries would be like

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_CAPTURE_CUSTOMER_NAME=Point-of-Sale Application:  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  NameValidatingForm  Pos/Name/NamePrompt
WINDOW_CAPTURE_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS=Point-of-Sale Application:  Pos/Address/CaptureAddress  AddressPrompt  Pos/Address/AddressPrompt
WINDOW_CAPTURE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_EMAIL=Point-of-Sale Application:  Pos/Address/CapturePhoneAndEmail  PromptForPhoneAndEmailForm  Pos/Address/PhoneAndEmailPrompt
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

  • To check selecting a checkbox feature refer Checkbox Selection

  • Finally, Your feature file would be like ,

 Scenario: Perform a Transaction Discount Percentage with Capture Name and Address and complete transaction in Cash tender
    Given user signs on as "Sales Assistant"
    When user enters "${Product 1}" into "Input Box" field
    And user presses "ENT" button
    Then "Transaction Basket" page is shown
    When user enters "${Product 2}" into "Input Box" field
    And user presses "ENT" button
    Then "Transaction Basket" page is shown
    And user presses "Discount / Overrides" button
    And user presses "Transaction Discount" button
    Then "Select Reason" page is shown
    When user selects "15% Trans. Disc. with Name & Address" from "Selection List" list
    And user presses "OK" button
    Then "Capture Customer Name" page is shown
    When user enters "${Customer 1 Name}" into "Customer Forename Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 SurName}" into "Customer SurName Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Organisation}" into "Customer Organisation Text" field
    And user selects "${Customer 1 Title}" from "Customer Title DropDown" combobox
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Initials}" into "Customer Initials Text" field
    And user selects "${Customer 1 Sex}" from "Customer Sex DropDown" combobox
    And user enters "${Customer 1 DOB}" into "Customer Date Of Birth Text" field
    And user presses "OK" button
    Then "Capture Customer Address" page is shown
    When user enters "${Customer 1 Address Organisation}" into "Customer Address Organisation Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Address Line1}" into "Customer Address Line1 Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Address Line2}" into "Customer Address Line2 Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Address Line3}" into "Customer Address Line3 Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Address Town}" into "Customer Town Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Address County}" into "Customer County Text" field
    And user selects "United Kingdom" from "Customer Address Country DropDown" combobox
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Address Postcode}" into "Customer Postcode Field" field
    And user presses "OK" button
    Then "Capture Customer Phone Email" page is shown
    When user enters "${Customer 1 Contact Phone1 No}" into "Customer Phone1 Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Contact Phone2 No}" into "Customer Phone2 Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Contact Mobile Phone No}" into "Customer Mobile Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Contact Fax No}" into "Customer Fax Text" field
    And user enters "${Customer 1 Contact Email}" into "Customer Email Text Optional" field
    And user presses "Customer Internal Marketing Check Box" checkbox
    And user presses "Customer External Marketing Check Box" checkbox
    And user presses "OK" button
    Then "Transaction Basket" page is shown
    And "Customer: Mr Mark Harrison" is displayed in "Receipt" list
    And "Address: 1 Enactor House Bluecoats Avenue Hertford1 Hertford SG141PB" is displayed in "Receipt" list
    And "Transaction Discount (15% Trans. Disc. with Name & Address 15%)" 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
      | text | Customer: Mark Harrison                                    |
      | item | Address: 1 Enactor House           Bluecoats Avenue           Hertford1           Hertford           SG141PB           United Kingdom|
      | text | Tel: 01295768256                                           |
      | text | Mob: 00775316921                                           |
      | item | ${Product 1 Description},${Product 1 Price}                |
      | item | ${Product 2 Description},${Product 2 Price}                |
      | item | Discount (15% Trans. Disc. with   Name & Address),-£4.20   |
    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_SELECTION_LIST=SelectionList
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_FORENAME_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:1.CELL:2.ITEM:0.ForenameField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_SURNAME_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:2.CELL:2.ITEM:0.SurnameField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ORGANISATION_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:3.CELL:2.ITEM:0.OrganisationField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_TITLE_DROPDOWN=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:4.CELL:2.ITEM:0.ComboFieldTitle
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_INITIALS_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:5.CELL:2.ITEM:0.InitialsField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_SEX_DROPDOWN=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:6.CELL:2.ITEM:0.SexField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_DATE_OF_BIRTH_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:7.CELL:2.ITEM:0.DateOfBirthField

COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_ORGANISATION_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:1.CELL:2.ITEM:0.OrganisationField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_LINE1_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:2.CELL:2.ITEM:0.AddressLine1Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_LINE2_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:3.CELL:2.ITEM:0.AddressLine2Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_LINE3_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:4.CELL:2.ITEM:0.AddressLine3Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_TOWN_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:5.CELL:2.ITEM:0.TownField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_COUNTY_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:6.CELL:2.ITEM:0.CountyField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_COUNTRY_DROPDOWN=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:7.CELL:2.ITEM:0.CountryField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS_COUNTRY_DROPDOWN=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:8.CELL:2.ITEM:0.CountryField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_POSTCODE_FIELD=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:9.CELL:2.ITEM:0.PostCodeField

COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_PHONE1_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:1.CELL:2.ITEM:0.Phone1Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_PHONE2_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:2.CELL:2.ITEM:0.Phone2Field
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_MOBILE_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:3.CELL:2.ITEM:0.MobilePhoneField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_FAX_TEXT=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:4.CELL:2.ITEM:0.FaxField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_EMAIL_TEXT_OPTIONAL=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:6.CELL:2.ITEM:0.OptionalEmailField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_INTERNAL_MARKETING_CHECK_BOX=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:7.CELL:2.ITEM:0.InternalMarketingField
COMPONENT_CUSTOMER_EXTERNAL_MARKETING_CHECK_BOX=DialogPanel.TABLE_1.ROW:8.CELL:2.ITEM:0.ExternalMarketingField

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_CAPTURE_CUSTOMER_NAME=Point-of-Sale Application:  NextGen/Pos/Name/CaptureName  NameValidatingForm  Pos/Name/NamePrompt
WINDOW_CAPTURE_CUSTOMER_ADDRESS=Point-of-Sale Application:  Pos/Address/CaptureAddress  AddressPrompt  Pos/Address/AddressPrompt
WINDOW_CAPTURE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_EMAIL=Point-of-Sale Application:  Pos/Address/CapturePhoneAndEmail  PromptForPhoneAndEmailForm  Pos/Address/PhoneAndEmailPrompt
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
PRODUCT_2=2
PRODUCT_2_DESCRIPTION=HD Complexion Starter Kit
PRODUCT_2_PRICE=£10.00

CUSTOMER_1_NAME=Mark
CUSTOMER_1_SURNAME=Harrison
CUSTOMER_1_ORGANISATION=Enactor
CUSTOMER_1_TITLE=Mr
CUSTOMER_1_INITIALS=A
CUSTOMER_1_SEX=Male
CUSTOMER_1_DOB=28/08/79

CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_ORGANISATION=Enactor
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_LINE1=1 Enactor House
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_LINE2=Bluecoats Avenue
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_LINE3=Hertford1
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_TOWN=Hertford
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_COUNTY=Hertfordshire
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_COUNTRY=UK
CUSTOMER_1_ADDRESS_POSTCODE=SG141PB

CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_EMAIL=demo@enactor.co.uk
CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_PHONE1_NO=01295768256
CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_PHONE2_NO=01295768253
CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_MOBILE_PHONE_NO=00775316921
CUSTOMER_1_CONTACT_FAX_NO=01295768254

SALES_ASSISTANT_USERNAME=1010
SALES_ASSISTANT_PASSWORD=1010