I have recorded some CodedUI tests in VS2012.
How do I get them to run on a remote machine? (The remote machine already has a test agent configured, connected to a Test Controller).
In my .testsettings file, the dropdown to choose a Test Controller is always blank.
If you've selected "Remote Execution" for your Test Execution method combobox, you should get an option for <Manage Test Controllers...> in the Controller combobox.
Once you've configured your controller and agent properly, if the controller is on the same network and is running, it should display in this dialog.
Also check that your permissions and that the right user is logged into the remote machine. For more detailed info, check out this article.
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I have created an agent iin which I call a dll file so that I can get data from another system eventually..
When I manually run this agent then the call to the dll file works and I get data from it.
When I call this agent from a browser then I get:
Error Description : Cannot create automation object
The security of the agent is on 3.Allow restricted operations with full administration rights.
Any idea why I get Cannot create automation object when running agent from browser?
When you start the agent from browser then the agent runs on Domino server.
So, you need to install automation object's software on this server.
When you manually run the agent then the code is executed on your client. This works because you installed the software necessary for creating the automation object on your client.
I found the same error but in my case everything was working properly until we restored a backup of Windows. The issue was caused because Office had to be reactivated again.
Sometimes this happens too because a corruption of the Word document, so you have to rebuild it.
I hope this could be helpful in future to other people
I configured the test agent on VM, but when initiate a test from MTM/TFS build, the test agent is not performing the GUI test. i can see a successful call from the test controller to the VM test agent. The VM is not lock and in active window screen but somehow its not performing the GUI action that i coded.
it threw below exception after test failed:
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.UITestControlNotFoundException:
The playback failed to find the control with the given search properties. Additional Details: TechnologyName: 'MSAA'ControlType:"
This is very common exception where cannot find the control, but the control is on the screen.
i did the same config by installing test agent on my pyciscal workstation, the test agent able perform the test successfully from the test controller. this is confirm i do not have any problem on my testscript,testcontroller and tfs build. Is there any missing config or permission on my VM? or VM do not have mouse/keyboard causing the GUI test failure?
I am an automation engineer where I need to run 450 CodedUI scripts on multiple machines. I have 15 machines on which I run these scripts.
To resolve my trouble I am using Microsoft's tool Remote Desktop Connection Manager to login to these machines. But I am getting the error on failed scripts that "Either the window is locked or minimized", but when I used to directly login to these machines and run the scripts there were no such issues.
I am unable to find any resolution. I tried one more tool to connect to 15 machines , i.e. AppVision tool as well. Even with that tool I am facing the errors on all my scripts that Some control is blocking the control to be clicked in.
I need to know if I can have any other tool or way where I would be able to login to the machines in one go and run automation scripts without any errors.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in adavance.
Coded UI requires that the screen saver is disabled on the remote machines.
Coded UI interacts with the desktop of the machine running the tests. When the screen saver is active it controls the desktop and, effectively, prevents Coded UI from interacting with the application under test.
The question refers to "Microsoft's tool Remote Desktop Connection Manager" so perhaps you are not using test agent software to run the test. Check this Microsoft web page and this Microsoft forum question for more details on how to set up remote computers to run Coded UI.
So I've backed myself into a corner - I wanted an application or command to run when a user logged in over RDP to a server. As per a best-practice suggestion on a Microsoft site, I set up this program to run under group policy rules and now I have a dilemma:
I log into my server via RDP, the default program launches and then immediately logs me out without a chance for me to do anything.
How can I get into the box again to change this setting? Server is Windows 2008 r2 with terminal services installed on a remote IP.
Could you just remove\edit the GPO, wait a bit, and then reboot the server? You could still send it the "shutdown /m \computername". You could also use psexec to remotely run "gpupdate /force" before rebooting.
If you set that up as local group policy, then you can try opening mmc, choosing the Group Policy editor, and pointing it to that machine to edit the policies. In more detail:
Start --> Run --> mmc
File --> Add/Remove Snap-in
Under the Standalone tab, click Add...
Choose Group Policy Object Editor
In the following wizard, click the Browse button
Click the "Computers" tab, select the Another computer radial button, and type the name or Browse to the remote computer
Click OK, then Finish, then Close, and finally OK
Also you could maybe edit/add a logon script that runs "shutdown -a" to abort logoff/shutdowns, but that may not work due to timing.
You didn't mention if this was Domain, or local, but those options should take care of either.
I have two PCs and I'm logged in both with same user id(have the administration rights). I have installed the service on both PCs. I'm getting a strange issue:
1. If I remove both PCs from network then starting the service makes application appear on both the PCs.
2. If both PCs are in network then One PC shows application while on other it does not appear. however, if I check the task manager, application is running fine.
I find out following things:
1. On PC where application appears, active desktop is "Default"
2. On PC where application does not appear, active desktop is "Screen-Saver". I checked that non of the screen-saver are active and running on this pc.
3. Now If I remove the PCs from network and re-connect then behaviour just got switched. I.e. where it was not working start appearing application but not on other PC.
Why one PC is in screen-saver mode while other in Default? Is this has to do with common login id? How can I work around this issue?
These two services are independent of each other. These service createprocess() which invokes a VB application.
Another question I have is that if I'm not in N/w and run the service then it VB GUI appears properly. If I use remote desktop to start the service, the service appears properly but the VB GUI does not appear :-(
The active desktop at this moment is 'winlogon'. I'm not able to make the VB GUI visible if I give lpdesktop = "WinSta0\Desktop" or "WinSta0\winlogon" or "WinSta0\screen-saver". Please note that I'm accessing the system where service is physically running through remote desktop.
Can someone let me know what I needs to do to make VB GUI appear remotely if I start the service remotely?