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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 ...
3
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4answers
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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
250 views
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
258 views
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
1k views
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.
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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
370 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?
2
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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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0answers
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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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2answers
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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 ...
3
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3answers
560 views
Handling popup with many buttons using Selenium webdriver
I'm using Selenium web driver with Java language. When there are two buttons in a popup i.e. ok and cancel , it can be easily handled with web driver using the following code:
Alert alert = ...
3
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6answers
2k views
Is mail testing with selenium possible?
We have merely just had a kick off meeting for a new project that i am required to automate and ASAP. The project is essentially a "mailbox project",if you will,and i have no idea as to where to start ...
3
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3answers
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Why testing, by definition, cannot find deadlocks and stack overflows?
Sean M. Beatty says in "Where testing fails" article that "deadlocks, stack overflows, race conditions and timing problems cannot be detected by testing (whether it is code inspection, whide-box ...
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0answers
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What are the most common mistakes student programmers make? [closed]
After having encountered problems with my college project's deployment I learned that I made a few mistakes and came up with a bad quality software. I thought I did a great job but now I realize that ...
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2answers
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JMeter Concurrent Users Count Practice
I have a web application which is working in production and there are 2000+ users of my application. Now I have to perform performance testing on the system so is there any idea how many concurrent ...
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3answers
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How do I automate “service-level” testing for a GUI app
I have extensive experience automating GUI testing with tools like TestComplete or Microsoft's CodedUI. However, I am trying to get out of the game of testing at the UI layer and instead would like to ...
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11answers
391 views
Typical software & tools short-list for *manual* QA specialist (tester) working environment
For QA workstations preparation (Windows-based PCs) our IT department uses typical batch deployment tools. I'm not at all interested in the details of such process, but IT guys ask me:
What ...
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2answers
73 views
What is the most appropriate tool to test web app for beginners? [closed]
I want to start test automation for web app. But i have confusion in selecting the tool. e.g, Whats tool to use and how to use it..... I did not use any tool before, just manually test the web app.
1
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1answer
76 views
Is Selenium 2 WebDriver JavaDoc API available offline?
Can I get a offline copy/archive of Selenium Webdriver Javadoc API which is available here so that I can bind the same to my Eclipse IDE for offline use?
A ready-made HTML archive will be ...
2
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1answer
48 views
Webdriver addon is not starting with Firefox
I have a Selenium test suite configured to run with Django & teamcity but today I have noticed that when running my tests locally, Firefox launches without the Webdriver addon bar across the ...
1
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1answer
143 views
What are the building blocks of QTP 10 Automation Object Model
I need to understand QTP Automation Object Model. But I need to quick start just by understanding main building blocks. I understand taking a shortcut is not safe always. Yet, can anyone help me ...
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0answers
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Modifying multiple Test Cases status [duplicate]
Sometimes I have a list of test cases in the Test Lab and I want to their Status to be changed. Is there any neat way to do it except of just going and doing that one by one?
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1answer
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Advance commands of Selenium are not working in IE browser
I am using the SeleniumBackedWebdriver API in my current project, which supports both Selenium RC and WebDriver APIs. The Advanced User Interactions API like mouseUp(), mouseDown(), runScript() are ...
3
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1answer
90 views
Automated Test Management: Running, Saving Results, Querying, etc
The team I am currently working with has a very large application to test (several custom programs, running in a distributed environment), and has built up a very large set of automated test cases for ...
2
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1answer
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How do you manage large sets of Acceptance Criteria?
Where I work we've recently made the switch to SCRUM. We've gone through the usual problem involved in such a transition from Waterfall but, overall, we now have a functional Agile/SCRUM approach.
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0answers
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Fitnesse + WebDriver: any working solution?
Could you please tell me if there were any attempts to integrate Fitnesse and Selenium WebDriver? I'm looking for something like Selenesse (https://github.com/marisaseal/selenesse), but for WebDriver, ...
0
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1answer
242 views
How to record a thickbox using Selenium IDE?
Is there any way to record a thickbox using selenium IDE?
The thickbox which I am trying to record is developed using jQuery.
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3answers
1k views
Recommendations for functional testing a WCF service
I need to do some functional testing on a component that exposes a small set of WCF endpoints. I'm still ramping up on WCF, so I'm hitting a bit of analysis paralysis trying to figure out the best way ...
2
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1answer
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Finding client-side bottlenecks in Silverlight
I'm in charge of load testing and finding bottlenecks in a Silverlight application - no functionality testing, just load and performance testing.
I don't know much about the underlying core of ...
2
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2answers
60 views
Dynamic whitebox testing and coverage metrics for Java systems?
What coverage measures/metrics are useful for unit testing and for integration testing of Java or other object-oriented systems?
Context:
We would like to establish a better test process. Our ...
10
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6answers
360 views
How do I keep Selenium test cases DRY?
I'm somewhat new to Selenium and I have a problem. Whenever I write a test case, that test case starts with logging in, and it's the same four steps every time. If I change the password for that ...
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5answers
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how to test mobile application which uses wifi connection?
i am in need to test the application which was working based on the wi-fi signal strength,is it there any application/automation tool to randomize my wifi signal and check for applications ...
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1answer
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select random cursors on map using selenium ide
I'm using google map api in my site and I want to test the cursors on map using Selenium IDE.
Now I use this code and it works fine:
clickAt > xpath=(//map[@id='gmimap85'])
but it tests only one ...
3
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2answers
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Does system testing precedes system integration testing?
Accordin to ISTQB etc., it should. But from practice I can see it is not that clear.
An example: We have a backend (pulling data from external systems, processing...), DB, and frontend.
Testers do ...
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8answers
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Whether to choose Selenium over Watir or Lightweight Test Automation when testing web applications created using c sharp?
I am currently researching testing frameworks to test c sharp developed web applications. I have been leaning more towards the use of Selenium over Watir or Lightweight Test Automation but hesitant ...
3
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2answers
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depth vs. breadth
I am on a small team (3 developers and one UI person, no QA resource). We have a template that we maintain and use to put together small registration sites for a variety of external clients. I am the ...
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3answers
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What is Selenium's default timeout for page loading?
I am using Selenium 2. I have loaded the page using Get command in WebDriver class which is in the package org.openqa.selenium. My question is that what is Selenium's default timeout for page loading?
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2answers
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Testing asynchronous concurrent systems in a systematic way
Problem
I have a system with two logical threads, living on different machines and operating concurrently and asynchronously. First one receives data from an external system and puts them into DB. ...
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4answers
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Automatically only run the fast tests?
Christmas List:
Manually I nark tests as being in category "long running". I'm lazy and don't want people to have to do this.
Are there any testing or CI frameworks out there that can run only ...
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1answer
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Recording WAPT on HTTPS
Has anybody used WAPT for testing of HTTPs pages? We're running WAPT against a .NET solution that is acting as a relying party for a centralized authentication system. Some of the pages are on HTTP, ...
3
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1answer
170 views
Web Application Quality Metrics
Is there a defined list of web application quality metrics?
I'm looking for a list of metrics like performance, reliability, usability, ... with a reliable source (w3c, ...).
I want to describe how ...
1
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1answer
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Is it possible to stop page loading on the browser using selenium web-driver?
I searched online, but couldn't find anything about how to stop page loading over a browser using selenium web-driver.
Any idea for the same?
3
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1answer
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Can a Business Intelligence solution be tested?
I'm developing a business intelligence solution using Microsoft BI Development Studio. I'm Mainly using SSIS , SSAS and SSRS.
The users will be accessing the reports from a web application (ASP.NET ...
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4answers
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Testing Page Layout with webdriver
Has anyone tried to test the page layout of a website using webdriver? To be specific, using webelement.getPosition() and webelement.getDimension().
Shouldn't these two methods be enough for testing ...
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17answers
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Alternatives to HP Quality Center for small business
Which are the alternatives today? Not only freeware, but tools affordable for a development team of 3-5 men.
I like the structure and flexibility of HP QC, so a similar tool would be nice to have.
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1answer
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Tool to generate test cases for configuration app based on use case variation?
I am making changes to a configuration tool for a web application. The tool allows internal users to configure messages and custom experiences for external users of the webapp.
I have been given a ...
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0answers
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QC to QAComplete migration experience [closed]
Wanted to get inputs on experience in migrating QC to QAComplete. Please can you share your inputs and share your email contact if you are ok to receive specific questions
thanks,
Vimal
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3answers
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What are good resources for mentoring QAs/Testers?
In recent times, I have been doing a lot of reading about mentoring and recently came across an article on the importance of good mentors.
For the testing community, what are good resources (books, ...
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2answers
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Is it worth having one set of tests for both functional and performance testing?
I have been writing RESTful service tests using Jersey client. Though the tests are functional, it occurerd to me that I can execute same tests from JMeter and for performance (With some tweak of ...
