Flex Automated Testing

Matrix tables supported by qtp, ie, and flex plug-ins:
Qtp versions and supported ie versions
The table below shows the versions supported for the flex plugins

Qtp

Qtp version IE6 IE7 IE8
Qtp 9.2 Yes No
Qtp 9.5 Yes No
Qtp 10 No Yes

Qtp10 and 1e6 also theoritically seem to work. But it is not a supported

Combination from Adobe as we have not done extensive testing on this

Combination.

 

Download the flex4 plug-in provided by Adobe for qtp:

Http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flex/4/flex4_automation_install_1

00509. Zip

Ria automated testing-flex
Http://www.docin.com/p-16211460.html

Qtp10 test flex4
Http://files.cnblogs.com/testware/QTP_Flex.pdf

Competition of flex automated function testing tools
Http://blog.csdn.net/Testing_is_believing/archive/2010/01/09/5163447.aspx

Use HP quicktest professional to test the Adobe Flex application:
Http://help.adobe.com/zh_CN/Flex/4.0/TestingQTP/flex_4_testingqtp.pdf

Creating applications for testing
Http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf690

84-7ec5.html

New Features of flex4 automated testing:
Whats new in Flash Builder 4 Automation
Http://shanazvakil.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/whats-new-in-flash-builder-4

-Automation/
Flex 4 automation-new feature list
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/flex-4-automation-new-feature

-List/

Enabling qtp log for qtp9.2, qtp9.5 and qtp10 when using Flex Automation
Http://shanazvakil.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/enabling-qtp-log-for-qtp9-

2qtp9-5-and-qtp10-when-using-flex-automation/

Enabling log for qtp 9.5
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/enabling-log-for-qtp-9-5/

Steps required to automate a flex Application
Http://shanazvakil.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/steps-how-to-automate-a-flex

-Application/

Unable to automate DataGrid using the SDK 3.5 automation swcs that came

With Flash Builder 4 release ??
Http://shanazvakil.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/unable-to-automate-datagrid-

Using-the-sdk-3-5-automation-swcs-that-came-with-flash-builder-4-release/

How do I know that the flex application is ready for automated testing?
How do I know my application is ready to support flex automation?
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/how-to-enable-flex-automation/

FAQs about ineffective flex automated testing:
Basic troubleshooting when flex automation does not work
Http://shanazvakil.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/basic-troubleshooting-when-

Flex-automation-does-not-work/

How to access the flex DataGrid cell:
How to access a cell value in a flex DataGrid?
Http://shanazvakil.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/how-to-access-a-cell-value-

In-a-DataGrid/

Display code prompts for flex operations in qtp10
Code hinting for flex operations not appearing in qtp 10?
Http://shanazvakil.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/code-hinting-for-flex-

Operations-not-appearing-in-qtp-10/

Compile and activate flex automation using ant script:
Using Ant scloud to compile the flex application and enable automation
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/using-ant-sccript-to-compile-

The-Flex-Application-and-enable-automation/
Http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html? Content=anttasks_1.html

Use of mousemove
How to automate mousemove interactions?
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/automating-mouse-move/

Object Recognition
Object identification during Replay
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/object-identification-during-

Replay/

Automated Testing of flex Custom Controls
Custom Component Automation-Introduction
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/custom-component-automation-

Introduction/
Custom Component Automation-Part II
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/cca-part-ii/
Custom Component Automation-Part III-container class extending from

Non container class
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/cca_containerclass/

Custom Component Automation-XML details
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/custom-component-automation-

XML-details/

 

Test tool:
Qtp

Testcomplete

Rft

Silktest

Testpartner

Http://www.docin.com/p-94066923.html

Ranorex
Http://www.ranorex.com/support/user-guide-20/flash-flex-testing.html

Flexmonkey
Http://www.gorillalogic.com/flexmonkey

Riatest
Http://www.riatest.com/

Adobe recommended tools:
Http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/related/#ftesting

 

Professional blogs and websites for flex automated testing:
Http://shanazvakil.wordpress.com/
Http://raniskumar.wordpress.com/