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ALM USING VISUAL STUDIO 2013 A TESTING PERSPECTIVE

MALINI VALSALA

07-AUG-2014 © Testhouse Ltd Confidential and Proprietary

AGENDA

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ALM support in Visual Studio Suite

Visual Studio

Microsoft Test Manager

Team Web Access

Dashboards - Quality

Q&A

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Adoption of Testing Tools across different domains

Sharing and adopting best practices and effective

strategies in multiple locations

ABOUT US


TESTHOUSE SERVICES

People

Methods

&

Processes

Global Sourcing

• Dedicated testing experts

• Supported by a defined career path

• Aligned to a particular industry

• Actively involved in career-long training (industry-based and testing-based)

• Proven methodologies and processes – (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum etc)

• Informed by best practices and lessons learned from diverse projects

• Consistent application which ensures efficiency, consistency, and quality

• Approach that includes well-coordinated integration and hand-off points

between on and offshore testing functions

• Proven knowledge transfer and migration approaches

Technology • Best of breed tools and assets applied consistently

• Structured approach to identifying what tools to use when

Keys to Success Components

Global provider of software Testing & QA services

ALM BENEFITS FROM VISUAL STUDIO SUITE

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Flexible environment

Adapts to your team’s needs

Removes barriers between roles

Streamlines processes

Delivering high-quality software faster and more efficiently

Plan Develop & Test Release Operate

MICROSOFT ALM SOLUTIONS


ALM SOLUTIONS FOR QUALITY ENABLEMENT


Work item tracking Test lab

management Build automation

Extensibility interfaces

SCM Test execution

services Deployment automation

Reporting and BI

Lab infrastructure Test recorders

and runners Build engines

• Actionable feedback

• Exploratory testing

• Requirements management

• Acceptance criteria definition

• Developer testing • Build automation • Actionable

diagnostics

• Test planning and management

• Test execution • Lab management

• Production monitoring

• Integrated incident management

Quality metrics and reporting

Role tailored tools

Role tailored tools

Microsoft Test Manager | Microsoft Visual Studio | Eclipse | Microsoft Feedback client | Microsoft Office | SharePoint | Browser apps | System Center Operations Manager | SQL BI and Reporting

TOOLING

Team Foundation Server Reporting

Generalist Specialist

Manual Testing Some scripting Creates scripts to set up lab, create data

Strong scripting skills Some coding skills

Strong coding Develops automated testing procedures

Expert coding skills

VISUAL STUDIO – PROCESS IN PLACE

Template support to handle diverse SDLC / STLC

processes

Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2013

MSF for Agile Software Development 2013

MSF for CMMI Process Improvement 2013

Version Control

Team Foundation Version Control

Git

Build Control and Management

Evaluate new builds and take them into testing


TEST AUTOMATION

Coded UI Tests

Link Coded UI tests to manual tests created in Test Manager

Data driven with external file

Define test effort

Record manual test cases

Automate using @parameters

Microsoft Test Manager Microsoft Visual Studio


TEST AUTOMATION CODED UI TESTS

Created in Visual Studio

Generated from:

Existing manual recording

Coded UI recorder

Locate controls to perform actions

Add assertions

MICROSOFT TEST MANAGER


MTM OVERVIEW – TESTING CENTRE

Testing Centre:

Create and execute test plans

Analyze test results

Enables good interactions within team


MTM OVERVIEW – LAB CENTER

Lab Centre:

Create and manage test environments

Execute tests on physical or virtual environments


MICROSOFT TEST MANAGER - PLAN

Test Suites

Test Cases

Test Steps Shared Steps

Parameters


EXAMPLE -REQUIREMENTS BASED TEST SUITES

Automatically link Test Cases to requirements or user stories

• Add requirement to Test Plan

• Add Test Cases to the requirement

Can also be done manually via Work Item link


CREATE A NEW TEST CASE


RUNNING A TEST CASE


WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN A TESTER FINDS A BUG?

Submit rich bug reports from the testing session

Data logs to aid devs in diagnosing issue

Graphic by Jeff Atwood (CodingHorror.com)

Works on MY

Machine


ANALYZE TEST RUNS

Each execution of a test produces results

These results can be analyzed to indicate a ‘Failure type’ and a ‘Resolution’

Bugs can be raised during analysis


TEST PLAN - TEST RESULTS

Displays test results for the test plan as a whole

How many tests failed / passed / active

Percentage of different Failure types and Resolutions of tests in the plan

Filtered by test suite / tester


EXPLORATORY TESTING

Let an experienced tester use the application in different user stories.

A bug report can be created that contains all steps in the test.

A test case can also be generated for verification / regression.

A record is kept of every test session. These contain links to added bugs, test cases etc.

TEAM WEB ACCESS & DASHBOARD

TEAM WEB ACCESS

Automatically installed, configured, and updated when TFS is installed or updated

Connect to Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) through a web browser

Provides much of the functionality that is available through Team Explorer

Tools for project management

Team communications, track team processes, and improve project oversight capabilities

“http:// ServerName:8080/tfs/CollectionName/ProjectName”


TWA – FOR TESTING TEAMS



QUALITY DASHBOARD


ALM INTEGRATION & TRACEABILITY

In a Nutshell: Visual Studio ALM provides powerful, easy to use tools and reports to manage and track delivery activity and quality throughout the whole development lifecycle.

REFERENCES

Testing with Visual Studio Online

Better Collaboration with Your Test Teams Using Visual Studio 2013

Improve your Automation Testing using VS Coded UI

Streamlining the SDLC using Release Management

Visual Studio Online for Application Insights & Cloud Load Testing


http://th-ms.com/demo/visual-studio-online

http://th-ms.com/demo/better-collaboration-with-your-test-teams-using-visual-studio-2013/

http://th-ms.com/demo/improve-your-automation-testing-using-vs-coded-ui/

http://th-ms.com/demo/streamlinining-the-sdlc-using-release-management-video/

http://th-ms.com/demo/visual-studio-online-for-application-insights-cloud-load-testing/
















































































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