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Welcome to today’s webinar The Insider’s Guide to Testing Workday Updates: A Live Q&A (we’ll get started shortly) Hi. We’re
Welcome to today’s webinar
The Insider’s Guide to Testing Workday Updates: A Live Q&A
(we’ll get started shortly)
Hi. We’re
Shelly WilsonKainos Smart
Manager of Product Marketing
Trevor TateKainos Smart VP of Testing
Who We Are
Test your Workday configuration every week.
Key Update Dates
2 February WD32 Preview arrives9 March WD32 in Production
Preparing for the Preview Window
Preparing for the preview window
What should teams be doing now to get ready
for the preview?
Preparing for the Preview Window
TEST STRATEGY
New Functionality in-scope?Own configuration in-scope?
TEST PLAN
Which tests?How many scenarios?Who will test?Comms & training
TACTICAL PREP
Bring scripts up-to-dateTest data review
INIT REQUEST ONE TIME PAYMENT
ROTP
APPROVAL 1
DONE
APPROVAL 2
YOUR PRIOR TEST SCRIPT
PRODUCTIONTENANT
INIT REQUEST ONE TIME PAYMENT
APPROVAL 1
? DONE
YES
NO
SPOT BONUS > $10k?
Preparing for the preview window
What should teams be doing now to get ready
for the preview?
Preparing for the Preview Window
TEST STRATEGY
New Functionality in-scope?Own configuration in-scope?
TEST PLAN
Which tests?How many scenarios?Who will test?Comms & training
TACTICAL PREP
Bring scripts up-to-dateTest data review
Preparing for the preview window
If this is a team’s first update, how should they go about creating their
regression scripts?— Elizabeth
Preparing for the Preview Window
Start with UAT scenariosSupplement with integration & security tests
Preparing for the preview window
What’s your advice for lean teams trying to do
regression testing? — Emily
Preparing for the Preview Window
ALWAYS GO RISK-BASEDCan’t test everything
PRIORITISEIntegrations
Data validationCritical BPs
Security
LOGISTICSWho will test
Detailed scheduleSequester testers
Remember retesting
Preparing for the preview window
How many tests should I execute during the update window?
Preparing for the Preview Window
25-30 security group tests60-70 critical BP tests per country, company
20 integration tests20 custom report tests
Preparing for the preview window
How do you take compliance in to account
when testing?– Vasu
Preparing for the Preview Window
Manual testing = data exposure riskCreate safe supervisory orgs for testing in
Assign testers to THOSE orgsTest against synthetic workers, not real workers
Test Execution During the Workday Preview
Preparing for the preview window
How do we decide what to test first? Is there a
recommended order/ sequence?
– Nicole
Test Execution During the Workday Preview
Release Preparation Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Close Out
WD30
Update Testing Schedule
Major release checklist
Review New Features and decide on adoption
Define strategy
Review / update regression tests
Create test plan
Define tracking and commsprocess
Security Tests
Integration Tests
Reporting Tests
Perform retests
BP Tests
Log Defects
Update Tests
Issue tracker
Security Tests
Integration Tests
Reporting Tests
Log Defects
Update Tests
Issue tracker
Finish cycle & Perform retests
Security Tests
Integration Tests
Reporting Tests
BP Tests
Log Defects
Update Tests
Issue tracker
Perform retests
BP Tests
Security Tests
Integration Tests
Reporting Tests
Log Defects
Update Tests
Issue tracker
Perform retests
BP Tests
Security Tests
Integration Tests
Reporting Tests
Log Defects
Update Tests
Issue tracker
New Features and Change Roll Out
Update tests for regression
Week 6
Regression test again on your Production SBX
Preparing for the preview window
What is the recommended way to test Workday Payroll?
— Kammy
Test Execution During the Workday Preview
3rd PARTY PAYROLLFollow integration test
strategy
WORKDAY PAYROLLCompare calc SBX vs SBX P
Pay component testingInbound pay integration
testing
Change, Adoption & Defects
Preparing for the preview window How do we get into the habit of
introducing and testing Workday changes that require set-up?
— Kammy
Change, Adoption & Defects
Automate as much as possibleFront load planned changes prior to preview window
Defer the changes you canAsses new features as early as possible
Preparing for the preview window When is the best time to introduce
automation? And how does it fit into the overall test strategy?
— David
Change, Adoption & Defects
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More Q&A
Thanks for coming.
Bye for now!
