Minimizing flakiness for reliable test automation with Katalon Studio

Test flakiness is one of the most challenging issues every automation engineer encounters at some point in their career. These are tests that pass or fail inconsistently, even when there’s no change in the application under test, leading to confusion and a loss of trust in test automation.

This course provides practical strategies and proven best practices to help you minimize test flakiness in your automation projects.

In six chapters, you will learn:

• Understanding the concept of flaky tests and their consequences
• Applying wait mechanisms and conditional terminations to stabilize your tests
• Reducing flakiness using retry mechanisms, including linear and exponential backoff retries
• Handling common test failures effectively using Katalon Studio’s built-in failure-handling features
• Following proven best practices for creating flakiness-free, reliable, and scalable automated tests

By the end of this course, you will be able to use Katalon Studio effectively to minimize test flakiness in your automation projects.

To follow this course effectively, you should have the following:

• Basic familiarity with Katalon Studio
• Knowledge of conditional statements, as some strategies are advanced