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  • Desktop

    Creating a WCF RIA Services Application

    With the release of WCF RIA Services, Microsoft has made it much easier to implement multi-tier Silverlight based applications. Data resides in a database on the server and is accessible through the use of an ORM such as Entity Framework or OpenAccess. WCF RIA Services takes care of moving this data between the server and the client application by using Domain Services in conjunction with the ORM. As you may already know, Telerik Reporting includes a WCF based service responsible for rendering and serving up reports. This service however, is not based on WCF RIA Services, so a few ...
    September 08, 2010
  • Productivity Testing

    Silverlight 4 Update: Automate Your Popups Out-of-the-Box With WebUI Test Studio

    Have you heard the good news? Microsoft has just released a SL 4 update addressing some reported issues. Check Tim Heuer’s blog for details. This update is really important in regards to the Popups/ChildWindow automation. Until now the Telerik Automated Testing Tools required to track your popups manually which was inconvenient for some customers. With the latest official release of the product though and the new SL4 update this is no longer needed. Just upgrade the SL4 runtime on your machine and start automating those popups!   Enjoy! -Konstantin
    September 02, 2010
  • Productivity Testing

    Automated Testing Tools 2010 Q2 Service Pack Release

    For everyone interested in our UI test automation products we’ve just uploaded the new Q2 Service Pack release. This latest official update does not only include bug fixes but it also introduces a number of improvements and some useful features. I’d like to draw your attention to the enhancements in the following areas: - Silverlight – more updates in the recording and execution scenarios are introduced. We add support for ToolTips in Silverlight (via the ToolTipText FrameworkElement property and built-in translators verification) as well as PopupTracker updates. - Test logs, Test as Step scenarios, test data-binding improvements in execution. - ...
    August 30, 2010
  • Productivity Testing

    Recording and Executing Tests in Silverlight Out-of-Browser with WebUI Test Studio

    One of the great new features in the Q2 release of WebUI Test Studio is the ability to record and execute tests using Silverlight’s Out-of-Browser feature.  For more information about configuring your application for Out-of-Browser click here.  In this post we will look at how to configure and record your test in WebUI Test Studio and then execute. To get started first open WebUI Test Studio and create a new project and test.   In order to configure a test for Silverlight Out-of-Browser recording, click on the “Out-of-Browser” option in the menu.   After selecting the SLOOB button, you ...
    August 11, 2010
  • Productivity Testing

    Automated Web Testing Best Practices

    When recording automation, it's important to stay laser focused on your main objective - creating a sustainable test that can be executed consistently for regression testing. By staying in this mind set and taking time to think through each test case and how to best tackle it - you will have created tests that will thoroughly test your application build after build. A common pitfall new testers fall into is creating automation that is action oriented without setting appropriate 'verification' and 'wait' steps. 'Verification' and 'wait ' steps allow you to ensure elements exist prior to performing click actions and ...
    August 11, 2010