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The document provides a guide on how to conduct exploratory testing using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), detailing the steps to install the application, connect to a test plan, and record actions during testing. It emphasizes the importance of documenting bugs and creating test cases to facilitate future testing after application updates. Additionally, it includes instructions on enabling screen recording during tests for better documentation of the testing process.

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Exploratory Testing Using MTM - Intro

The document provides a guide on how to conduct exploratory testing using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), detailing the steps to install the application, connect to a test plan, and record actions during testing. It emphasizes the importance of documenting bugs and creating test cases to facilitate future testing after application updates. Additionally, it includes instructions on enabling screen recording during tests for better documentation of the testing process.

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Exploratory testing using Microsoft Test

Manager
Last Update: 11/10/2016

Visual Studio 2017 | Visual Studio 2015 | Team Services | TFS 2017 | TFS 2015

While you work with your application, Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) can record your
actions, comments, screenshots and other data. The recording makes it easy to
reproduce bugs. And you can quickly play back your tests whenever the application is
updated.

Exploring your app


1. Install the latest build of your application. If it's a desktop application, install it on a
machine that has MTM. If it's a server, you can install it on any other machine, but
you'll want to run the browser or client on the same machine where you have MTM.
2. Connect MTM to your test plan if you haven't already. The test plan stores default
settings and test results.
3. Start an exploratory test session in Microsoft Test Manager.

Test Runner appears at the side of the screen. It will stay there while you work with
your application.
4. Get your app ready to start testing. For example, if it's a website, start the server.
5. When you're ready, start recording.
6. While you work with the application, add comments and screenshots in the Test
Runner window.

Double-click a screenshot if you want to edit it.


7. Create a bug if you find a problem. The bug will automatically include a list of your
actions and comments.
8. Create a test case.
Why? When the application is updated, you'll want to run the test again to make
sure everything is still working. With the list of your actions, it's easy for you or
someone else to repeat the same test.
You'll probably want to use Change Steps to set how many recent actions are
included.
9. Pause the recording if you need to attend to something else. You don't want your
emails or passwords included in the recording.
10. Complete your test.

Give your test run a title that expresses the result, such as "Failed to open account"
or "Successfully created an order."
11. Review the exploratory tests in this plan to see how well the sprint is
progressing.

Q&A
How do I enable screen recording during testing?
That's an option in your test settings. Open Plan, Properties and under Manual
runs choose Test settings = <New…>. In the test settings wizard, give the new
settings a name. On the Data and Diagnostics page, scroll down and select Screen
and Voice recorder. Click Configure if you want to record your voice along with the
screen.

Close the test settings and Save and Close the test plan properties. When you start a
test, a real-time screen recording will be added.

When you want to run tests without real-time recording, go back to the test plan
properties and set Test Settings = <Default>.
Source:

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