B3, Brazil's stock exchange, revolutionizes software quality process in partnership with Vericode

Previously, B3, Brazil's stock exchange, took an average of 35 days to run back tests, and now everything is done in hours in an automated way, generating value for everyone involved.

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Succesful partnership

As demand for digital services increases, efficiency and guidance in software projects have become essential. B3, the Brazilian stock exchange, one of the main infrastructure companies in the Brazilian financial market, faced the challenge of incorporating the discipline of software quality with a focus on test automation.

In partnership with Vericode, a high-performance software engineering consultancy, B3 - specifically the Onboarding Service Chain, found an innovative solution.

Here's how it all happened ❯❯❯

Identifying needs and finding solutions

Identificação da necessidade e busca de soluções

The B3 Onboarding Service Chain and Vericode evaluated the solutions available on the market and identified the Robot Framework as one of the working tools and frameworks.

Taking into account the agile methodology and the particularities of the company, Vericode's QA squad followed the entire evaluation process, looking for similar cases and relevant experiences.

Para enfrentar o desafio, a B3 e a Vericode avaliaram as soluções disponíveis no mercado e identificaram o Robot Framework como a melhor ferramenta e framework de trabalho.

Levando em consideração a metodologia ágil e as particularidades da empresa, o squad de QA's da Vericode acompanhou todo o processo de avaliação, buscando cases semelhantes e experiências relevantes.

Robot framework implementation

Although part of the company's automated tests are still carried out using Selenium and Java, the Robot Framework was adopted by B3, the Onboarding Service Chain, with the aim of establishing a cyclical working model between the development area and the product sector.

Implementation began with the automation of one of the company's processes, which achieved satisfactory results. This then allowed the solution to be adapted for the other processes. The framework, being open source and easy to understand, accelerated construction at scale.

Unifying visions and gaining in experience

With Robot Framework, the technology and business areas were able to unify their visions - enabling the production of a single automation artifact.

This eliminated the pain shared by both areas: the time spent running regression tests and their impact on the delivery of the product to the end customer.

Considering the tests carried out with Robot and those executed in Selenium + Java, B3, the Onboarding Service Chain, now carries out a battery of 513 regressive test cases in just 33 hours, with evidence and reports for follow-up.

Strategic gains and lasting partnership

Ganhos estratégicos e parceria duradoura

The partnership between Vericode and B3, Brazil's stock exchange, is not a recent one and services specializing in software quality have always been valued.

Vericode identified B3's problem, the Onboarding Service Chain, in an agile way, respecting its working dynamics, which resulted in a solution that became part of the internal software quality process. In addition, our company is now part of B3's development team, making daily contributions to problem solving.mpre foram valorizados.

Com o Robot Framework, as áreas de tecnologia e negócios puderam unificar suas visões – permitindo a produção de um único artefato de automação.

Isso eliminou a dor compartilhada pelas duas áreas: o tempo gasto na execução de testes regressivos e seu impacto na entrega do produto ao cliente final. Agora, a B3 realiza uma bateria de 507 casos de testes regressivos em apenas 50 minutos, com evidências e relatórios para acompanhamento.

Conclusion

According to Software Engineering Coordinator Danielle Silva:

"with the Robot Framework we jointly built documentation and test cases that unified the two visions and, in the end, we produced a single artifact (automation) that remedied the pain that the two areas shared: the time that was devoted to executing regressive tests and the impact of this on the delivery of the product to the end customer.”

Com o Robot Framework, as áreas de tecnologia e negócios puderam unificar suas visões – permitindo a produção de um único artefato de automação.

Isso eliminou a dor compartilhada pelas duas áreas: o tempo gasto na execução de testes regressivos e seu impacto na entrega do produto ao cliente final. Agora, a B3 realiza uma bateria de 507 casos de testes regressivos em apenas 50 minutos, com evidências e relatórios para acompanhamento.

B3, the Onboarding Service Chain, has revolutionized its software quality process in partnership with Vericode.

The adoption of the Robot Framework has allowed the unification of visions between the technology and business areas, as well as providing significant gains in experience, reducing the execution time of regression tests from 35 working days to just 33 hours.

This strategic partnership demonstrates the commitment of B3, Brazil's stock exchange, to delivering high quality products to customers, boosting its position in the Brazilian financial market.

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