Resources for Visual Studio 2010 Test Tools

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Our team has been busy putting together content for the Test Tools in Visual Studio 2010, and here is a compilation of those resources including videos, walkthroughs, whitepapers and posts. Also listed are relevant blogs and twitter ids.

Content index for Microsoft Test Manager is:

Topic

Link

Walkthroughs

  
 

Demo videos
 

No More Missed Requirements
 

10-4 Episode 23: An Introduction to Manual Testing
 

Introduction to Record and Playback Engine in VSTT 2010

Understanding the MTM application UI

  
 

The Evolution of the UI Design of Test and Lab Manager
 

Activity Centers
 

The View Toolbar
 

Column Chooser in Data Grids
 

Single Instance Application
 

Artifact Updates
 

Keyboard Shortcuts in MTLM
 

Test Steps in MTLM

Basic concepts of test artifacts

  
 

Three kinds of test suites
 

Work Item Categories
 

Using Shared Steps
 

‘Active’ Tests
 

Test Configurations in a Test Plan
 

What is a Test Plan?

Using MTM to do basic operations

  
 

Navigating Back and Forward
 

Open Items and Manage Queries
 

Manage Queries – Artifact or Manager?
 

Test Case Authoring from the Test Plan Contents
 

Create/Edit Test Settings in Test Plan Properties
 

Copy/Paste Test Steps
 

Order Test Cases
 

Accessing MTM over the web
 

Clearing MTLM’s Settings
 

Uploading Large Attachments
 

Analyzing test results in MTM [To be written]

Using test reports in MTM [To be written]

Introducing the test runner

  
 

Background and history of test runner
 

Doing manual testing with the test runner
 

Filing bugs with test runner
 

Fast forwarding tests in test runner
 

Data driving your tests in test runner
 

Using shared steps in test runner
 

Doing exploratory testing in MTM
 

Using the data diagnostic adapters in manual testing

Deep Dives into manual testing

  
 

Deep dive into fast forwarding tests – part 1
 

Deep dive into fast forwarding tests – part 2
 

Creating resilient automation in test runner
 

Using the exclude/include app list in test runner
 

Global shortcut keys in test runner
 

Result computing in test runner
 

Customizing work item types
 

Delete actions from recording
 

Making the most of your bugs

Customization in MTM

  
 

How can I configure MTLM to use my custom bug / test case type?
 

Working with and customizing work item categories
 

Writing Queries for Custom Work Items and Work Item Categories

Testing process guidelines

  
 

Planning vs Testing
 

Planning vs Testing (Part 2)
 

Planning vs Testing (Part 3)
 

Planning vs Testing (Part 4)
 

Planning vs Testing (Part 5 – Final)
 

Zen and the Art of Test Case Composition
 

Testing in a Product Iteration

Troubleshooting

  
 

Troubleshooting all diagnostic data adapters in test runner
 

Troubleshooting time outs in data adapters
 

Troubleshooting the video recording data adapter – part 1
 

Troubleshooting the video recording data adapter – part 2
 

Common playback errors – troubleshooting (to be written)

Integration

  
 

Test Impact Walk-through
 

Partner opportunities
 

Extensibility of MTM/test runner (to be written)

Resources

  
 

MSDN documentation
 

MSDN forum for MTM

Team blogs

  
 

https://blogs.msdn.com/vstsqualitytools
  https://blogs.msdn.com/amit_chatterjee
 

https://blogs.msdn.com/anutthara
 

https://blogs.msdn.com/chrispat
 

https://blogs.msdn.com/edglas
  https://blogs.msdn.com/gautam
 

https://blogs.msdn.com/nnaderi
 

https://blogs.msdn.com/pradeepn
 

https://blogs.msdn.com/rubel

Twitter updates

  
 

https://twitter.com/vs_test_tools
 

https://twitter.com/anutthara
 

https://twitter.com/chatterjee_amit
 

https://twitter.com/drwill_ms
 

https://twitter.com/mrigler_ms

Resources for Coded UI test are updated on my resources page

We plan to add the content index for Load Test and other test types and roll up this data onto the team blog. Since this data will be getting updated often, I have put this up as a page on my blog and refresh it periodically. I suggest readers link to that page for an up-to-date content index.