Introduction to Test Case Management with Microsoft Test Manager 2010

In this lab you will be introduced to working with Microsoft Test Manager. Microsoft Test Manager can be used to organize your test plans, author and manage your test cases, and run manual tests. This lab will provide you with a basic understanding of how Microsoft Test Manager can be used to perform these activities. Also be sure to see "Authoring and Running Manual Tests with Microsoft Test Manager" if you are interested in these aspects of Microsoft Test Manager.

Overview

In this lab you will be introduced to working with Microsoft Test Manager. Microsoft Test Manager can be used to organize your test plans, author and manage your test cases, and run manual tests. This lab will provide you with a basic understanding of how Microsoft Test Manager can be used to perform these activities. Also be sure to see “Authoring and Running Manual Tests with Microsoft Test Manager” if you are interested in these aspects of Microsoft Test Manager.

This hands-on-lab is one out of a number of labs that deal with Microsoft Test Manager 2010. The recommended order to complete the labs in is as follows:

• Introduction to Test Planning with Microsoft Test Manager 2010
• Introduction to Test Case Management with Microsoft Test Manager 2010
• Authoring and Running Manual Tests using Microsoft Test Manager 2010
• Introduction to Exploratory Testing with Microsoft Test Manager 2010
• Introduction to Platform Testing with Microsoft Test Manager 2010
• Introduction to Quality Tracking with Visual Studio 2010

System Requirements

In order to complete this lab you will need the Visual Studio 2010 virtual machine provided by Microsoft. For more information on acquiring and using this virtual machine, please see this blog post.

Exercises

This Hands-On Lab comprises the following exercises:

1. Managing Test Suites and Test Cases
2. Analyzing Test Runs
3. Selecting Builds to Test Against

Estimated time to complete this lab: 60 minutes.

Next Step

Exercise 1: Managing Test Suites and Test Cases