Localization Testing In Software Testing With Example

Localization Testing in Software Testing?

Localization testing is a software testing type in which QA engineers Verify the quality of the product for a specific culture and locale. This testing is performed only on the local version of the product. The main aim of doing localization testing is that the application is capable enough to be used in that specific region.

Localization testing is also known as the "L10N" just because there are 10 characters between L and N in the Localization word.

What to Test in Localization Testing?
Below is the checklist to check while localization testing.

Interface
language vocabulary
currency format
date & time format
Postal Code
Address
Name and surname order

for that specific country/Locale only.

Example of localization Testing
If a software/Application called “Uttar Pradesh Sarkar” is developed for the state “Uttar Pradesh” in India, the developed application should be in Hindi and the Hindi virtual keyword should be present.

Localization Testing Tools

There are lots of tools available in the market for localization testing, some of the famous tools which frequently used in the industry are listed below.

Selenium
eggPlant
Alchemy Catalyt
SDL Passolo

Purpose of Localization Testing

The main of doing localization testing is to check appropriate linguistic and cultural aspects for a specific region. During localization testing, different testers will repeat the same function again and again to verify the different aspects like cultural appropriateness of UI typographical errors, cultural appropriateness of UI, linguistic errors, etc.

Localization Testing Process

Follow the below steps for the localization testing

Environment Setup
Select the product
Generate Script
Comparison
Analysis and Result

Life cycle of Localization Testing

Localization testing process

Localization Testing Automation

The tester can perform localization testing with the automation tool .for a small project tester performs localization testing manually if the project is big then the tester should go for automation.