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Test Automation Problems

Test Automation problems from planning and resourcing to setup, implementation and integration. Pitfalls. Impact. Suggested points of consideration. Online references.

Test Automation Projects

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Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains

What’s so special about Great Plains’ GUI? Why automation tools don’t work? What are the issues?

What are possible workarounds? What is Dynamics Continuum? What is Dynamics Dexterity?

What is sanScript? What is Dynamics built-in macro system? How to capture and map custom Dexterity GUI?

How to build custom interface clasess and functions handling Dexterity GUI?

How to create and use Dexterity Macros through XML?

Last but not least: providing sample code and answering submitted questions.

Automation Tutorials

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Active Directory – Sample Scripts

Microsoft Active Directory. User Accounts. Organizational Units. Security Groups.
Finding, accessing, updating and removing.

FileSystemObject – Working with Files and Folders

Using FileSystemObject’s methods and child objects (File, Folder) – practical examples and answers to the questions.
Reading, transforming, comparing and generating text files.
Working with folders and folder objects.

GUI Recognition with TestComplete

Overview of object recognition properties. Run-time GUI recognition methods. Routine operations with Web Browser window. Code examples and detailed explanations.

Generating Test Reports

So, Test Reports…
They are used by fellow team members and management. They help communicating results of the work done (immediate value), but they might also be used as a source for statistics (prolonged value). What does it mean in terms of expectations and requirements?
And how can we employ automation here?
– Ideas and practical examples in this tutorial project.

Using GUI Forms in TestComplete

Even though automation scripts are intended to drive the application under test there are cases when communication with tester is required. With TestComplete, we have a vast arsenal of predefined GUI controls for that.
– Sample solutions in this tutorial project.

Load/Performance Testing with NeoLoad

A practical review of load/performance testing tool NeoLoad demonstrating use of some of its features, as well as sample scripts, and test results.