allen@msft
random bits, rants and raves
Iterate over builds in VSTS
$personalAccessToken = "<your VSTS PAT Token>" $tfsUrl=...
Date: 05/17/2017
Executing Ordered Tests on remote machines using Run Functional Tests task
The Run Functional Test task helps you execute your tests on one or more remote machines after you...
Date: 08/09/2016
Remote Test Execution using Team Foundation Server 2015 RC2 and beyond
The Agents for Visual Studio suite containing the test controller and agents allowed you to execute...
Date: 07/20/2015
Important timeout tweaks for controller agent
Based on your network you may run into test run failures associated with the agent/controller...
Date: 12/10/2013
Getting started with Fakes using Visual Studio
These are a good set of references to anyone looking into getting started with fakes...
Date: 11/27/2013
Test controller/agent usage recommendations
Over the years we have had many people ask us on what is the best way to configure and use the test...
Date: 11/26/2013
Getting the status of your test agents
Users routinely want to check the status of the test agents against which they are scheduling their...
Date: 11/20/2013
Test Controller 2012 Update 3+
New features introduced Visual Studio Test Controller 2012 Update3+ now supports backward compat...
Date: 11/20/2013
Empty .coverage file with profiler related errors in the event logs
If you find yourself with a an empty .coverage file and see errors similar to the below in your...
Date: 09/08/2012
Troubleshooting missing data in Code Coverage Results
Code Coverage tool in Visual Studio 11 instruments native and managed binaries (DLLs/EXEs) whenever...
Date: 06/05/2012
Lab Management is now available
Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management is now available for download. So how do you get started? Install...
Date: 08/19/2010
Using the TFS - Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) for Lab Management
As announced earlier the TFS Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) has been released for RC. You can install...
Date: 03/02/2010
Lab Management Dictionary
This is an attempt to shed some light on the variety of nouns introduced by Lab Management, as is...
Date: 01/11/2010
whoami
Am a developer with the Lab Management team and work in the areas related to the setup and...
Date: 12/18/2009