Writing to Excel in Ranorex This blog looks at a commonly asked question in Ranorex - how do we write back to an Excel data source when using a data-driven test? There are many approaches to this, but in this example we are going to use Microsoft's Excel Interop Object Model. The example is a standard [...]
Using Git & GitHub with Ranorex In this tutorial, we will be walking through the process of setting up Git/GitHub with Ranorex. This demo will be using Ranorex 8.3 but this will work on most recent versions of Ranorex too. Step 1 (All Testers) - Set up Git/GitHub Install Git – https://git-scm.com/downloads Install TortoiseGit for Windows [...]
This is the final part of our 3 part blog on integrating Ranorex with SpecFlow in Visual Studio and creating a Page Object style framework In this last part we look at bringing in BDD using SpecFlow. BDD with SpecFlow OK, now we have our own Ranorex POM framework sorted, lets extend this into BDD using [...]
This follows on from part 1 of our BDD with Ranorex 8 blog So far, we have done all the required set up in Visual Studio, now let's create our test framework! Base Test Class As all of our tests need to start and stop browsers and deal with the web page (DOM), lets just do [...]
BDD using Ranorex, NUnit, POM in Visual Studio 2017 In this example, we are going to work through creating a BDD project in Visual Studio using SpecFlow and Ranorex. This is to show that we can do BDD using Ranorex, but as a draw back we don’t have access to Object Repositories. This could create a [...]
How to use Maintenance Mode in Ranorex 8.0 Maintenance Mode is a handy new feature, added to Ranorex Studio in version 8.0. It allows for the ability to pause, catch and debug certain errors and then continue to run your tests, during test execution, therefore saving time and making the test script writing process, a whole [...]
Continuous Integration with Ranorex Continuous Integration is a hot topic in the world of automated testing, and Ranorex provides some great integrations for this. It integrates directly with Git and GitHub through the Ranorex Studio IDE, Ranorex provide a Jenkins Plug-In for Test Execution, and as Ranorex is .NET, we can even automate the build [...]
Ranorex and Appium Integration Ranorex 7.2 introduced the ability to test web applications in native web browsers in mobile devices. This means we can test Chrome, or Android's default Web Browsers on Android devices, or Safari on iOS devices! We can use emulators or physical devices, but our web tests can still be recorded simply [...]
The Ranorex Parallel Runner is a new feature in Ranorex Studio 7.2, it is a command-line tool that allows you to execute Web Tests against Selenium Server/Grid on remote machines, in parallel! This blog takes you through the set-up and process of using the Ranorex Parallel Runner, to execute our tests, remotely, in parallel. Requirements: Ranorex [...]
BDD with Ranorex and SpecFlow We have been asked a few times now about whether it is possible to use Ranorex together with Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) - and the answer is YES! Ranorex is built on Microsoft .NET, so we can use Microsoft Development Studio, together with SpecFlow (our BDD tool) and use the [...]