Guidewire Testing Framework: Make insurance QA less painful

by Guidewire Testing, Insurance

Having seamless insurance portals isn’t a value add for a business anymore; it is the bare minimum. In this increasingly tech-savvy world, customers expect effortlessness, speed, and the freedom to handle things their way. That’s precisely why insurers rely on platforms such as Guidewire InsuranceSuite to seamlessly digitalize core operations such as policy administration, underwriting, billing, and claims. But that’s a challenge only half-addressed. Even the most advanced platform can falter when not tested properly. Great tech still needs great QA to truly deliver, something like Guidewire Testing framework. 

GT framework: A framework made for Guidewire, by Guidewire  

Many insurers try to retrofit generic testing tools to work with Guidewire platforms, only to run into compatibility issues, flaky tests, and high maintenance overhead.  

Whereas GT Framework is a test automation framework exclusively for Guidewire that can automate the Guidewire testing process. It was developed by the same minds behind Guidewire’s core products, meaning it is perfectly aligned with the architecture, behavior, and workflows of Guidewire InsuranceSuite.  

Whether you’re testing a policy transaction, billing integration, or claims processing logic, GT framework has modules to support it all and can help you from the start.  

API to UI: Testing that covers the full stack  

Modern insurance platforms require more than UI testing – they need full-stack coverage. The Guidewire Testing Framework includes both API Testing and UI Testing capabilities designed specifically for Guidewire applications.  

API Testing enables you to design and execute end-to-end tests on Guidewire Cloud applications within a behavior-driven development (BDD) environment. Using Karate, you can build and compose test scenarios to simulate full business processes. The framework allows you to bind Cucumber expressions to Karate scenarios without the need for separate step definitions or glue code. It also includes support for behavior test cases and test data management.  

UI Testing is a test automation framework that supports end-to-end user interface testing of Guidewire applications. It includes Cucumber-based behavior tests, TestCafe-style (non-behavior) tests, and Ignite, a tool that automatically generates page objects. UI Testing also provides a scenario library for common tasks and test data management to generate both transactional and administrative test data needed during automated test runs.  

How is GT Framework any different? 

Faster testing, faster releases  

Get to market quicker with pre-built E2E and BDD test scenarios that minimize setup time.  

Less manual effort, more efficiency  

By automating repetitive tasks, the framework frees up your QA team to spend less time clicking through test cases.  

End-to-end coverage  

From functional to regression testing, this framework is built to cover all aspects of your Guidewire applications.  

Built-in tools  

Integrated with trusted tools like Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and JUnit, the framework fits right into your existing tech stack.  

Pre-built test libraries 

It comes with a ready-to-use library of test cases that can be easily customized to fit your unique business processes.  

Having the right testing tool is just one part of the equation but the true impact depends on how well you implement them.  

Why does expertise matter in GT framework implementation? 

This test automation framework for Guidewire could be powerful, but it needs Guidewire product expertise and technical know-how to get the best out of it. That’s where experienced insurance domain SMEs, Guidewire ACE team and testing experts make all the difference. 

With 20+ transformations, 200+ Guidewire experts, and 1,000+ ready-to-use test assets, Aspire Systems has the hands-on experience to help you with GT Framework. 

Sindhu Chandrasekar
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