There was a question on one of our internal aliases today about version to version improvements in our test capabilities. One of the program managers in that area wrote a response that really caught my eye. Primarily because it seems like an awesome demonstration of the effectiveness of our “Updates” model. It’s a pretty cool, constant stream of value. Below is an excerpt from his mail that includes links to information on each of the new capabilities that have been released.
VS 2012 (Microsoft Test Manager) - RTM:
- Compatibility of Microsoft Test Manager with Visual Studio 2010
- Manual Testing Windows Store Apps
- Enhanced Action Logs for Windows Store Apps
- Exploratory Testing window
- Manual Test Steps Can Include Multiple Lines
- Manual Tests Includes Rich Text
- Microsoft Test Manager Test Plan Results
- Cloning Test Suites into Other Plans for New Iterations
- MTM Performance improvements
VS 2012 VS Update 1:
- Pause and Resume in MTM
- Populate test suites using hierarchical queries in MTM
- Edit test cases during execution in MTM
- Automatic updates in MTM
- Other enhancements in MTM
VS 2012 Update 2:
- Test Plan/Test Suite Cloning in MTM
- Light-weight Browser based Test management & Execution
- Customization of test result fields and marking test results as NA in MTM/Web
VS 2013 RTM:
- View step attachments inline during execution, Add attachments and Pause/Resume tests in Web
- Inline editing for tests during execution in Web
- Test Plan Creation, Test Suite Mgmt, Parameter editing from Web
- Transition to MTM from Web
- Launching Test Runner from Web and pasting images into work item forms
- Bulk entry/edit of test cases using the grid view in Web
VS 2013 Update 2:
- Column options for the test case grid view in Web
- Exporting test artifacts in Web
- Shared Parameters for Test Cases in Web
VS 2013 Update 3 CTP2:
Brian