This document outlines a comprehensive guide for getting started with Coded UI testing, detailing various services offered by Imaginet including assessments and workshops on the Test Framework. It covers the process of automating tests using Microsoft's Coded UI Test tools, supported platforms, and best practices for creating and maintaining tests. Additionally, it provides information on upcoming webcasts and support resources for users looking to enhance their automated testing capabilities.

1. Getting Started with Coded UI Testing:
Building Your First Automated Test
Imaginet Resources Corp.
http://www.imaginet.com

2. Speaker Bio
Anna Russo
Sr. ALM Consultant
• TFS/ALM is what I do!
• Work for Imaginet since 2008
• ALM MVP
• Testing Background
• In my free time:
– Cycling in Southern California
– Blogging
– Volunteer Testing Tools on Visual Studio Gallery

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4. Agenda
• Coded UI Test Overview
• Recording Coded UI Tests
• Adding Test Validation
• Writing your own code
• Best Practices

5. Coded UI Test Tools
• Used to automate testing from the user interface
• Test development/maintenance in Visual Studio
• Tools provided to improve creation and maintenance
of Coded UI tests
• Can author and maintain tests without writing code or
can extend tests using .NET
• Can run within Visual Studio or through automation
(e.g., a build)
Test development and maintenance from within
Visual Studio

6. Supported Platforms
• Supported (2012 RTM)
– Windows Forms 2.0+
– WPF 3.5+
– SharePoint
– Internet Explorer 8.0, 9.0
– Internet Explorer 10.0
(Desktop)
– Dynamix CRM web client
• Supported (2012 Update 1)
– Google Chrome 21+
– Firefox 15+
• Unsupported but may work
– Windows Win32
• Partially Supported
– MFC
– Dynamix (Ax) 2012 Client
– Citrix / Terminal Services
– PowerBuilder
• Unsupported
– Internet Explorer < 8.0
– Silverlight
– Flash/Java
– SAP
– Microsoft Office
– Apple Safari
– Opera

7. Third-Party Support

8. Agenda
• Coded UI Test Overview
• Recording Coded UI Tests
• Adding Test Validation
• Writing your own code
• Best Practices

9. Creating Coded UI Tests
Action Recording
from Manual Tests
Visual Studio
Test Builder
Visual Studio
(Hand Coded)
Coded UI Test

10. Option 1: Based on Existing Tests
• Using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM)…
– Analyst defines requirements
– Tester defines manual test cases for the requirement
– Tester runs test cases and records the steps
• As needed, “Automation Tester” converts recorded
steps into a Coded UI Test
Define
Rqts
Define
Tests
Capture
Tests
Automate
Tests

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12. Option 2: Using the Coded UI Test Builder
• Approach:
– Click the record button
– Perform the steps in your test target
– Click the generate code button
– Repeat to generate more methods for the test
– Show recorded steps to delete missteps

13. DEMONSTRATION
• Converting Test Cases
• Recording tests with the
Coded UI Test Builder

14. Option 3: Author Tests using .NET
• Hand-code in .NET, without any additional assistance
• Utilize one of the Coded UI-based community frameworks:
– CUITe (Coded UI Test Enhanced)
• Authored by Microsoft employees but not a ‘product’
• Uses its own tooling to maintain a separate UI object repository
• Improves code maintainability
• Browser-based only
• Currently only supported on Visual Studio 2010
• Maintained on CodePlex:
http://cuite.codeplex.com/
– Code First Coded UI
• Led by Microsoft employees but not a ‘product’
• Pure code – does not use an object repository
• Installable via NuGet
• Uses Scaffolding approach to generate tests
• Browser-based only
• Currently only supported on Visual Studio 2010
• Maintained on CodePlex:
http://codeduicodefirst.codeplex.com/

15. Agenda
• Coded UI Test Overview
• Recording Coded UI Tests
• Adding Test Validation
• Writing your own code
• Best Practices

16. Validation
• Use the Coded UI Test Builder
to add assertions
• Drag the crosshairs to a target
control
• Bundle assertions into
methods called from the test
Select a
property
Click to add
assertion
Generate a method
to record the
assertion(s)

17. DEMONSTRATION
• Adding Assertions
(Verification/Validation)

18. Agenda
• Coded UI Test Overview
• Recording Coded UI Tests
• Adding Test Validation
• Writing your own code
• Best Practices and
References

19. The Primary Components
• Test Class (e.g., MyTest.cs)
– A .NET Coded UI Test class containing one or more Test
Methods.
• Test Method
– An individual automated test case inside a Test Class.
• Recorded Method
– Code which actually automates the UI and performs
assertions. (Do not change this code!)
• UIMap
– An XML designer file and related generated classes containing
the recorded methods.

20. Overriding Generated Properties
[TestMethod]
public void CodedUITestMethod1()
{
this.UIMap.OpenCalc();
this.UIMap.AddThreeAndTwo();
this.UIMap.VerifySumExpectedValues.UITxtDisplayEditText = "5";
this.UIMap.VerifySum();
this.UIMap.CloseCalc();
}
“Recorded Methods” created
using the UI Test Builder.
Hand-coded to change the expected
value for the VerifySum recorded
method. There are many other
overrides made available to you in
the generated code.

21. The API
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestingTools.UITesting:
• UITestControl
• Keyboard
– SendKeys
• Mouse
• Playback.PlaybackSettings…
– DelayBetweenActions
– MatchExactHierarchy
– SearchInMinimizedWindows
– SearchTimeout
– ThinkTimeMultiplier
– WaitForReadyLevel
– WaitForReadyTimeout

22. DEMONSTRATION
• UIMap Editor

23. Agenda
• Coded UI Test Overview
• Recording Coded UI Tests
• Adding Test Validation
• Writing your own code
• Best Practices

24. Best Practices
• Create each test case as a sequence of Recorded Methods.
• Use multiple UI Maps to separate areas o the application.
• Use meaningful test method names.
• Try to limit the length of each recorded method to less
than 10 actions.
• Use meaningful UI control names in the application under
test.
• Do not edit the UIMap.Designer.cs file.
• Use the Coded UI Test Builder and UI Control Locator
whenever possible.

25. Summary
• Coded UI Test Overview
• Recording Coded UI Tests
• Adding Test Validation
• Writing your own code
• Best Practices

26. Want to know more...?

27. Need Help?
• Includes installing, configuring, and implementing both
Microsoft Test Manager (for manual testing) and Microsoft
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• Support and training for your team
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28. More Webcasts on ALM / TFS / Visual Studio 2012
• Quality Coding: What’s New with Visual Studio 2012
• August 8 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• August 22 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• Getting Started With Coded UI testing: Building
Your First Automated Test
• September 5 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• September 19 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• Top Business Benefits of Application Lifecycle
Management (ALM)
• July 17 (1:00-2:00pm CT)
• August 14(1:00-2:00pm CT)
• Upgrading to TFS 2012: What You Need To Know!
• July 11 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• July 25(1:00-2:30pm CT)

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