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  • QTP 11: How to Enable Enhanced Debugging Features

    Posted on March 26, 2013 by Admin

    QTP 11 (and versions 9-10) installs Microsoft Script Debugger to provide the debugging features in QuickTest Pro scripts. Without the debugging engine, all of the QTP debug features are unavailable. Microsoft Script Debugger ships with an archaic version (7.10.3077) of Process Debug Manager (PDM).

    Out of the box, QTP provides limited VBScript debugging capabilities. An automation engineer does not have the ability to view the properties/methods of variables/objects in their full extent. Objects, like Object Repository obje Read Entire Entry

  • Agile vs Fragile: Simplicity = Stability & Speed

    Posted on March 25, 2013 by Admin

    Part 11 in a series of 17. To start at the beginning, first read Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos.
    The tenth Agile principle focuses on keeping the solution as simple as possible while maximizing value and quality. Agile processes focus on finding the simplest way possible of solving a business problem with quality, not finding the fastest way to code the solution.  Sprints are kept as simple as possible to ensure that all work gets prioritized by using the backlog as the gatekeeper.  In the Read Entire Entry

  • LoadRunner Vugen: Encoding and Decoding Base64

    Posted on March 23, 2013 by Admin

    HP recently released Knowledge Base article KM00211140 for LoadRunner, dealing with decoding the encoded user name and password in a flex call when recording against HP’s Service Manager Service Request Catalog (SRC). SRC  uses both flex and web to communicate to the back end.  The encoding used is Base64. Their example is good,  and could be used as a starting point for encoding/decoding BASE64 for other applications. To pull this off, you will need to include mic_socket.h in the  Globals.h section of the VUgen script . Then Read Entire Entry

  • LoadRunner 11.5 Fix Running TruClient AJAX IE Over A Firewall

    Posted on March 22, 2013 by Admin

    One of our customers experienced issues when trying to run TruClient IE over a firewall using the LoadRunner MI Listener component. To narrow the issue down, they tried running other scripts based on different protocols, which worked fine. It was specific to the TruClient protocol. The TruClient script would time out after several minutes. The only error was “initialization failed: reason – timeout”.  To correct the issue, they implemented the following steps:

    Modify <LG>\dat\mdrv\mdrv_webIE.datfile. Add the followi Read Entire Entry

  • Performance Testing 101: Planning a Performance Test

    Posted on March 20, 2013 by Admin

    This is the third installment in a multi-part series to address the basics of performance testing applications. It’s for the beginner, but it is also for the experienced engineer to share with project team members when educating them on the basics as well. Project Managers, Server Team members, Business Analysts, and other roles can utilize this information as a guide to understanding performance testing process, the typical considerations, and how to get started when you have never embarked on such a journey.
    Planning an effective Read Entire Entry

  • Agile vs Fragile: Technical Discipline Matters

    Posted on March 18, 2013 by Admin

    Part 10 in a series of 17. To start at the beginning, first read Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos.
    Principle nine is all about good design and technical excellence.  One of the biggest challenges facing teams that are attempting to do Agile development is the natural urge to just jump in and start coding based on a lose set of requirements, without any real design.  This is natural, but almost always results in negative impacts to the project timelines, because the team has to go back and do Read Entire Entry

  • Performance Testing 101: What is Performance Testing?

    Posted on March 13, 2013 by Admin

    This is the second installment in a multi-part series to address the basics of performance testing applications. It’s for the beginner, but it is also for the experienced engineer to share with project team members when educating them on the basics as well. Project Managers, Server Team members, Business Analysts, and other roles can utilize this information as a guide to understanding performance testing process, the typical considerations, and how to get started when you have never embarked on such a journey.

    Performance Testin Read Entire Entry

  • Agile vs Fragile: Not a Death March

    Posted on March 11, 2013 by Admin

    Part 9 in a series of 17. To start at the beginning, first read Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos.
    Agile principle 8 deals with managing a fresh team.  This is one of the most telling characteristics of Agile and Fragile teams.  Agile teams see projects as a marathon made up of individual sprints.  For the team to make a sprint at the expense of the overall marathon is not acceptable.  Agile teams ensure that the amount of work that the team takes on is realistic and paces the effort of the team Read Entire Entry

  • Performance Testing 101: The Basics

    Posted on March 6, 2013 by Admin

    This is the first in a multi-part series to address the basics of performance testing applications. It’s for the beginner, but it is also for the experienced engineer to share with project team members when educating them on the basics as well. Project Managers, Server Team members, Business Analysts, and other roles can utilize this information as a guide to understanding performance testing process, the typical considerations, and how to get started when you have never embarked on such a journey. This blog series will cover Read Entire Entry

  • Agile vs Fragile: Quality Matters

    Posted on March 4, 2013 by Admin

    Part 8 in a series of 17. To start at the beginning, first read Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos.
    The seventh Agile principle is all about quality.  It says that WORKING software is the primary measure of progress.  I spoke with a noted Agile coach and keynote speaker at a conference recently.  We were having a discussion about the fact that the words quality and testing don’t show up anywhere in the agile manifesto or in the 12 principles.  The point of his argument on why it wasn’t there Read Entire Entry