TFS & Visual Studio ALM – by Neno Loje

(formerly Team System, VSTS)

Entries Tagged as 'VS Test Tools'

Q: What technologies do Coded UI Tests support?

February 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · 14323, VS Test Tools

Q: Do Coded UI Tests support <some Technology>? A: I don’t know. But Microsoft is maintaining a support matrix at: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/10/05/visual-studio-2012-rtm-coded-ui-test-support-matrix.aspx Note: this screenshot is not updated. Please refer to the link above.

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UITestException: Automation engine is unable to playback the test because it is not able to interact with the desktop.

August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · 14323, Team Foundation Build (TF Build), Troubleshooting TFS, VS Test Tools

You receive the following message as part of a build process that contains UI automation: UITestException: Automation engine is unable to playback the test because it is not able to interact with the desktop.  This could happen if the computer running the test is locked or it’s remote session window is minimized." Solution If you […]

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Why is there no 64-bit version of Visual Studio?

August 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · 2909, VS Development Tools, VS Test Tools, VSTS

Currently Visual Studio runs as a 32-bit process on 64-bit Windows operating systems. Rico Mariani knows why and posts why he wants to "load less, not more".   A small side note: TFS 2010 will support 32 and 64-bit Windows on the server side.

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Unable to publish test results from Visual Studio to TFS

May 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Issues and Hotfixes, Team Foundation Build (TF Build), Team Foundation Server, TFS Administration, VS Test Tools

Error message similar to: username@servername (mailto:username@servername) 2008-10-13 2:21:50          0.28 MB            10/13/2008 3:19:14 PM    Failed    Access to the path ‘\\DropFolder\Buildname_20080723.3\TestResults\fd8883e0-2153-44c6-8671-6d6db460c4a8\uesrname 2008-10-13 _02_21.trx’ is denied. Cause: Permission issue A Workaround can be found in the KB article 958726.

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What are Test Name, Test Id, and Test Path used for?

May 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Team Foundation Server, TFS 2008, TFS Process Customization, TFS Work Item Tracking, VS Test Tools

If you create a work item out of a test result like this… … the three test fields get populated by Visual Studio: Read all details here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms194965.aspx

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Enable logging to troubleshooting Team System issues

August 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Team Foundation Build (TF Build), Team Foundation Server, TFS Administration, TFS Tips and Tricks, VS Test Tools

Here’s a list of how to enable logging for the various client and server components of VIsual Studio Team System: TFS Client (Visual Studio IDE and command line tools):devenv.exe.config (for Visual Studio IDE), tf.exe.config (for command line tools) as described in Ed Hintz on TFS Client Tracing. If you mainly want to measure performance the web […]

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Videos on how to improve the quality and integrity of your software solutions

June 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Training and Learning, VS Development Tools, VS Test Tools

are available on the ASP.NET site: #1 | Introduction to Unit Testing with Team System (10 minutes, 54 seconds) #2 | Introduction to Testing Web Applications with Team System (9 minutes, 43 seconds) #3 | Introduction to Load Testing Web Applications with Team System (9 minutes, 8 seconds) #4 | Introduction to Manual Testing with Team System (8 minutes, 56 seconds) #5 | […]

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[Web Tests] Debugging Web Tests

April 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · TFS Tips and Tricks, VS Test Tools

Did you know that you can debug web tests you created with Visual Studio 2005 Team System? Instructions: Place breakpoints in your ASP.NET code you want to test. Run ASP.NET website (with debug enabled and debugger attached). Run Web Tests (right-click the test project in Solution Explorer: Debug » Create new instance, if it’s in […]

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Download: Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite and Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 (SP1)

December 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment · 2909, Downloads, Team Foundation Server, TFS 2005, VS Database Tools, VS Development Tools, VS Test Tools

Now available for download: Service Pack 1 for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Express Editions Service Pack 1 for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team Suite Service Pack 1 for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team Foundation ServerCaution: Make sure to install the Quiescence GDR first (see below)! KB article on Service Pack 1 WARNING: Before Installing TFS SP1 […]

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