Is there a way to set up checkpoints or expected results?  For example if I go through the test and change a value, is there a way to make sure the correct value was saved? 

Hello Michael,

Thank you for your interest in Test Studio and I apologize for the delay in getting back to you on this.

Please refer to these articles in our online documentation regarding Verifications and how they can be created using the Elements Explorer.

Once your test reaches a point where this expected change has been saved to the application, I suggest that you implement a Wait for verification step on the target element containing the value in question (eg. Wait for 'TextContent' contains '12' on 'ElementTextBox').

Please let me know whether my suggestion helps.

Regards,
Mario
the Telerik team