selenium - Can you use automated end-to-end testing frameworks to perform data entry tasks? -

i'm working in places legacy enterprise architecture requires staff have several browser windows open different systems in order manually move data on or check fields in unconnected systems. occurred me perhaps automated e2e testing framework used same task. has heard of approaching automated data-entry in way?

what looking not e2e framework, web driver programmatically control browser (e2e frameworks commonly built on top of such drivers). selenium job , can control , major browser since ie 6 , has libs major languages.

i have done it, great success. quick , universal way transfer data en bulk (i can't think prevent doing it, since using ui), dirty , can't left unattended (you still have oversee process, because driver won't pay attention errors shown, unless teach it).

before though, can't interface system in question via direst http requests? can use tool telerik fiddler intercept calls , analyse them (or work page browser last 3-5 year, offer debugging tools network traffic inspection). quicker, albeit, involves more analysis.

the situation can think of, couldn't use direct http requests, if dealing asp.net webforms - since have provide viewstate request, not human readable , encrypted on top. if case - go selenium definitely.