Currently I am trying to using Azure Test Plans to manage all test cases, but I just found how to build / generate manual test cases. I also make some research about Pipeline and I just write some "hello world" test scripts and using Pipeline to automatically test the code. My question is: How could I combine TestPlans with Pipeline to make the test in pipeline recordable? Thank you so much!
this is how the pipeline looks like
this is how the test code be checked
My question is: How could I combine TestPlans with Pipeline to make
the test in pipeline recordable?
I'm a bit confused about what the recordable mean in your question. To combine TestPlan with Pipeline, you should configure the Test Plan Settings. For example, set a build pipeline(build and generates the test binaries) and a release pipeline with test-related task in your Test Plan Settings.
The normal logic is:
A test plan containing your automated tests, which you have associated with automated test methods using Visual Studio 2017, or Visual Studio 2015 or earlier.
A Team Build pipeline that generates builds containing the test binaries.
The app to test. You can deploy the app as part of the build and release workflow and also use it for on-demand testing.
For more details please check Run automated tests from test plans.
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I needed a small help. Whenever I run the pipeline, the data being displayed in testtab is incorrect and it displays the data which I ran on my local desktop rather than the job ran on Agent.
You can run tests in test tabs using different options. You can use any to solve your problem:
Automatically inferred test result: for some popular test runners' pipeline automatically infer the test output.
This is done with the help of describing the error logs generated during build operation.
Publish Test result task: Publishes test result to azure pipeline you choose the runner for tests execution available in
any formats.
Test execution tasks: Built -in test execution tasks such as visual studio test that automatically publish tests results to the pipeline
Azure Devops also provide other way to surface the test information You can use this.
Test analytics provide rich insights into test result over a period of time, identify problematic area in your test.
The dashboard provide track of your work's progress add widgets that surface test related information.
Requirement quality
Test result trend
Deployment status
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/review-continuous-test-results-after-build?view=azure-devops
SO far i can run the pipeline manually and it runs my testcafe tests with the "node myTests.js" command.
my pipeline run
My file myTests.js looks like this:
myTests.js
I followed this tutorial: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/run-automated-tests-from-test-hub?view=azure-devops
I tried to associated an test to my Testplan via the REST API, i guess theres some problem. because i can name it whatever i want and it just runs it without errors:my testcase association
When i run a testcase it says it found an automated test and it runs it without errors, the VsTest Job runs but with a warning:
2021-05-18T09:16:32.7619103Z Source filter: *test.dll,!*TestAdapter.dll,!\obj*
2021-05-18T09:16:32.7879061Z ##[warning]No test sources found matching the given filter '*,!\obj**'
Any ideas what im doing wrong? I just want to run my pipeline or my test when im running a testcase in my testplans.
Azure DevOps: How can i connect Testcafe-tests to a testcase?
I am afraid you could not connect the Testcafe-tests to a testcase at this moment.
According to the document Run automated tests from test plans:
You will need:
A Team Build pipeline that generates builds containing the test
binaries.
That is the reason why you get the error No test sources found matching the given filter '*test.dll,!*TestAdapter.dll,!\obj*.
We could build and test the Testcafe-tests in the azure devops pipeline.
Please check the document Integrate TestCafe with Azure DevOps for some more details.
Use Case:
Define a Test Plan, Test Suite and add test cases to it on ADO.
Link multiple (all) the tests on Test Plan to a single MsTest method.
Azure pipeline is setup to run the automation suite using the “Visual Studio Test” task and “Select tests using” option is set as “Test Plan”
I am searching for a solution on when Azure pipeline starts and VsTest task is running, can we get the Test case ID/Name (from ADO Test Plan) which is currently processed to run and provide that ID/Name to automation test method (as a parameter option to MsTest test). Using that test case ID, I will run few control statements in the code to perform desired tasks.
But, everything should happen runtime and the approach should be dynamic. Also, it should support parallel test execution.
Could you please share your thoughts.
TIA.
Akshay J.
Azure pipeline is setup to run the automation suite using the “Visual Studio Test” task and “Select tests using” option is set as “Test Plan”
According to your description, so Visual Studio Test task is configured like below.
In that case, you will know the id of test plan and id of test suite, so you could use Rest API: Test Suites - Get Test Cases to get all test cases in a suite including id and url, and then request this url will get fields.System.Title, that is the name of test case.
BTW, you could use API: Definitions - Get to get this release definition, in the response you will find the following VsTest task and its settings including id of test plan and id of test suite.
I have created an Azure build pipeline using the 'classic editor' (i.e. not yaml). The build consists of two agent jobs:
Job 1 - Build code and deploy to test enviornment using a single agent.
Job 2 - Run tests against the test enviornment in parallel (using max 3 agents at a time).
My problem with this setup is if a build is triggered, and the tests are mid-run, if a second build is triggered, the code that is deployed to the test enviornment will be overwritten by the subsequent build, causing the test run in Job 2 of the first build to fail.
Is it possible to tell the build pipeline to only trigger builds sequentially?
I have figured out how to use Azure DevOps API to check if the latest build has completed, however Im not sure how I can use it in the pipeline. Is it possible to do something like:
1 - Invote REST API to check status of latest build.
2 - Success Criteria met (i.e. the build has completed)? If yes continue build, if not wait a minute and check again.
You have the option to control this in the Build options. Should work based on what you described.
Edit:
After looking again to your question, i noticed that you are running your tests after you deploy your app to test environment, so it means you run your tests during release, so you need to control the flow on your release and not on your buid. In order to do it, you should control on the maximum number of parallel deployments:
When I'm running the test in Microsoft Test Manager I get an error: The build directory of the test run either does not exist or access permission is required.
What does it mean? Where can I check build directory?
I suppose you are running automated tests.
If you are running automated test in Microsoft Test Manageg (MTM) you have Test Case(s) automated by your test implementation.
So MTM need to know where is the drop location of the build building your tests.
That means you have to:
Create a Build definition that build the code implementing your tests.
Configure MTM to use the drop location of this build definition.
You can check which build MTM is currently using here:
(I suppose you will have "undefined" standing there.)
You can configure which build is to use here:
Just check here how to configure your Test Plan which build to use when running tests: Creating and Defining a Test Plan
Additionally I would highly recommend you this free e-book: Testing for Continuous Delivery with Visual Studio 2012