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cristina88
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

Create an identical copy of a keyword test

I'm trying to save a keyword test using "save as" so I keep my original test and make an exact duplicate copy.  The Save As will rename my existing test.  What's the best way (other than copy all and...
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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
8 years ago

ACTUALLY:

 

1) I have no problems with TestComplete 12.31 automatically checking out items that are in my TFS source control.  If something needs to be checked out, I get a prompt "Do you want to do this?" If I say no, the edit is canceled.  If I say yes, it checks out what needs to be checked out and I can do my edits.

2) The "Save As" I can attest that it DOES do a "rename" when using TFS Source Control.  This is, certainly, a bit annoying but I don't believe it's TestComplete's fault (if you're not using TFS source control, "Save As" makes a copy). I think TFS tries to be "smart" and apply it as a rename instead of as creating a copy.  Perhaps it's something that SmartBear might want to look at but, as I said, I think this is TFS trying to be smart and TestComplete just going along with what TFS is doing.

Walt's avatar
Walt
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

Thanks for the reply Robert.

 

Not to be snide or snippy, but you just aren't trying hard enough :)

 

Yes, there are some operations where you're given a choice to check files out, but in others you only get an error saying the file is readonly with no way to recover. In some cases, if you choose to cancel the operation it only cancels the operation on the one specific file, not the overall operation, leaving your project in a sorry state.

 

I'm also using 12.31.

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    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    8 years ago

    Guess I'm not... but so far, there hasn't been anything that we've used (object stores, file stores, keywords, scripts, namemapping files, tested apps, etc) that we've run into the "read only" problem with.  If you have specific examples of which files you're trying, that would help to figure things out but, as it is, I've never experienced the problem you're running into. :)

    • Walt's avatar
      Walt
      Occasional Contributor
      8 years ago

      Wow.  I guess I'm just lucky.   

       

      I just downloaded TC a week or so ago.  I've mostly been working with keyword tests: recording new ones, appending to existing ones, etc.  I really don't want to go back and try to recreate the scenarios since I can just check everything out and be good.

       

      Good to know it's working for others.

       

      Thanks Robert.