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Coded UI Test- Extensibility VS2013 Update2
Irfan Ahmed, Senior Support Escalation Engineer, brings this amazing write up on Coded UI...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 12/07/2015
How to set up ASP.NET profiler data diagnostic in load testing
Deepak Mittal , Support Escalation Engineer, has written this amazing post on how to set role for...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 05/18/2014
Issues with load test due to interim abort
Problem Description: If you run the load test and you abort it in between, then result does not show...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 05/18/2014
Issues with MSTest Command Line utility in Visual Studio 2013
Deepak Mittal, Support Escalation Engineer, shares his experience with MSTest command line utility...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 05/18/2014
Release Management: How configure Team Build definition to automatically trigger a Release - walkthrough
Launch Visual Studio 2013 from the taskbar and open Team Explorer. Connect to Team Project that has...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 03/17/2014
Release Management: How to run Automated Tests as part of a Release - walkthrough
There are 3 main steps required to run Automated Tests as part of Release • Defining a Release...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 03/17/2014
Release Management: How to trigger Release from Team Build - walkthrough
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE There are 3 main steps required to trigger Release...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 03/16/2014
Release Management: How to deploy web application as part of a Release - walkthrough
There are 3 main steps required to deploy web application as part of a Release: Defining a Release...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 03/16/2014
Issues while Profiling the application with Visual Studio 2012
This post is written by ALM Support Escalation Engineer, Deepak Mittal. It explains the two specific...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 12/26/2013
Testing with Microsoft Test Manager(MTM) 2012
This post is written by ALM Support Escalation Engineer, Deepak Mittal. It explains the known issue...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 11/29/2013
Session on Automation with Lab Management by Deepak Mittal
Automation with Lab Management October 18, 2013 4PM – 5:30PM Indian Standard Time Click hereto...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 10/08/2013
Tester field in MTM shows different user information
Following comes from Deepak Mittal, Support Escalation Engineer Problem Description: Tester field in...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 09/24/2013
Issues with Test agent configuration with Test controller
Deepak Mittal, Support Escalation Engineer, brings us this support experience today.... Problem...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 09/24/2013
Available Updates for Visual Studio 2010 Testing Tools
List of all available updates for Visual Studio 2010 Testing Tools: You experience slow performance...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 05/19/2013
How to run Load test from Team Build 2012
Create a new Build Definition using the Default Process Template in TFS 20120. For a complete walk...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 10/29/2012
Test Attachment Cleaner for VS2010 - everything you need to know
TFS2010: Test Attachment Cleaner and why you should be using it...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 10/08/2012
Issues while configuring TFS 2010 with the test controller in different domain
Problem Description: You may face issue while configuring TFS 2010 with the test controller which is...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 10/01/2012
Issues with some of the counters missing while adding them to the load test settings on non-English OS
Problem Desc: You may face issue with some of the counters missing while adding them to the load...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 10/01/2012
CssIteration attribute defined in the test case to update the Iteration path does not perform the operation as expected
Problem Description: CssIteration attribute which you define in the test case to update the...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 10/01/2012
Performance Issue with Coded UI Test while searching for the HTMLHyperLink control in case you have several controls of this type on the web page
Problem description: Performance issue with the CodedUI test while searching for the HTMLHyperLink...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 05/24/2012
MFC controls not getting recognized on XP machine
Problem Description: Recently got an issue where after migration of the VC++6.0 application to...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 05/24/2012
Issue while running test from MTM when both MTM and TFS are in different domain and TFS is configured on SSL
Issue description: If you have configured TFS 2010 in domain environment A along with SSL...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 04/12/2012
Issue while triggering the load test from VS2010
Issue description: You may face issue while triggering the load test from VS2010 and controller and...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 04/09/2012
After changing the area path cannot run the tests from test manager
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION ================== After changing the area path when trying to run tests from...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 03/30/2012
MTM Empty Tester Field
Issue with the Tester field empty in the test cases while working with MTM 2010 Problem Description:...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 03/30/2012
Troubleshooting tips for webtest fail during playback of the recorded scripts
Problem description: Here I am describing some tips around troubleshooting webtest failure during...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 03/30/2012
Issue while running test from a workgroup environment in MTM and TFS is in domain environment
Issue description: If you have configured TFS 2010 in domain environment along with SSL...
Author: Nitish Nagpal Date: 03/30/2012
Test Impact Analysis (TIA) does not work for WCF app when hosted in IIS
Problem You are trying to use Test Impact Analysis on your current project. The application is an...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 07/20/2011
How to avoid 4-part naming to linked server to an Oracle database in SQL Server while using DBPro
Scenario 1. You have set up a linked server to an Oracle database in SQL Server 2. You have created...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 06/30/2010
Issue with building 2008 project from TFS build 2010
If you are building 2008 solution that contains a web project that has a 32 bit dll reference and a...
Author: Anjana Mazumder MSFT Date: 05/31/2010
TFSbuildServiceHost service doesnot start automatically when the build machine reboots
When build machines reboots the tfsbuildservicehost service does not start automatically and throw...
Author: Anjana Mazumder MSFT Date: 05/31/2010
Test Class Inheritance is not working in the VS2010
If you have a test class inheritance and you using tfsbuild to build, you get the following error...
Author: Anjana Mazumder MSFT Date: 05/31/2010
Code Analysis Policy error “The operation could not be completed. The parameter is incorrect.”
If you change the code analysis policy settings and click on either "Merge with checkin policy" or...
Author: Anjana Mazumder MSFT Date: 05/31/2010
After upgrading VS 2008 C# project to VS 2010 project, its not building and fail with error “The type 'ABC.Class1' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'XYZ.Test1'
lf the projects were building fine in VS 2008 but after upgrade to VS 2010 project it’s not...
Author: Anjana Mazumder MSFT Date: 05/31/2010
How to generate multiple .trx (test results) files and publish them with custom names while using Team Build 2008
1.Inside your TFSBuil.Proj file overwrite the BeforeTestConfiguration target with something similar...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 05/05/2010
DBPro: How to resolve self-referencing database calls in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Version 9.1.40413.00
PROBLEM: You cannot resolve self-references through the current DBPro Project database reference...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 02/25/2010
When playing back a recorded web test with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition SP1 the web test fails due the size of the Response
Scenario: You have a recorded a web test using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 02/25/2010
How to use Team Build (TFSBuild) to build a MSI package for an ASP web service/ASP Application conditionally
Scenario: We have a VS solution that includes an ASP web service/ASP Application and a deployment...
Author: Teodora Stanev - MSFT Date: 02/25/2010
TFSBuild fails with error MSB4018 "ResolveKeySource" task failed unexpectedly
When you upgrade from TFS 2005 to TFS 2008, if your project has strong name setup then building your...
Author: Anjana Mazumder MSFT Date: 07/24/2009
Can you bind Validation Rules to datasources?
And the answer is yes. I came accross this question many time so thought of putting a blog on it....
Author: Anjana Mazumder MSFT Date: 07/22/2009