Don't see added value of this paragraph

[bennyvw]

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### 1.1.1.1 Synthetic Monitoring

What is the use of this paragraph? Is RF usable for it or not?
IMHO this paragraph could be removed.

[GerwinLaagland]

I agree that the current lines are not a very good explanation why Synthetic Monitoring is a good use case for Robot Framework. But I do think that it has a distinct value in showcasing this specific use of Robot Framework. It is a way of using Robot Framework that is in fact being done in the field, and it sits between the Test Automation and the RPA use case.

It might be needed to move this synthetic monitoring to its own 'subsection' instead of being squirrelled under Test Automation. As it is not really a 'test automation level' as is suggested by the way it's set up right now.

Maybe we have to think about including it like so:

• 1.1 Purpose / Use Cases
  • 1.1.1 Test Automation
    • (existing test levels: system, system integration, acceptance, E2E)
  • 1.1.2 Synthetic Monitoring
  • 1.1.3 Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

And adjust the use case description to better explain what Robot Framework has to offer in this particular application of it. I fed this to an LLM to get a suggestion:

1.1.2 Synthetic Monitoring
Beyond traditional test levels, Robot Framework can also be used for Synthetic Monitoring, sometimes referred to as Active or Proactive Monitoring. In this use case, selected Robot Framework test cases are executed at regular intervals against a live system to simulate real user interactions. This helps detect failures or performance issues before they affect actual users.

Synthetic Monitoring typically reuses existing end-to-end or acceptance test scenarios and runs them in production or production-like environments. These executions are usually triggered by scheduling tools or monitoring systems. Robot Framework’s detailed logs and reports support fast analysis and diagnosis when a synthetic check fails.

[Snooz82]

Specifically in DevOps Monitoring is a very important step and you can use RF for many of these tasks.

I would be fine to put it a layer higher, but that would be a major change.
Removing i would not want.