Automation Framework is the combination of tools and their integration to benefit the test automation of particular application under test (AUT). Cost and time are two primary factors while considering tools for the framework design. Since Selenium Web Driver and tools like TestNG, Ant are freeware and stable releases from open source community, this attracts build an expert automation system that handles the software for multiple test releases.

1. AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK USING
SELENIUM WEBDRIVER WITH JAVA
Narayanan Palani

2. AF
 Automation Framework is the combination of tools
and their integration to benefit the test automation
of particular application under test (AUT).
 Cost and time are two primary factors while
considering tools for the framework design.
 Since Selenium Web Driver and tools like TestNG,
Ant are freeware and stable releases from open
source community, this attracts build an expert
automation system that handles the software for
multiple test releases

3.  This particular automation framework design
needs additional expertise in understanding
test automation and how the maintenance
work can be minimized by developing an
intelligent system around the automation tools
available.

4.  Automation Framework Using Selenium Web
Driver:
 Prerequisite:
Download Eclipse from
http://eclipse.org/downloads/

5. INSTALL JAVA:
 Java programming is a famous and important
programming language in testing industry and
testers with Java knowledge are paid high in
the job markets!
 Please download java from following link:
 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java
se/downloads/index.html

6.  How to understand whether the Java is installed in the
computer or not?
 Once the exe file has been downloaded from the
website, double click on the exe file and run the
installation of the JAVA program in the computer. Once it
is completed, kindly check the C:/ Drive's Program Files
folder. This folder should have 'JAVA' folder with JDK and
JRE sub folders. Once these folders are displayed in the
computer, it means that the Java installation is
completed but the configuration has to be done to make
sure that the JAVA files are identified by the computer.

7.  Why JAVA_HOME and PATH has been updated in Environment Variable:
 Whenever the java programs compiled and executed in computer, required
JAVA files has to be referred during compilation and execution. So the
computer need to know where the JAVA files located and what is the
respective PATH of bin folder. So the file location is provided through
JAVA_HOME and bin folder location is provided through PATH set up. Once it
is completed, it is a good practice to restart computer and check the version
of JAVA through Command Prompt. Simply running the command JAVA -
VERSION will provide the java version in command prompt which proves that
the JAVA installation has been completed successfully.
 Alternative way to set up JAVA_HOME and PATH is through Command
Prompt. This can be done by launching Command Prompt as follows.
 Step1: Press Windows+R (to open RUN)
 Step2: Type CMD,Press Enter
 Step3: In Command Prompt, Type' SET JAVA_HOME = c:/Program Files/Java'
 Step4: Type 'SET PATH = %PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%bin'