Testa Automation in Retail

Fewer POS and store outages, more stable releases: With Drvless, retail teams automate real end-to-end processes across POS, store systems, and web portals – without programming knowledge or access to backend code. Drvless works like a user via the visible interface (“everything that is visible can be controlled”) and is therefore particularly suitable for UI-driven processes in store operations.

Challenges in Retail

In the retail sector, high customer traffic at the point of sale, constant price and product range changes, and a complex system landscape all converge. Even minor interface issues can directly cost sales or disrupt store processes. Therefore, updates and promotions must be secured with repeatable end-to-end tests.

POS & branch operations are highly critical

POS updates, voucher/discount logic, returns and end-of-day closing must run reliably – failures happen “live” in the store.

Omnichannel processes across system boundaries

Click & Collect, Ship-from-Store, customer account, loyalty and returns run via web, warehouse, branch and back office – changes quickly create gaps in end-to-end processes.

Frequent changes under time pressure

Promotions, price changes, new payment methods or device changes (scanners, payment terminals) increase the release frequency – manual regression becomes a bottleneck.

Our solution for retail companies

Drvless Test Automation Agent is GUI-based: The automation interacts with user interfaces just as a human would. This allows for the automation of everything visible to the human eye – and makes tests more robust when POS screens, portals, or layouts change. Furthermore, no backend code access is required, which is helpful in many retail setups.

Every device, every operating system, every user interface

Retail IT is rarely a “one-size-fits-all” solution: POS systems, branch back offices, portals, and mobile devices can all use different technologies. Drvless is technology- and platform-independent and therefore particularly suitable for heterogeneous environments.

No installation required on the system being tested.

Drvless does not need to be installed on the system being automated. This is practical for branch environments with standardized images, restrictive rollout processes, or limited on-site time.

Can be used without programming knowledge

Test cases can be created using drag-and-drop. Additionally, automation cases can be described in natural language and then converted into graphical logic – this allows business departments to actively contribute without relying on developers.

Start early, deliver faster

Drvless can provide support before or in parallel with software development and requirements analysis – helpful when actions or releases need to be secured at short notice.

We discovered Drvless at conferences and quickly realized it perfectly suited our needs. It uses graphical recognition and dynamically adapts to UI changes.

Isabel Weilguny
IT Applications | Cineplexx

Typical Use Cases

With Drvless you can, among other things:

Nahaufnahme eines Schreibtischs mit Laptop, Diagrammen und Dokumenten; im Vordergrund tippt eine Person auf einem Taschenrechner, im Hintergrund notiert sie etwas auf Papier.
Nahaufnahme einer Person beim Tippen auf einem Laptop; darüber liegt eine transparente Prozessgrafik mit verbundenen Rechtecken und Pfeilen, ergänzt durch leuchtende Partikeleffekte.

Driveless offers, among other things, the following advantages:

Ensure quality and save time, with Driveless Automation