Registry Coverage Test Case; Uninstall Tests - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - REFERENCE V1.0 Reference

Uninstall Tests

Wise Package Studio Reference

Registry Coverage Test Case

Quality Assurance module only.
The Registry Coverage test case in Test Expert monitors the testing computer as you
exercise the features of the application. It then records what installed registry entries
are accessed during application execution. Because all application execution tests are
run at the same time, the test items for every test case in the Application Execution
Tests group are updated simultaneously.
Before you run this test, close all applications other than Wise Package Studio and Test
Expert, including all background applications and services that might access files or
registry entries on the testing computer.
Initially, when you select this test case, you see a list of all registry entries installed by
the application. Each has the status of Pending. As you run the application, accessed
registry entries are given the status of Passed.
The Application Monitor window shows the percentage of installed registry entries that
are accessed. Example: If the package installs 100 registry entries, and during
execution 90 of those registry entries are accessed, the Registry Coverage graph shows
90%.
See also:
How to Run Application Execution Tests
About Test Cases on page 164
Quality Assurance module only.
In Test Expert, run uninstall tests to determine how the uninstall sequence in the
package is performing. All tests in the Uninstall Tests group are run simultaneously
when you uninstall the application.
Note
Uninstall tests do not appear if a group is open.
Uninstall tests use the pre-installation snapshot created by Machine Capture. When the
application is uninstalled, you use Machine Capture to create a post-uninstall snapshot.
The differences between the two snapshots provide the following information:
Created items
Items that were not present before installation, and were not installed, but were
present after installation. This includes all files and registry items created by the
application when it was opened, as well as any files you created while testing.
Destroyed items
Items that were present before installation and were not present after installation.
In general, installations should not remove anything that they did not install
because of the danger of breaking other applications.
Residual items
Items that were installed but were not removed. This is the most common uninstall
problem and is not usually considered to be serious.
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