Testing and Debugging Learning Guide

By Brent Sheets, Contributor 07 Mar 2006 | SearchVB.com

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Discover the testing tools included in Visual Studio Team Edition and start whipping your application into shape today. The content in our guide is arranged by task and test type to help you quickly understand how to create, manage and run your own tests.

TABLE OF CONTENTS    Testing and Debugging Quickstart    Creating and Editing Tests    Test Management    Runnng Tests    Test Results and Analysis    Working with Agents    Unit Tests    Web Tests    Load Tests    Manual Tests    Generic Tests    Ordered Tests    Class Libraries and Reference    Forums and Newsgroups    More Learning Guides...

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Microsoft: "Visual Studio Team Edition for Testers includes a suite of test tools that are integrated closely with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005; they work not only in their own testing framework, but also within a larger framework of software life cycle tools."

Testing and Debugging Quickstart

Table of Contents

• FAQ: Visual Studio Team Edition for software tester (Microsoft)
• Overview: Getting started with team system testing tools (Microsoft)
• How-to's: A collection of 100 'How do I?' for testers (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a test project (Microsoft)
• How to: Configure test project creation (Microsoft)
• Article: Selecting a test type (Microsoft)
• Overview: Team System testing tools windows (Microsoft)
• Overview: Dialog boxes of Team Edition for testers (Microsoft)
• Overview: Test containers (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Creating and running unit tests (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Run tests and view code coverage (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Using the command-line test utility (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Creating a coded Web test (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Recording and running a Web test (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Creating and running a load test (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Creating and running a manual test (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Creating and running a generic test (Microsoft)
• Walkthrough: Managing tests using lists and properties (Microsoft)
• Guide: Troubleshooting test execution (Microsoft)
• Video: Sara Ford: What does it mean to test? (Microsoft)

Creating and Editing Tests

Table of Contents

• Article: Web test authoring and debugging techniques (Microsoft)
• How to: Generate a unit test (Microsoft)
• How to: Author a unit test (Microsoft)
• Article: Creating a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Record a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a coded Web test (Microsoft)
• Article: Creating a Load test (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a Manual test (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a Generic test (Microsoft)
• How to: Create an Ordered test (Microsoft)
• Overview: Selecting a test type (Microsoft)

Test Management

Table of Contents

• How to: Customize test views (Microsoft)
• How to: Filter views (Microsoft)
• How to: Open a test to edit (Microsoft)
• How to: Run selected tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Organize tests into test lists (Microsoft)
• How to: Disable and enable tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Associate a work item with a test (Microsoft)
• How to: Add a test result to a work item (Microsoft)
• Article: Reusing tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Import a solution and its tests (Microsoft)
• Article: Using test lists (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a test list (Microsoft)
• How to: Organize tests into test lists (Microsoft)
• How to: Configure and run Build Verification Tests (BVTs) (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Managing tests using lists and properties (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Using the command-line test utility (Microsoft)

Running Tests

Table of Contents

• How to: Run selected tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Pause, resume, and stop a test run (Microsoft)
• How to: Rerun a test (Microsoft)
• Overview: Test Deployment (Microsoft)
• Article: Steps in a test run (Microsoft)
• Article: Instrumenting and re-signing assemblies (Microsoft)
• How to: Configure test deployment (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify a test run configuration (Microsoft)
• How to: Apply a test run configuration (Microsoft)
• How to: Debug while a test is running (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a performance session for a test (Microsoft)
• How to: Guidelines for smoke testing (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Creating and running unit tests (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Using the command-line test utility (Microsoft)

Testing Results and Analysis

Table of Contents

• Article: Test results reported (Microsoft)
• Article: Basic test results (Microsoft)
• How to: Adjust test results views (Microsoft)
• How to: Obtain code coverage data (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a bug from a test result (Microsoft)
• How to: Merge code coverage data (Microsoft)
• How to: Export test results (Microsoft)
• How to: Import test results (Microsoft)
• How to: Publishing test results (Microsoft)
• How to: Delete test results (Microsoft)
• Article: Moving test data into the data warehouse (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a results store using SQL (Microsoft)
• Article: Simplifying application maintenance with Visual Basic 2005 (Microsoft)
• Webcast: Debugging enhancements for managed code (Microsoft)
• Webcast: Debugging Smart Client applications with Visual Studio 2005 (Microsoft)

Controllers and Agents

Table of Contents

• Overview: About the controller and agents (Microsoft)
• Guide: Setting up the controller and agent functionality (Microsoft)
• How to: Add an agent to a controller (Microsoft)
• How to: Administer the rig (Microsoft)
• How to: Run a test on a rig (Microsoft)
• How to: View a test run on a rig (Microsoft)
• Overview: Controller and agent security (Microsoft)

Unit Tests

Table of Contents

• Overview: Structure of unit tests (Microsoft)
• Article: A unit testing walkthrough with Visual Studio Team test (Microsoft)
• How to: Add data binding to a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Configure a data-driven unit test (Microsoft)
• How to: Adjust test results views (Microsoft)
• How to: Coding a data-driven unit test (Microsoft)
• How to: Create an ASP.NET unit test (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify a test run configuration (Microsoft)
• How to: Unit tests and C++ (Microsoft)
• How to: Unit tests and generics (Microsoft)
• How to: Testing Web services (Microsoft)
• How to: Generate a unit test (Microsoft)
• How to: Author a unit test (Microsoft)
• How to: Test a private method (Microsoft)
• How to: Regenerate private accessors (Microsoft)
• How to: Unit testing framework (Microsoft)
• How to: Using the assert classes (Microsoft)

Web Tests

Table of Contents

• Article: Web test authoring and debugging techniques (Microsoft)


• Article: Introducing Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Web testing (Microsoft)
• How to: Record a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a coded Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Set think times in a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Edit an existing Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Add a validation rule to a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Add an extraction rule to a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Add data binding to a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Add a transaction to a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Set credentials on a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Parameterize a Web server (Microsoft)
• How to: Verify a Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Change the Web test run settings (Microsoft)
• How to: Run a Web test from the command line (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Recording and running a Web test (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Adding data binding to a Web test (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Adding validation and extraction rules to a Web test (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Creating a coded Web test (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a custom validation rule (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a custom extraction rule (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a Web test request plug-In (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a Web test plug-In (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a Web service test (Microsoft)
• How to: Use the Web test API (Microsoft)
• How to: Troubleshooting Web tests (Microsoft)

Load Tests

Table of Contents

• Overview: Understanding load tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Launch the load test wizard (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify scenarios (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify load patterns (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify test mix (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify browser mix (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify network mix (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify counter sets (Microsoft)
• How to: Specify run settings (Microsoft)
• How to: Add scenarios to load tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Change the load pattern (Microsoft)
• How to: Add tests to a load test scenario (Microsoft)
• How to: Add browsers to a load test scenario (Microsoft)
• How to: Remove browsers from a load test scenario (Microsoft)
• How to: Add networks to a load test scenario (Microsoft)
• How to: Remove networks from a load test scenario (Microsoft)
• How to: Manage counter sets (Microsoft)
• How to: Change the run settings (Microsoft)
• How to: Change the think profile (Microsoft)
• How to: Integrate SQL trace data (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a results store using SQL (Microsoft)
• How to: Select a load test results store (Microsoft)
• How to: Run a load test (Microsoft)
• How to: Run a load test from the command line (Microsoft)
• How to: Run a load test using agents (Microsoft)
• Overview: Working with the load test monitor and analyzer (Microsoft)
• Overview: Working with graphs (Microsoft)
• Overview: Working with errors and thresholds (Microsoft)
• How to: Monitor a load test (Microsoft)
• How to: View a previous load test run (Microsoft)
• How to: Zoom in on a region of the graph (Microsoft)
• How to: Analyze an error (Microsoft)
• How to: Use the load test API (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a load test plug-in (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Creating and running a load test (Microsoft)

Manual Tests

Table of Contents

• Overview: Manual tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a manual test (Microsoft)
• How to: Run a manual test (Microsoft)
• How to: Set time limits for running tests (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Creating and running a manual test (Microsoft)

Generic Tests

Table of Contents

• Overview: Generic tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Create a generic test (Microsoft)
• Walk through: Creating and running a generic test (Microsoft)
• Download: Generic test sample (Microsoft)
• Example: Generic test command-line arguments (Microsoft)
• Example: Using a summary results file with a generic test (Microsoft)
• Example: Generic test file deployment (Microsoft)

Ordered Tests

Table of Contents

• Overview: Ordered tests (Microsoft)
• How to: Create an ordered test (Microsoft)

Class Libraries and Reference

Table of Contents

• Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.LoadTesting (Microsoft)
• Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting (Microsoft)
• Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.Web (Microsoft)
• Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting (Microsoft)
• Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules (Microsoft)
• Reference: Visual Studio Team System Glossary (Microsoft)
• Reference: Unit testing framework (Microsoft)
• Reference: Guidelines for conducting design and code reviews (Microsoft)
• Reference: Guidelines for writing secure code (Microsoft)
• Reference: Guidelines for checking in quality code (Microsoft)
• Reference: Guidelines for debugging (Microsoft)
• Reference: Guidelines for Using code analysis tools (Microsoft)
• Reference: Code analysis check-in policies (Microsoft)

Forums and Community

Table of Contents

• Where peers share know-how and experience: ITKnowledge Exchange (SearchVB.com)
• Forum: Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers (Microsoft)
• Forum: Visual Studio Debugger (Microsoft)
• Blog: Bill Barnett (Microsoft)
• Blog: Josh Christie (Microsoft)
• Blog: Team System Quality Tools (Microsoft)

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	ABOUT THE AUTHOR
	Brent Sheets is a former Senior Editor at TechTarget and a frequent contributor to SearchVB.com. He founded and managed the popular Visual Basic Web Directory website until it was acquired by TechTarget in 2000 and relaunched as SearchVB.com. Brent offers tips and tweaks about Apple technology at Mactoids.com.

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