Coded UI Testing – Microsoft Test Automation

Module 1: Introduction to Coded UI Testing

• UI test automation fundamentals: benefits, challenges, and frameworks
• Coded UI Test overview: Microsoft Visual Studio test automation framework
• Coded UI vs Selenium: comparison and use case guidance
• Visual Studio setup: Test Explorer, Coded UI test project, and UIMap

Module 2: Recording and Generating Tests

• Coded UI Test Builder: recording user interactions on Windows applications
• UIMap.uitest: auto-generated test code from recorded actions
• Generating assertions: adding property checks to recorded tests
• Running recorded tests: executing and reviewing test results in Test Explorer

Module 3: UIMap and Test Code Structure

• UIMap.cs and UIMap.Designer.cs: understanding generated code structure
• UI controls: UITestControl hierarchy and control identification
• Search properties: identifying controls by Name, Id, and ClassName
• Modifying UIMap: adding custom search properties and actions

Module 4: Writing Coded UI Tests in C#

• CodedUITest attribute and TestMethod structure in C#
• Playback class: configuring playback settings and wait times
• Mouse and keyboard actions: Click, DoubleClick, TypeText, and SetValue
• Assertion methods: Assert.AreEqual, Assert.IsTrue, and StringAssert

Module 5: Data-Driven Coded UI Tests

• Data sources: CSV, Excel, and SQL Server as test data providers
• DataSource attribute: binding test methods to external data
• Parameterising test steps with data-driven values
• Iterating data rows: running tests multiple times with different inputs

Module 6: Web Application Testing

• BrowserWindow class: launching and controlling browser instances
• HtmlControl types: HtmlInputButton, HtmlEdit, HtmlComboBox, and HtmlTable
• Frame and popup handling in Coded UI web tests
• Cross-browser testing: Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox support

Module 7: Test Organisation and Maintenance

• Test categories and priority: organising tests for selective execution
• Shared UIMap: centralising UI control definitions for reuse
• Page Object pattern: applying OO design to Coded UI test projects
• Continuous integration: running Coded UI tests in Azure DevOps pipelines

Module 8: Capstone Project and Assessment

• Coded UI test suite: Windows application automation with assertions
• Data-driven web test: parameterised test with Excel data source
• CI pipeline integration: Coded UI tests in Azure DevOps build pipeline
• Final assessment and course certification

Experience in the Industry Gain expertise from test automation engineers who have implemented Coded UI test frameworks for Windows desktop and web applications in enterprises using Microsoft Visual Studio and Azure DevOps.

Backgrounds at the Top Our Coded UI trainers have worked at Microsoft-stack development and QA teams automating regression test suites for insurance, banking, and ERP applications built on .NET and ASP.NET platforms.

Clear & Effective Teaching Coded UI Test Builder, UIMap, C# test code, search properties, data-driven testing, web application automation, Page Object pattern, and Azure DevOps CI integration are explained with real test automation examples.

Hands-On Learning Focus Students record and enhance Coded UI tests, write C# test methods, build data-driven suites, automate web applications, apply Page Object design, and integrate with Azure DevOps through structured lab exercises.

Up-to-Date Knowledge Trainers keep content current with the latest Visual Studio and Azure DevOps releases, migration paths to Playwright and Selenium for modern web testing, and evolving Microsoft test automation best practices.