Automation Testing with CodedUI

Manual Testing is the process of testing a software manually. when there is requirement for GUI testing then one of the best solution is CodedUI. since it is Microsoft stack and integrated in visual studio. Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate/ Premium has codeUI option where user can test the performance of graphical user interface. CodedUI tests provide functional testing as well  regression testing.

Below are the minimum requirement for CodeUI
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010  or above
Microsoft Test Manager 2010 or above

Microsoft Test Agent 2010 or above

To Open Test

• To start a new test project, go to File -> New -> Project.    In the New Project window, select the Test Project template from Visual C# ->Test and select the OK button to create it.
• To create a new test, Right click on Project solution and then Add -> Coded Test
• To record steps ,select  Record actions, edit UI MAP or add assertions and click OK to start the recording process
• To record steps , select “Record actions, edit UI map or add assertions” and click OK to start the recording process
• Now Coded UI Test Builder is displayed to start recording . click record button in Coded UI Test Builder
• Do the manual process like opening a webpage/application, click different controls. finally click Stop button to stop the recording
• Click the Generate Code button in the Coded UI Test Builder to generate a test method and give custom name and click "add and generate". Now code is recorded. Let's now create an assertion that will check the value of Name. 
• To create an assertion, press the third button in the Coded UI Test Builder and To identify a new control, drag the crosshair onto the control or hover mouse over the control. After releasing the mouse button, an Add Assertions window is displayed allowing you to add assertions. Assertion added for the Name for inner text properties. 
• Click the Generate Code button in the Coded UI Test Builder to generate an assertion method. 
• Source file for CodedUI
•  If we need to run the test for multiple inputs then need to add parameter values form data source. 

1.  Add an xml file in codedUI test
2.  Open properties window to add data connection string.Test ->TestView  right click on codedUi test method and open propeties. select Xml file.

• Once all tests and assertions are created, you can run tests. open the Test View window by selecting Test -> Windows > Test View  from the main menu of Visual Studio. Now right-click in the test method, and then click Run Tests or Debug Tests

File	Description
CodedUITest1.cs	Contains the coded UI test class, test methods and assertions. We can modify it.
UIMap.uitest	Contains the XML model for the UIMap class, including all windows, controls, properties, methods, parameters, actions, and assertions. This file is not directly editable. But the Coded UI Test Builder helps to modify the existing test which will automatically modify the UIMap.uitest and UIMap.Designer.cs file.
UIMap.Designer.cs	Contains the code representation of the XML contained in the UIMap.uitest file. Do not edit this file.
UIMap.cs	Contains more of the code for the UIMap class. You can put any customizations for the UI map in this file.

Reference(s)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd286681(v=vs.100).aspx

How to Manage Outlook Effectively

Keep monitoring and prioritizing the mails are big challenge when you work with busy Mailers. In this post, I would like to bring you some suggestions/idea to manage the mails especially Outlook. Controlling time-wasters and focusing on important tasks will lead to achieve long-term goals.

First time First Serve

Whenever you read an email, flag it or decide what action or response it needs. Instead of reading it again, do at first time. Don’t read first few lines and keep it for later reading. It kills your time. Prioritize the task by reminders or Follow up flags.

Divide and Rule

Split the mails and tag it with related category. So that it gets easier to just glance at the e-mails and know, how much work you have from which category. Mails can be possible in below categories like Manager follow up, client follow up, team follow up, pending action etc., so tag it and work accordingly

Rule it

One of the best way to manage your work mailbox is to create rules. If you receive multiple emails from various senders and which you don’t want to miss ever, you can create a rule and move these e-mails directly to a designated folder. Rules can be created for all mails from particular sender or particular keywords or particular scenario to push it in particular folder or make alert or custom reply. This will help to focus attention for a particular sender.

Goto Manage Rules and Alerts-> Create new Rule, select new

Know how to search

Art of search is one of the key aspect in Digital world. Here in Outlook, when you click the search box, Outlook brings the SEARCH tag with multiple feature. If you click Has Attachments, it will brings you the mail with attachment. It gives options of search by From sender name or Subject. Unread emails can be grabbed quickly here. We can set chronological limit for the search. Your recent search strings can be reused or viewed in “Recent Searches” Option.

Responsible Responds

Though not every email seeks the reply, however important mails are looking for your response. So it is advisable to keep responding to the mail so that reminder mails will be avoided. Keep using Out of Office features so that senders can understand and act accordingly. For critical mails, set auto replies like “working on it” so that send keep wait till your response.

CDN for javascript libraries

It is best practice to have content delivery network to host common library files. This post wil bring you the few informations about available well known CDNs. For hosting Jquery below are the available locations

Google CDN
It provides a high availability, low latency resource for delivering scripts to websites. It hosted Libraries including jQuery, AngularJS, Prototype and Dojo.

ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/[VERSION NO]/jquery-ui.min.js
ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/[VERSION NO]/themes/[THEME NAME]/jquery-ui.min.css
for details list of libraries are provided at https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/#jquery

Microsoft CDN

For websites built in ASP.NET, Microsoft’s CDN provides a support for JavaScript frameworks without having delay. The same files can be access for other websites as well. Below is the path

ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.ui/[VERSION NO]/jquery-ui.min.js
ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.ui/[VERSION NO]/themes/[THEME NAME]/jquery-ui.min.css
For more detailed Microsoft CDN content visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/ajax/cdn/overview

jQuery CDN

code.jquery.com/ui/[VERSION NO]/jquery-ui.min.js
code.jquery.com/ui/[VERSION NO]/themes/[THEME NAME]/jquery-ui.min.css
jquery dot com provides various version for UI, mobile, color etc., visit http://code.jquery.com

Yandex CDN

A russian provider who also provide Javascript libraries and CSS including Bootstarp, angular JS
https://yastatic.net/jquery/[VERSION NO]/jquery.min.js

It provides Backbone.js, Bootstrap, D3.js, jQuery, Lo-Dash, Raphaёl, React, SWFObject, Underscore.js, bem-components. visit
https://tech.yandex.ru/jslibs/


http://www.bootstrapcdn.com/

community-powered CDN https://cdnjs.com/api

Beside this, there are many commercial entities to provide CDN services for hosting custom contents. you can host your own scripts,

images, multimedia files without delay.
www.akamai.com
www.cloudflare.com
www.fastly.com
for more providers visit http://blog.cloudharmony.com/2015/02/cdn-marketshare-alexa-fortune-500.html

Free Service doesn't affect Net Neutrality

If you are against FreeBasics of Facebook because of OTT Price or Facebook company or Modi government or as a competitor etc., then this post will not entertain you. But If you are against FreeBasics of Facebook only for Netneutrality please read further. Let us consider facebook as a company without any pre assumption.

Actually Net neutrality is nothing but transparent equal access for all internet data. Definitely it should not mean equal pricing, there can be price variation on various socio-economic reasons. watching an entertainment website and downloading a study material should not be priced equally on data. When we oppose rigidly on free basics and support for equal pricing, then students and knowledge seekers are affected when prices were hiked. There are many baseless rumours like free services will create monopoly, suppress start-ups, price hike and more. However If we are really worried about the operating company, then we should draft a regulation laws instead of banning free services.

How to generate automatic emails

Automatic emails can be defined as the emails which are sent out without human action. Automated emails help not only to avoid repeated tasks and also ensure the punctuality in email transfer. I can classify it in two types, predefined and dynamic based on nature of email body content.

Basic examples for Outlook VBA

This post contains few basic examples for VBA in Microsoft Outlook. To get developer tab visible, File -> Option -> Customize Ribbon -> Developer.

Let see a simple example to send an email. Below is the basic code which will generate and shoot the email. In visual Basic Editor, use ThisOutlookSession or any other user modules.

Private Sub SendEmail()
Dim olObj, mlObj
Set olObj = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") 'declaring object
Set mlObj = olObj.CreateItem(0) 'declaring an email item
With mlObj
.To = "me@mydomain.com" 'Give your email
.Subject = "Testmail" ' Give the subject
.Body = "Testmail" ' Give the Body
.Send 'command to send the email
End With
Set olObj = Nothing 'Clear the memory
Set mlObj = Nothing
End Sub

Send automatic email using VBA

Here I have shared the simple code for sending an automatic email using Macros. It can be excuted in all primary products of the Microsoft. you can send emails to recipient from excel data too. Basically To address, subject and HTMLBody are the apex elements. assign those values and shoot the emails using below simple syntax

Dim OutApp As Object
Dim OutMail As Object
Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)
On Error Resume Next
With OutMail
.to = "Macroraman@example.com" 'To address
.CC = ""
.BCC = ""
.Subject = "Assignment"
.HTMLBody = "Hi"
'.Attachments.Add ActiveWorkbook.FullName (for active book)
'.Attachments.Add ("D:\Book1.xls") (for external book)
'.Display (to see the message window)
'.Save (to save as Draft)
.Send
End With
Set OutMail = Nothing
Set OutApp = Nothing

You may face one dificulty when you run the code due to your Outlook security setting. It may ask your acceptance through popup. to avoid such popups follow below steps

For older window versions
Tools menu -> Options -> Security tab
uncheck and save "Warn me when other applications try to send mail as me" check box.

For latest Window versions
File - > Options -> Trust Center -> Trust Center settings -> Programmatic Access
Uncheck and save warning option

In office/secured environment, If you are unable to change the security settings, you can use less equivalent code instead of ".Send"
.Display
Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:02"))
Application.SendKeys "%s"

which means your are executing as manual operation