1.7 Explore the test framework and tools in finance and operations apps

Question 1

Why using test frameworks is important as a developer?

Answer 1

If not used it introduces a level of risk every time the new system is used

Question 2

What does test framework offer?

Answer 2

Test the functionality of your code and catch potential regressions when the code base is modified

Question 3

What does Visual Studio come with?

Answer 3

SysTest Framework

Question 4

What does SysTest Framework allows you to do?

Answer 4

Write unit test code
Integrate tests
Run tests to automate code testing
Create unit test from code
Import Task recorder recordings to generate test code

Question 5

Author tests?

Answer 5

Unit tests
Component tests
Task recorder tests

Question 6

Integrate tests?

Answer 6

Test module setup
Integration with build system

Question 7

What is Acceptance Test Linbrary? (ATL)

Answer 7

x++ test library that allows developers to create consistent test data
Makes test code more readable
Methods that create test data become more easily discovered

Question 8

Concepts of classes in ATL?

Answer 8

Navigation - Discover test entities and test data methods
Test data methods - Used to setup test data
Entities - data and associated behavior that is perceived as a single unit
Creators - create specific test data
Commands - run business operations
Queries - find entities
Specifications - describe expected entities at the end of the test

Question 9

Why best practices tool?

Answer 9

Used to keep x++ code clean and uniform
Helps keep code in line for future upgrades to alleviate issues

Question 10

What can you run best practices on?

Answer 10

Forms
Specific elements
All items in a model
Items in all models

Question 11

How to handle errors?

Answer 11

Throw
Try..Catch
Finally
Retry

Question 12

Throw?

Answer 12

Used to throw an exception enum value

Question 13

Global vs Exception method?

Answer 13

Global can write a message to the infolog when an error exception is thrown and convert a label automatically into a text

Question 14

Try…Catch?

Answer 14

Used to process a thrown exception through the catch.
The code is run in the try code, if an error is thrown the code will jump to catch code

Question 15

Finally?

Answer 15

Can be used with try-catch, code in finally will be run when the code leave the try block either normally or because of an error

Question 16

Retry?

Answer 16

Can be written in catch block, this causes the code to jump to first line in the try code block

Question 17

How to create a unit test?

Answer 17

Class must extend SysTestCase class
Test methods must be public, cannot have parameters, must return void, and need to be decorated with “SysTestMethod”

Question 18

Test method distinct methods?

Answer 18

Arrange
Act
Assert

Question 19

Unit test arrange method?

Answer 19

Sets up all the variables

Question 20

Unit test act method?

Answer 20

Does some processing

Question 21

Unit test assert method?

Answer 21

Verifies if the result is expected