Defence & industry · GermanyOngoing
A large manual SAP test backlog, automated
Manual SAP test cases turned into automated Tosca coverage with screenshot evidence per step — 600 automated cases by March 2026, and load tests on the same processes.
Situation
A backlog that capped the release rhythm.
A German defence and industrial group carried a large backlog of manual SAP test cases — the kind that quietly caps how often a team dares to release.
Scope
ALM principles, Tosca implementation, enablement.
- ALM principles and the Tosca implementation, from September 2025
- Enablement of the S/4 process teams
- Automation of the manual SAP test catalogue
- Screenshot evidence per step, so results hold up in review and audit
- Performance and load tests around the same critical processes
Progress
From the first automated case to six hundred.
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September 2025 — start: ALM principles, Tosca implementation, process team enablement
02
October 2025 — first automated test case live
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February 2026 — 500 automated test cases
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March 2026 — 600 automated test cases, automation ratio around 30 per cent
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Next — scaling toward a test centre of excellence
Result
One process model across functional, performance and evidence.
- 600 automated SAP test cases and counting
- Automation ratio of around 30 per cent of the catalogue
- Evidence per step, usable in review and audit
- Functional and load testing built on the same critical processes
Tools
What was involved.
- Tricentis Tosca (on-premise)
- SAP GUI & Fiori
- ALM principles
- Performance and load testing
- Screenshot evidence
At a glance
- Industry
- Defence & industry
- Country
- Germany
- Status
- Ongoing · since September 2025
- Service
- SAP Quality Engineering
- Scale
- 600 automated test cases · ~30% automation ratio
- Engagement model
- Co-delivery, scaling toward a test CoE
A manual SAP catalogue to automate?
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