Implementation of Test Automation for Data Center Automation System
Arunothai Channgam · Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen) · 2021
This Bachelor’s thesis was commissioned by ABB Oy Distribution Solution unit. The Data Center Automation System is an automation system that controls a switchgear automatically. The system is designed according to the IEC 61850 standard in terms of architecture and communication. This thesis is focused on the Test automation which is the application that is used for automated testing of the system. The purpose of this thesis is to study and implement a Test Automation for Data Center Automation system. The Test Automation is based on ABB’s PLC AC500 and the ABB Zenon software, which is used for automated testing. The thesis covers various aspects of the Test Automation, such as Test automation levels, test case management, test case documentation and reporting, and maintainability. This thesis also partly covers implementation of the Test automation (reporting) in a customer project. As a result of this thesis, various levels of Test Automation were defined. Further, a report was designed, configured and implemented using report viewer functionality in the ABB Zenon software, from which the reports can be exported into PDF and Excel files. Finally, a break-even analysis was carried out, in which manual testing was compared against several use-cases of automated testing.