What is Automated UI Testing and Who Is It For?
Automated Testing is Gearset’s AI-powered UI testing solution, built directly into your DevOps workflow. It enables Salesforce teams to automate the same business critical processes they would otherwise validate manually through the Salesforce user interface such as approvals, screen flows, financial workflows, integrations, and complex custom automations.
Instead of relying on manual click-through regression testing at the end of a sprint, teams can build repeatable, resilient UI tests that simulate real end-user interactions. These tests can be run on demand, scheduled, or gated within your release process, creating an automated feedback loop on every change. The result is earlier defect detection, shorter validation cycles, and greater confidence that new deployments won’t break existing functionality.
Automated Testing is designed primarily for Salesforce teams with limited or no dedicated QA function who are currently relying on manual regression testing. It is particularly well suited to:
“Risky releasers” who are not testing consistently before deployment
Admin and developer-led teams who are responsible for their own QA
Teams whose release cycles are slowed by repetitive manual validation
Organisations where confidence in production stability depends on repeatedly rechecking high-risk UI-driven processes
By embedding UI testing into the release lifecycle, teams can balance speed and quality releasing changes with confidence while reducing the manual overhead traditionally associated with Salesforce regression testing
Key Features
AI-driven test creation enables rapid and scalable test development. Tests can be created by recording user interactions directly in a live browser session, where the users clicks in the UI are automatically turned into structured steps. Alternatively, an AI agent can generate complete test scenarios including steps and assertions from a written prompt. The AI also assists in generating validation checks, improving coverage quality without requiring specialist automation expertise.
User context simulation allows tests to be executed as specific end users. This validates permissions, field visibility, page layouts, and role-based behaviour, reducing the likelihood of access-related defects reaching production.
On-demand execution provides immediate feedback. Tests can be run or rerun at any time, with clear pass/fail results to support rapid iteration during development and regression cycles.
Scheduling allows to teams to continuous validation. Tests can be grouped into jobs and executed manually or on a defined schedule, supporting structured regression coverage across releases. Each job maintains a full execution history, allowing teams to monitor trends and identify instability over time.
Detailed diagnostics support efficient failure analysis. For every test run, executed steps and screenshots are captured, enabling precise identification of failure points and reducing investigation time.
How to Get Started
Automated testing is currently available for all teams to trial. Speak to your Account Manager to enable the trial. For further information, refer to the product guide.
Creating your first UI test with Automated Testing