Importance of SQA and Test Factory Model in Software Testing

In a typical software organization, there are numerous software testing and quality assurance activities that are to be accomplished as per project timelines. It is a big challenge for the project management teams to keep a track of all these activities and ensure timely completion. In such situations, the role of software quality assurance (SQA) proves to be very useful. SQA is gaining significant popularity in the

Simple Techniques to Tune Bonitasoft Application Performance

Application performance is an important parameter that determines the success or failure of any software application / product. This post highlights few simple techniques to tune application performance of Bonita, which would be helpful to the  Bonitasoft community. It also provides guidance on resolving issues that arise, while implementing Bonita solutions. A recent implementation of Bonitasoft 6.3.1 has been quoted as an example, which would allow the Bonitasoft

How to Perform Workflow Testing for BPM Applications

Businesses worldwide are automating their processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs. The primary objective behind Business Process Automation (BPA) is to generalize processes in order to improve process efficiency and streamline workflow. BPA plays a key role in improving process efficiency by allowing organizations to improve their service levels by integrating various services and connectors. BPA is now an increasingly popular concept as

How to Customize UI of Bonitasoft BPM Portal

When you browse multiple websites or interact with various web applications, one major element that distinctly stands out is the user interface (UI). No matter, how well you write your functional code, website visitors or end-users usually pay more attention to the user interface. Businesses that deploy multiple applications prefer maintaining a consistent look and feel across all their applications, which requires extensive UI

How to Create an Amazing Custom UI in Grails

Many of the budding designers consider User Interface (UI) designing as a major challenge, which requires a lot of their effort. It is slightly complex to create an eye-catching, functional design even for experienced designers having innate knowledge of design principles. So, what’s the alternative? If you explore a bit, you can find several UI toolkits to design amazing UI’s. Most of the designers

Exporting Bonitasoft BPM Reports to Microsoft Excel

This article is based on Bonita 6.2.1 and is compatible with 6.3.1 Introduction In any software process, reports are always required to show information and recount any specific events during the process execution. The reporting feature in Bonita is remarkable and adequate enough to export impressive reports. Here’s a comprehensive guide to create reports using the Bonita Studio and iReport Designer, it is one of the best resources from Bonitasoft to get started. The rest of

Has Quality Assurance Matured As a Function?

In my earlier blog post, we have analyzed in-depth about software testing trends in 2014. In this post, I would like to highlight few important aspects of Quality Assurance as a function. I will highlight some of the positive and negative attributes of QA. We will also look at some important stats and also discuss possible solutions to enhance QA functionality. I would like

A Beginner’s Guide to Business Process Management (BPM)

Business Process Management (BPM) has evolved to the next level, it has now become an integral part of the software development process. Can a software company sustain without making BPM a part of their project management practice? Will it help clients’ to easily understand the process intricacies and help improve process effectiveness? Will BPM play a vital role in a success or failure of

5 Tips to Improve Security for Java 8 Applications

It’s been a tough journey for Oracle Corporation in addressing cyber security vulnerabilities, Java 8 is out (a new java update, which was rolled out in the beginning of 2014). Securing data exchanges between systems is a huge concern. Public key encryptions are widely used, but they are broken and even at full strength, most forms of encryption are vulnerable to data capture. However, there are still

5 Things CIOs Should Know About Application Migration

Deciding to move or upgrade an organization’s existing software / system can be a very crucial decision for any CIO. There are inherent risks that are involved in application modernization or application migration, as it is widely known as. When deciding to shift to a new platform or initiate a technology upgrade, the CIO and his team are under intense scrutiny, they need to