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Introduction
#1 Download and install Ranorex Studio
#2 Plan your first test
#3 Create a new solution
#4 Record your first test
#5 Analyze your recording
#6 Run a test and check the report
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Ranorex Studio
Introduction
Ranorex Recorder
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Ranorex Recorder
Before you start recording
Record a test
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Which type of variable are you looking for?
Introduction
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Identify dynamic UI elements
Introduction
Attribute weights
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Regular expressions in Ranorex Studio
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Introduction
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Introduction
Access the repository and repository items
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Access screenshots of UI elements
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Introduction
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Introduction
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iOS app test example
iOS mobile web test example
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
Create ADO project & Git repo
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Create and execute an ADO pipeline
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Introduction
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Introduction
Run tests
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Introduction
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Running A Solution With GitHub Actions
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Improved WPF plugin
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Introduction
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Hands-on application topics
Structure your tests
Introduction
Structures and how to choose one
Best practices for structuring
Solutions to common problems
Best practices
Introduction
Creating a Ranorex snapshot
Creating a compressed Ranorex solution
Creating a compressed Ranorex report
Add a solution settings file to a solution
Fix ‘element not found’ error
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Ranorex Automation Helpers
List of Automation Helpers
Ranorex DesignWise
Getting Started with DesignWise
Quick Overview of Outputs from DesignWise (Excel, CSV, Gherkin Feature Files, Mind Maps)
How do I create a simple test model?
How to use Customer Admin portal
DesignWise Prerequisites
Ranorex DesignWise Role in the Toolchain
Ranorex DesignWise Role in the Software Development Life Cycle
Does Pairwise Testing Really Work? Evidence, Data, and Case Studies
What Limitations Does DesignWise Have?
Mistake to Avoid: Thinking “DesignWise won’t help on my project, will it? My project is different.”
Quick Tour of the Parameters Screen
Integration with Ranorex Studio
Quick Tour of the Parameters Screen
Integration with Ranorex Studio
Quick Tour of All DesignWise Screens
How can I best identify variation in the system I’m testing?
Onboarding Checklist
Test Design Principles and Helpful Tips
Tips for Starting Points in DesignWise
Why “Test Case Count” Can Be a Misleading Metric in Model-Based Testing (And What To Do About It)
How Are DesignWise Tests Objectively Superior?
Best Practices for Effective Software Testing
How to Handle Expected Results in DesignWise
How to Handle Negative Testing in DesignWise
How to Deal with “Select All That Apply” Scenarios
Manage regression tests at the “model level” for maximum efficiency
Use Equivalence Classes or similar methods rather than long lists of Values
DesignWise Process – Sharing & Maintenance
Defect Analysis After DesignWise
Common Use Cases and Sample Model Explanations
How to perform testing of AI/ML-based systems in DesignWise
Sample Test Cases – Airplane Ticket Reservation
Sample Test Cases – Multi-Market Stock Trading
Sample Test Cases – Insurance – Get Quote
Sample Test Cases – Credit Card Transaction
Sample Test Cases – Loan Application Process – Mortgage
How to perform API testing in DesignWise
How to perform request/response validation in DesignWise
How to perform end-to-end testing in DesignWise
How to perform system-to-system integration testing in DesignWise
DesignWise Features
How do I Create an “Invalid Constraint” to Prevent Impossible-To-Test-For Values From Appearing Together?
How Can I Make a Copy of an Existing Test Model?
July 2023 Engine Update
The “Revisions” Feature
How Do I Export From DesignWise?
How Do I Prevent Certain Combinations From Appearing Using the “Bound Constraint” Feature?
Advanced N-way Constraints
How Do I Import a Test Model Into DesignWise?
What is the Difference Between Bound Constraints and Mutually Bound Constraints?
How Do I Use the Bulk Edit Feature to Edit My Parameters And Values Extra Quickly?
What’s the impact of using different combination strengths in DesignWise?
How do I create extra-thorough sets of scenarios?
How do I create a risk-based testing model that focuses more coverage on higher priority areas?
Preserve test conditions with the “Freeze Tests” feature
How to save test documentation time for steps & expected results
How do I see what specific combinations of test inputs are covered by a set of tests?
How to collaborate in DesignWise
Skip Constraints
How Do I “force” DesignWise to Include Required Scenarios and Manage Requirements Traceability?
How Can I Maximize Variation Without Increasing The Number Of My Tests?
How Do I Create Ranged Values?
How Can I Check Out a Few Sample DesignWise Models?
Structure your tests
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