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Introducing JavaScript Execution on InternetExplorer and CrossBrowser in Coded UI Test
This blog assumes that you have a prior understanding of Coded UI Test and some experience with Recording and Playback on either Internet Explorer or Cross Browser. A good starting point for Cross Browser testing would be here. This blog explains the new “JavaScript Execution" capability of the Coded UI test on Internet Explorer as well as Cross Browser that we added in VS Update 2. With Update 2, Users will be able to run JavaScripts on the webpages they are testing. This will help the users in achieving certain complex actions or using custom controls that are otherwise difficult or entirely ...
New build of git-tf required for use with Team Foundation Service
Yesterday’s update of Team Foundation Service requires a new build of git-tf, which is now available for download. Using a version of git-tf prior to the update will result in repeated prompts for your password but will never succeed in authenticating.Follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tfsbuck
How to connect to TF Service without a prompt for LiveID credentials
Normally when you connect to the Team Foundation Service you are presented with a web page to log in with your Microsoft Account (aka LiveID). When you log in you can choose to have it remember you and you won’t have to enter your Microsoft Account credentials again (unless you don’t log in again for a long time, and then you’ll be prompted again).That’s great for humans, but what about an application or another web service that wants to connect? For that the code will need to use “alternate credentials,” which you must enable on your account. Then we can write some code to con...
Content Index for Coded UI Test
I have been collecting various resources related to Coded UI Test since its release. I have updated this Content Index for features we released in Visual Studio 2012 Update 1. Check it out - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mathew_aniyan/archive/2010/02/11/content-index-for-coded-ui-test.aspx Mathew AniyanProgram Manager – Visual Studio
TFS 2012 Update 1: Permissions lost on attaching a collection–fix available
[Update 2/1/13] Finally! We now have the updated fix available. We went through quite a bit of testing. It is important to follow the instructions. Please take a moment to read these. I have copied them here from the KB article. If you tweet, blog or share the link for the patch, please use the KB article link. We still need to get the download page updated with the latest info from the KB article. If you installed the original patch, you can and should install this patch. This one fixes a few additional issues, as detailed in the KB. You do not need to uninstall the original patch – just install this one to up...
Visual Studio 2012 C++ CppUnitTestFramework targeting the Visual Studio C++ 2010 compiler
Slow news day here at Microsoft; trolling my inbox noticed two things that might be of interest to the ALM Community. Using the C++ Unit Testing Framework targeting the 2010 complier and we have (found and) updated the “Team Foundation Server Migration and Integration Solutions page on MSDN”. Visual Studio 2012 C++ CppUnitTestFramework targeting the 2010 compiler?Just saw a question and answer come across one of the internal distributions lists that should prove useful to folks adopting the new Visual Studio Testing framework for C++: “I have a customer who has Visual Studio 2012,...
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012 RC, TFS 2012 Monitoring Management Pack AND SQL Server Data Tools December 2012 release now available
Crazy week around here with everybody finishing up their sprints before the holidays! Three new exciting downloads and a new Channel9 Video on the Visual Studio Update1 for you over the Holidays! Visual Studio 2012 Team Foundation Server Monitoring Management Pack The Team Foundation Server 2012 Monitoring Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2012. It monitors TFS components such as application tier server instances, team project collections, build servers, and proxy servers. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=...
Known Issue Upgrading from TFS 2012 Beta to Update 1
We would like to convey some information about a known upgrade issue with the February 29th Team Foundation Server 2012 Beta release.Recently, one of our customers reported hitting a block when trying to upgrade TFS 2012 Beta to the recent TFS Update 1 release.TF255438: The configuration database that you specified cannot be upgraded. The following issue prevents upgrading the database: TF400965: The database was created using a non-Go Live version of Team Foundation Server and cannot be upgraded.We have confirmed that there is a hard block preventing upgrade in this scenario, when it should actually be enab...
Debugging SharePoint Apps with IntelliTrace in Visual Studio
In this post we’ll explore how to use IntelliTrace in Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate Update 2 to debug custom Web Parts in a SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2010 application. First we’ll summarize SharePoint’s use of correlation IDs and the IntelliTrace enhancements in VS2012 Update 2, and then we’ll dive into a walkthrough. SharePoint’s Unified Logging System and Correlation IDs SharePoint has a built-in way of recording what happens during execution called the “Unified Logging System” or just “ULS” for short. ULS is always running and the log files it generates tend to be the first things that a seasoned S...