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I am not sure how many of you know about this feature. This one without doubt helps when we have no clue what is wrong with QTP/QC HP ALM Client logger /log manager You can either get it from here https://hpln.hp.com/content/hp-alm-client-log-manager-alm-1100-and-later Switch it on from here: Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\QuickTest Professional\bin\ClientLogs.exe or C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\Unified Functional Testing\bin\ClientLogs.exe Once you have run the logger , find the logs at C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Temp\

Here is an interesting prolouge about Appium: The most significant change in software testing over the past decade has been the proliferation of automated testing. In the past, website testing was costly and time-consuming, involved large QA teams and numerous test passes. Enter Automation, which reduced test time by allowing developers to automate test cases and run them on demand. This frequent and immediate feedback enabled developers to write better code and freed up QA engineers to test with more freedom. The arrival of mobile took us back to square one. Years later, the first mobile automation tools were released but had major drawbacks. They required app modification to support testing, often by em-bedding an HTTP server in the app. Most only supported coding in their APIs, which rarely supported multiple languages. They also often required hacks not supported by mobile OS manufacturers. iOS testing presents a challenge that harkens back to the days when software was

This was an interesting award I recently found out. When I read about this award , I wondered something that most of us would - wouldn't it be great if more of us aspired to be the person named in the winning category for any contribution to the software testing world. While we are all not in a position to do that , especially given that this is an award specifically for the Australian testing community. We can always strive to be among the ones who can nominate ourselves for any such software testing award: If you are in Australia, I would urge you to nominate yourself for the "The Australian Software Testing Awards" The awards are presented in three categories: 1. Individual Contribution Awarded to candidates who have demonstrated outstanding contribution to the software testing and assurance discipline, either within their organisation or more broadly to the Australian software testing community. 2. Best Project Awarded for a project within an organisa

Texter - Writing test cases or defects , Text substitution app Texter saves you countless keystrokes by replacing abbreviations with commonly used phrases you define Jing / substituted with snipping tool now in Windows 7 - Capture Screenshots Bubbl - Mind mapping tool , great for brainstorming / idea / sharing information FreeMind - again a brain storming tool but has better features for a detailed ideaation EtherPad / typewith.me  -  is an online document collaboration tool which works in real time.  In other words, EtherPad has allowed multiple people to work on the same document at the same time over the Internet Rapid Reporter - Session based testing  / Exploratory testing PerlClip - generate text , text count and more Log-Watch   - creates a log file as it goes, reporting strange events and possibly errors that might not appear through the UI Color Cop - returns RGB values Firebug - Xpaths and JavaScript errors! WebWait - check the speed of your we

An amazing read to define the breadth and depth of knowledge as a Tester: http://thesocialtester.co.uk/t-shaped-testers-and-their-role-in-a-team/

Problem: If you are using ALM or have just upgraded from QC10 , you will notice that QTP keeps killing itself after the run has finished. You will have to launch QTP to make any changes to the script! Solution: When QTP is launched from QC /ALM it first creates the "Remote Agent" (that can be the seen in the system tray) Right Click on the "Remote agent" icon and choose settings. In the "Remote Agent Settings" Dialog box , Select the "Keep Quick Test open after a Test Lab run session ends" Click OK You are all set!!!

The uiautomator testing framework lets you test your user interface (UI) efficiently by creating automated functional UI testcases that can be run against your app on one or more devices Note:  If you want to learn or explore, the best thing would be to look at UiAutomator A very nice article about tips and tricks on working with Android test automation as learned by the Guardian's software testing team: http://www.theguardian.com/info/developer-blog/2013/jul/31/robust-testing-uiautomator-android