Automated testing for Infor CloudSuite: Boosting agility, accuracy & efficiency
For modern businesses running on Infor CloudSuite, it’s clear that ERP systems are only as powerful as their ability to evolve safely and efficiently. Whether it’s a feature update, patch, or full-blown system upgrade, each change carries potential business risk. That risk amplifies when manual testing is your primary quality gate.
This is where automated testing comes in. With the complexity and scale of Infor CloudSuite environments, automated testing is a strategic imperative. When done right, it accelerates delivery cycles, ensures compliance, enhances user confidence, and reduces the total cost of ownership.
The challenge of Infor CloudSuite testing
Infor CloudSuite and Infor M3 support a broad range of industries from fashion and food to chemicals and industrial manufacturing. With such versatility comes highly customized configurations, third-party integrations, and frequent functional updates that could be challenging.
One such challenge is the complexity of process chains as transactions often span multiple modules and touch various business functions, including finance, supply chain, and production. Additionally, Infor’s continuous delivery model requires businesses to regularly validate that their customizations and integrations still function after each system update. Integration dependencies further complicate the landscape, as M3 frequently interacts with systems like Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), eCommerce platforms, and analytics tools, each of which introduces potential failure points. For enterprises operating on a global scale, another critical challenge is ensuring that workflows perform consistently across different geographic locations and system configurations.
Without a robust automated testing strategy, businesses risk degraded user experience, compliance issues, and increased downtime.
Types of testing you should automate in Infor M3
Automated testing in Cloudsuite is strategic and can span:
- Regression testing: Re-validates existing functionality after system updates or configuration changes.
- Smoke testing: Ensures new builds meet basic operability standards, reducing feedback cycles for developers.
- Integration testing: Validates data exchange across systems (e.g., M3 with WMS or financial planning tools).
- Performance testing: Ensures CloudSuite applications maintain performance under expected and peak loads.
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Facilitates business user engagement through reusable scenarios for real-world workflows.
- Security testing: Detects vulnerabilities in integrations and custom modules, reducing testing time, considerably.
Leading automated testing tools for Infor CloudSuite
Fortude leverages purpose-built tools that offer deep alignment with Infor CloudSuite’s architecture and operational complexity.
Fortest by Fortude
Fortest is Fortude’s proprietary, open-source-based automated testing platform, specifically engineered for the nuances of Infor CloudSuite environments. The managed services offered by Fortude extend beyond non-M3 ERPs as well and covers a wide range of CloudSuite ERPs. The key features include the out-of-the-box support for industry-standard flows that are built for M3 including Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order, and Drop Ship. It also has domain-specific libraries to reduce script development time such as fashion, food and beverage and industrial manufacturing test packs. The scripts are adaptable to different plants and business units or regions making it reusable and sustainable. It is also CI/CD compatible as it has seamless integration with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and GitLab. Additionally, the custom dashboards indicate real-time metrics, defect density, and code coverage boosting the efficiency of the process.
Business value:
- 90% faster regression cycles, accelerating go-to-market for new features.
- Up to 50% lower test maintenance costs due to reusable assets.
- Improved compliance with better audit readiness and traceability.
- Scalability for global rollouts, ensuring consistent quality regardless of location.
Fortude’s automation managed services
Beyond just technology, Fortude delivers strategic value through its automation managed services by helping organizations build smarter, more sustainable testing practices. This includes offering test strategy advisory to ensure test coverage aligns closely with business goals, setting up a scalable Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) to establish a scalable automation practice within the business, and continuously optimizing test suites based on change impact analysis. By focusing on both technical execution and strategic alignment, Fortude helps businesses get more value from their automation efforts over time.
These services ensure organizations derive ongoing value from automation, not just during implementation, but throughout the ERP lifecycle.
Best practices for Infor CloudSuite test automation
- Start with business-critical workflows: Prioritize test automation for revenue-impacting processes.
- Ensure test modularity: Design tests to be data-driven and environment-agnostic for maximum reuse.
- Align with DevOps: Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines for real-time quality feedback.
- Involve business users: Equip them with tools and dashboards to review test outcomes and raise exceptions.
- Adopt shift-left practices: Begin testing early in the development lifecycle to catch issues sooner.
- Maintain a test data strategy: Automate test data generation and masking to ensure relevance and security.
ROI snapshot
| Metric | Impact |
|---|---|
| Regression speed | Up to 90% improvement |
| Defect detection | 99% of the automated areas (based on the coverage) |
| Manual testing cost | Up to 70% cost reduction over a few years |
| Time to market | 60–70% faster deployment cycles |
| Business continuity | Reduced downtime and disruption during updates |
Unlocking the full potential of test automation
Infor CloudSuite is a powerful engine driving operations for global businesses. But with power comes complexity. Infor M3 automated testing solutions help ensure your environment evolves with minimal disruption and maximum confidence.
By adopting Fortude’s Fortest and leveraging our automation managed services, organizations can transform testing from a reactive cost center into a proactive enabler of innovation.
Ready to make testing a growth enabler?
Get in touch to schedule a Fortest demo or talk to our ERP experts.FAQs
Yes, automated testing is absolutely feasible even for teams without advanced coding skills.Fortude’sFortest solution is built with a low-code framework that empowers both QA professionals and business users to actively participate in automation efforts. The platform also includes prebuilt libraries, making it easier to run and manage tests without writing complex code. This democratizes test automation and reduces the dependency on specialized developers.
Test scripts should ideally be updated whenever there’s a significant change in your system. This includes after each major release, configuration change, or process update. Keeping test scripts current is critical to maintaining accuracy and reliability in your test coverage. Fortude’s modular testing approach makes this easier by structuring scripts into reusable components. This reduces the effort needed to maintaintest assets.
Absolutely. Fortude’sFortest platform is specifically built to handle the unique demands of heavily customized Infor M3environments. It supports complex customizations by enabling dynamic scripting and allows for the creation of reusable logic blocks that adapt to varying workflows, user roles, and integrations. This means you can still achieve high levels of automation without compromising on the depth or relevance of your testing.
Many clients begin to see measurable returns within the first two quarters of implementing test automation, especially in areas like regression testing and release velocity. With Fortude’s structured onboarding and modular design, teams can start small and scale quickly based on success.
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