coded ui - test automation practices from the field
DESCRIPTION
CodedUI tests within Visual Studio makes it easy for developers together with tester to create, fully-automated, functional user interface tests. These tests alert the team in an, easy to execute, automated way about regressions. CodedUI tests are easy to create for different UI technologies. But, all kinds of test automation needs an investment. To get a good return on this test automation investment you need to create CodedUI tests in a robust manner which can sustain changes to your application over time. In this session you will see how maintainable CodedUI tests can be created and how the test infrastructure needs to be configured for efficient execution.TRANSCRIPT
CODED UItest automation practices from the field
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the field
complex user interfacesbig project structures
multiple environments
complex user interfacechallenges:
many controlschanging controls
complex flowmultiple screenschanging screens
…
practices:
edit the UIMapsearch and filter
reusable ’test’methods reusable test assertions
shared stepsloose coupling
low dependencies
complex user interface
UIM
apmultiple UIMap’s
a map per- screen
- scenario- part- team- …
UIM
apmultiple UIMap’spage object pattern
sear
chfilter, search and the tree
reus
eUIMap Helper Class
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etest all controls
shar
edreuse shared steps in Coded UI
UIM
ap m
ix different test projects for
tune your manual testsfor automation or remove them
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Object Repository: Keeps UI Object definitions separate from automation code (no more UIMaps)
take aways:
• reuse steps and assertions• create helper classes• well defined uimap structure• use codeui builder• start from scratch or tune your manual tests• make clear test method names• separate the test intent from the test steps • no related tests• all test must leave the application in the same
state
complex user interface
big project structures challenges:
multiple teamschain of distributed projects
big teamsshort test timeframe
practices:
team collaborationbranch strategy code and test
versioning test caseno double tests
big project structures
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work together__with work packages__on alm artifacts
bran
ch test same heartbeat as development
bran
chbuild
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bran
chVisual Studio test projectswith Coded UI test case
bran
chUIMap per branch
UIMap’s don’t merge well
bran
chspecific test automation branch
bran
ch! well maintained regression set
bran
chMTM test plans with or without associated automation
bran
chMTM test plans with or without associated automation
test cases
test casestest cases
test cases
test cases
proj
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Team Project
Team Project
Team Project
Team Project
Team Project
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le
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le
take a ways:
branch structure /multiple team projectsuse areas well
don’t make it too complex, some things can’t be done
test and developers have the same rhythm
big project structures
multiple environments challenges:
test for different environmentsno virtualized environments
short test cyclesless time for execution
practices:
execute with out SCVVMtest execution responsibility
execute from build on environments
multiple environments
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aconfigure for load or environments
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build
take a ways:
multiple environments is possible without SCVVM
how are the environments usedwho executes the tests
multiple environments
1 Clean up of the Action log maybe re-execute, for more smooth Fast Forward.
2 Basic Coded UI. Only use the default generation, add your own assertion.
3 Advanced Coded UI. Customize the Coded UI and UIMap for optimization.
No investment in any kind of automation. Just click and test.
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Test Automation Investment Levels
5 Execute them on multiple environments.
6 Execute them on virtualized environments.
7 …
Execute them on a single environment.4
Test Execution Investment Levels
keep it simpleDRY
start automating from the beginningdeveloper and test engineer in same room
don’t automate everythingknow what already have been verified
run them alwaysfail fast fail oftenlearn as a team
tools will help youcode rules for better testability
test automation in the same sprintstart from scratch or tune your manual
testsmake clear testmethode names
separate the test intent from the test steps no related tests
all test must leave the application in the same state before the test started
………
final notes
interesting read / watch
http://www.ie.sogeti.com/Product--Services/Software-Testing--QA-Services/Test-Automation/
http://www.thoughtworks.com/events/maintaining-automated-acceptance-tests
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