Software Testing with Visual Studio: Create and Configure Test Plans

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
Software testing with Visual Studio streamlines the development and testing process and supports the needs of software developers and testers. In this course, you'll explore how to create a new test plan including how to manage, configure, and define the configurations of your test plan and settings. You'll also learn how to create, clone, manage, and configure test suites. This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the 70-497: Software Testing with Visual Studio certification exam.

Target Audience
Software testers, software developers, and IT professionals studying to take the 70-497 exam

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.9

Lesson Objectives

Software Testing with Visual Studio: Create and Configure Test Plans

start the course

define general concepts of software testing with Visual Studio 2012

create a new test plan in the Testing Center

select test settings and configurations

create a new standard environment using the Test Controller Configuration Tool and verify it

select and compare an available build and assign it to the plan

create a clone of your test plan

create a new test setting and select the set of roles that you want to use

configure and define data and diagnostics options of each role

recognize how to select different test settings based on your run

specify why you need different configurations

manage your configurations in the Test Configuration Manager

create a new configuration variable and assign allowed values to that variable

recognize how and when to set the configuration state as active or inactive

recognize how to add default configurations for new test cases

recognize how to delete test configurations and change the state of a test configuration to inactive

describe the different types of test suites and test suite operations

create a query-based test suite

create a requirement-based test suite

create a static test suite

perform a copy of a test suite

create a query-based test suite using hierarchical queries

configure a clone of a test suite from the command line

manage your test suites through a web browser

recognize the assigned to field for test cases

select multiple test configurations for a particular test case

apply a specific order to list and run your test cases

understand the basic concepts of creating, configuring, and managing test plans and suites

Course Number:
sd_stvs_a01_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate