{"id":4163,"date":"2012-10-17T23:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T23:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2012\/10\/17\/pausing-and-resuming-test-execution-from-the-test-runner-in-microsoft-test-manager\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T00:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T08:44:20","slug":"pausing-and-resuming-test-execution-from-the-test-runner-in-microsoft-test-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/pausing-and-resuming-test-execution-from-the-test-runner-in-microsoft-test-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Pausing and resuming test execution from the test runner in Microsoft Test Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not certain how Microsoft manages to get the incredible people we do to be our MVPs \u2013 but I am very glad we do!<\/p>\n

Today on a call i mentioned not having time to do blog posts for the new features in Visual Studio Update 1<\/a> and one of my MVPs (now one of my favorite MVPs) mentioned she would be happy to help.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By the time i had made it home i had two of these posts in my inbox!\u00a0<\/p>\n

THANK YOU ANNA!<\/p>\n

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**Pausing and resuming test execution from the test runner in Microsoft Test Manager **by Anna Russo<\/p>\n

If you are looking to pause and resume test execution in the test runner this is how it works.<\/p>\n

1. Run your test case as you normally would.<\/p>\n

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2. Click on the Pause icon on the Test Runner menu or on the Pause option in the test result state drop down menu<\/p>\n

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3. Click Save and Close<\/p>\n

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4. When you are ready to resume testing, you will see your test case waiting for you in the Paused state.\u00a0 Select the test case and click on the Resume button<\/p>\n

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5. Another way you can resume your test is from the Analyze Test Runs menu<\/p>\n

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6. Like magic your test execution will re-appear in the test runner just the way you left it.<\/p>\n

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7. I also found it handy that you can easily find and go back to your paused tests from the test runner dropdown.<\/p>\n

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Edit test case from the Test Runner<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure this is a stretch of the imagination for most testers, but let\u2019s pretend there aren\u2019t enough details about the requirements for you to know what the expected result of a test step is.\u00a0 Editing a test case during execution becomes helpful in maintaining a test case.<\/p>\n

1. Click on the edit hyperlink below the\u00a0title of the test case.<\/p>\n

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2. The test case work item is opened and in this case I am editing my test case by adding an expected result.<\/p>\n

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3. Click the Save and close button at the bottom of the work item.<\/p>\n

4. In order to view your test case edits in the test runner, you will need to select the Reset button.<\/p>\n

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5. Once the test is reset, you can start your test execution again.<\/p>\n

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6. My newly added expected result is now visible in the test runner<\/p>\n

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About Anna Russo<\/a><\/p>\n

Improving Software Quality with Software Application Lifecycle Management Process Consulting, Microsoft Test Professional 2010, Microsoft Test Manager 2010, Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server Implementations is what I do at Imaginet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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