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From the View these test items list, select the filter you want to apply to the data: All, Passed, Failed, or
Pending. The View is automatically updated based on the selected filter.

Deployment Testing

Deployment tests are performed against the installed product, ensuring that the product has been installed
correctly and all key functionality works in the installed environment. Test Cases in this area are primarily designed
to identify whether the application fails to work properly due to permission settings on the registry or individual
files.
Some of the primary areas checked are:
Table 17-2 • Areas Checked During Deployment Testing
Area
COM Data
File
Associations
Help Files
Shortcuts
Type Libraries
Manifests
ODBC Data
Sources
ODBC Drivers
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Ensure all COM objects can be instantiated programatically. This includes Class IDs, Prog
IDs, and Type Libraries. COM data is tested silently, returning results in the Test Case
Progress area and the queue. See
Type
Libraries.
Ensure all file extensions have been installed and associated correctly. This involves
launching a file with this extension, and determining if the correct application was used.
See
Checking File
Ensure help files are installed and can be launched correctly. See
Ensure each shortcut is installed and if it successfully launches the shortcut target. See
Checking
Shortcuts.
Determines if the Type Libraries COM objects can be instantiated programatically. See
Checking Type
Libraries.
Tests the manifests and assemblies used to isolate a Windows Installer package. See
Checking
Manifests.
Verify ODBC data sources. See
Verify ODBC drivers. See
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Checking Class
Associations.
Checking ODBC Data
Checking ODBC Drivers
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IDs.
Checking Prog
IDs, or
Checking Help
Sources.
Checking
Files.
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