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Downloading resource from HP Quality Center REST API
Do you know if there's a way to download the contents of test resources (files) using RESTful API?
I can see the contents of the resources:
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2
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1answer
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What are the available multi platform test tools available for native mobile applications?
I'm trying to push my organisation into more modern ways of testing our mobile software, thus I'm trying to build a list of tools that I can use to present to my line manager and his bosses.
By ...
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How to calculate the number of tests in a test set in QC?
I have tests split to few test sets under the same folder. I can use the Live Analysis tab in order to see the number of tests in the folder. I wonder how can I see a number of tests per test set? ...
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1answer
640 views
Selenium Web-driver tests failing in Test-Controller machine when its not viewed
I am facing a strange problem with my selenium webdriver qa automation project.
FindElementByXPath(element); seems to work fine when running it in my local machine but then does not work when i try ...
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What is difference between Geb automation tool and Selenium web driver?
I just want to know why it is I should go for Geb automation.
What are the advantages of using Geb automation over selenium Web driver or Robot framework.
I would like to know regarding following ...
4
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1answer
653 views
xcodebuild does not run any unit tests when launched from console
My first question here so please bear with me. It may be off topic, if so - close the question.
I have setup Jenkins with git and Xcode plugins so that I would be able to build an iOS project on CI ...
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2answers
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How to automatically break Unit Tests when their related Requirements change (before any code change)
The shop I work for has recently switched to Agile/Scrum software development. We've started logging User Stories, and defining their scope with Acceptance Criteria. So, we have
Features defined ...
2
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1answer
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QTP 11 and special (weird) keyboard inputs during Expert View coding
I am a pretty fast (>100WPM) typer and I am constantly hitting issues with QTP recognizing my input/keeping up.
Two examples that come immediately to mind:
Shift+Space does not actually put in a ...
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4answers
149 views
Looking for growth in automation
Is there something or an automation test tool that is free that I could be using to enhance my skills in automation? My company is not allowing me to grow in my field, and this is not good. They do ...
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4answers
499 views
XSS/CSRF security testing
I'm a Java Automated tester for a website built with GWT. My bosses now want me to specialize in security testing. The problem is that nobody in the company knows anything about security testing, ...
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5answers
167 views
Recommendations for code coverage tools?
I have a wishlist for code coverage tools and am wondering if people could recommend some tools that fulfill all or many of my wishes. I am starting my search for tools that work specifically with ...
2
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1answer
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IE always opens with random local host and msg:"This is the initial start page for the WebDriver server
i have my webdriver tests running parallel in IE, chrome and firefox, when i run test in IE browser it node gets registered with the hub, and the browser opens and it gets redirected to some random ...
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Using Selenium Opera Driver doesn't start my test execution
I am able to open the Opera browser using Selenium Opera driver. But I am unable to navigate to any URL using: driver.get("www.google.com");
Opera driver starts and doesn't load the given link.
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2
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1answer
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Selenium Webdriver | Unable to locate element error
I am trying to run the below code but getting error. Can you please point out the issue?
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.Keys;
import ...
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3answers
706 views
Webdriver Check if Checkbox is Set and Set it if Not
I am learning Webdriver with JUnit by going through Alan Richardson's Selenium Simplified book and taking translating the exercises/tests from Selenium RC to Webdriver. So far, this has proven to be ...
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5answers
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Copying Production Data to a QA Environment
Many companies have a match of their production platform available in a QA environment, with the only difference being that the QA environment connects to QA datasources (which generally contain fake ...
2
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1answer
865 views
How to get XPath of a list element generated by AJAX?
When I type a keyword ("Documents 1.xml")
driver.findElement(By.id("documentSelect_enter")).sendKeys("Documents 1.xml");
in this field:
<input id="documentSelect_enter" type="text" ...
3
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1answer
323 views
Open-source/freeware testing tool for Set-Top Box
According to Wikipedia a set-top box (STB) is:
an information appliance device that generally contains a tuner and connects to a television set and an external source of signal, turning the source ...
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1answer
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“java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError” Error when running Selenium RC script
First of all I have recorded the script in Selenium IDE, then exported into the junit4 (RC), then copied the junit4 (RC) code into Eclipse IDE. When I run the project with junit test, I found the ...
3
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2answers
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Is it a good idea to learn Selenium RC alongside Webdriver
I have recently started exploring Selenium. According to the experts future lies in Selenium Webdriver. But my question is being a predecessor should I also learn Selenium RC? Will it be worth ...
2
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0answers
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How to get the Event Object of the Click event on Selenium IDE?
I am a newb at selenium thing.
I have image map area and on click event of this area a function is firing where the click Event Object is being passed to do some calculation.
I have recorded the ...
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1answer
271 views
Is the source code required when using Selenium-RC with Grails?
Can anyone help with using Selenium-RC + Grails? I have used Selenium with Java but had no problem writing the code and launching the browser. But is the source code of my project required when i need ...
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1answer
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how to locate cursors randomly in map
there is a lot of cursors in the map
every time you refresh the map you will get another different cursors with different IDs
so i can't use the IDs :(
i want to click at any cursor, tooltip should ...
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3answers
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Does anyone know of an automation tool that will perform actions on sending or receiving of an email?
I need to test that a series of sites are up and running and that they can send and receive email.
Step one: send email from example1@example.com
Step two: expect response email ...
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1answer
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How to write Test Strategy [closed]
How do I write test strategy in simple way by referring Functional requirement document. and Business requirement document. What are the bullet points?
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Software Quality Assurance Conferences - List and recommendations
I have been looking for some good conferences to attend and recommend to colleagues. Looking up on Google and some sites, I thought it would be a good idea to create a list of SQA conferences, the ...
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2answers
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Running tests in parallel using Jenkins Grid plugin
I have Jenkins 1.499 running Watir-Webdriver tests on a Windows 2008 (64bit) server alongside the Grid 2 standalone server (and Jenkins Selenium Grid plugin).
I can run my tests through the ...
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4answers
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Good Beginner eLearning Training Videos & Tutorials for HP QTP?
I am new to HP QTP automation tool. Could you please suggest some free good websites that provide elearning, training, tutorials, and videos for mastery of HP's QTP software.
Thanks! :)
3
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1answer
54 views
Jmeter's threads got stuck and never end
I'm working on some Jmeter scripts, everything seems to work just fine; they got recorded and run properly (for a couple of users anyway).
The problem appears when I run the scripts for more than ...
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4answers
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Testing for SU Sprints
In an agile environment, for sprints for small updates, what approaches to testing are recommended? Do we just do exploratory testing after the SUT has been built before releasing it or do we do both ...
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2answers
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How to stress test this chat application
I am creating a chat application with node.js and socket.io. I want to know how many chatters my application can handle.
What I want to know is what will happen to CPU and memory on the server ...
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2answers
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Crowdfunded feature request system - would it make users hate me?
There's a free webapp I develop and I use a feature request system where each user gets limited votes and it works great. Since I don't get paid for this though, I was thinking of turning the most ...
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Xpath captured using Selenium IDE is not running in Selenium RC for Links designed in XML
The below xpath which is captured for links in selenium IDE is not running in Selenium RC.
The links are designed in XML.
selenium.ClickAt("xpath=/html/body/div/div[2]/ul/li[3]", "");
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833 views
Is there a test management tool that I can associate tests with multiple projects?
I am looking for a test management tool (mainly for manual testing) that would allow me to associate tests to multiple projects.
We are a consulting firm that has many clients with different ...
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1answer
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What are the different test scenarios to be checked for giving license to a client
i have a web app .License is given to the customer to use it.What could be the possible test scenarios that has to be checked before deploying it.I have found out a few
1)Change the server time zone ...
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I should follow ISO 12207 but how should I verify integration/code without testing?
I am forced to follow ISO 12207 for systematic approach. I have been reading a lot here and found similar questions, yet not the same one and definitely not any suitable answer.
According to this ...
3
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1answer
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RFT - very slow to add objects
I'm currently exploring RFT for my team. I have come across few issues (as per IBM help website, it's a known issue) with Java Scripting. Hence ditched it and now got .net scripting working with 2010 ...
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How to handle self-signed SSL certificate error in IE8? (Selenium Webdriver + Java)
I am literally stuck to this problem for two days now.
Scenario
The website that needs to be tested has a self-signed certificate. So Internet Explorer (8 in Windows XP) shows
"The security ...
4
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1answer
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OperaDriver is not navigating to desired URL
I have tried to open a URL using the OperaDriver. My issue is that I am getting browser launched but the desired page is not getting loaded. Below is the code.
@BeforeClass
public static void ...
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3answers
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Applied and got interview within hours, I'm wondering if this SQA company is a scam..please advice
Some background, I only do blackbox testing for a small company getting paid (40-50k), to be honest its more than enough. I get really a few hours of work a day than the rest of the day I use to teach ...
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1answer
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parameterized JUnit tests with HtmlUnitDriver leading to test termination
I came across an unusual issue with my automation tests while using the HtmlUnitDriver. I have been using the junit parameterized class to iterate over a list of urls to run some of my tests. The test ...
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2answers
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Selenium 2.0 WebDriver: Clearing Session Data
Is there a way to clear out session data for a driver instance in WebDriver? My code is written in C# (and NUnit), but I'm not picky on the language for the answer.
2
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1answer
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Load testing APIs & web services resource?
I'm looking for a good, in-depth resource for load testing REST APIs and web services that goes well beyond "beginner load testing". I'm wanting a technology-agnostic resource that focuses on the ...
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0answers
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How to deserialize and correlate Binary Large Objects in Load Runner 11.5 Web Custom Request?
I'm working on a Silverlight based application. We've recorded the scripts using Load Runner 11.5 and while replaying to find dynamic values for correlation, we found out that the entire data in a ...
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8answers
360 views
In what phase or stage of the project should QA testing start?
Is it more efficient to start testing during project development or before deployment?
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1answer
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Failed to start new browser session: Error while launching browser + selenium + robotframework
I'm using robotframework+seleniumlibrary and I often got the following error when I launch test cases
Failed to start new browser session: Error while launching browser
I'm connected by "ssh -X ...
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1answer
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Recommend issue tracker to be used with Basecamp
Background
In my company we started to use Basecamp for managing the project (mainly assigning work to developers). But unfortunately Basecamp on it's own doesn't have sufficient tools to track the ...
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What is so specific about reentrancy? [closed]
Developers and testers are obsessed with ensuring (or avioding) the reentrancy. Organizations always analyze it specially (e.g. this one says: Many functions must complete their execution and return ...
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How to handle dynamically updated params in XPath queries in Selenium?
I am new to Selenium IDE.
In my Web application, while playing back the recorded events, some internal id in XPath expression gets changed dynamically.
E.g.: (//*[@id='edit_1_undefined']) in this ...
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2answers
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Validate worksheet name using WATiR
How to validate the worksheet name / file name of Excel and CSV files in WATiR?
Because if we save the CSV file in with different name, the worksheet name will also change while in Excel it will ...
