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<h2 id="methods">Methods</h2>
<p>TestPartner provides two primary methods for functional test development:
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<ol><li>Code-oriented development using Microsoft <a href="/facts/Visual_Basic_for_Applications/aXrmxDlI">Visual Basic for Applications</a> (VBA), which has been licensed from <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>.  With VBA users have access to a rich integrated development environment (IDE) that provides the core VisualBasic application libraries, as well as all of the capabilities inherent in VBA (debugging, error handling, ability to reference public libraries, etc.).  Compuware TestPartner also provides a predefined library of VBA-based functionality specifically intended for use in functional test automation.</li>
<li>A visual storyboard-based environment for developing functional test automation.  This interface has been termed a "Visual Navigator" in the product literature.  This capability provides users with a Screen Preview (screenshot of application screen being automated), a list of test automation steps being performed against the Screen, and a Storyboard which provides the context of a series of test steps against multiple screen previews.  This approach also provides users with access to a standard test automation functionality, as well as the ability to add various types of test logic, variabilization, etc.</li></ol>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090605083135/http://www.microfocus.com/products/TestPartner/index.asp">MicroFocus TestPartner</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sqaforums.com/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB25/">TestPartner SQAForums Discussion Room</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compuware.com/dl/Compuware_-_Quality_and_Performance_Assurance_Solutions.pdf">Ovum Analyst Report regarding Compuware, including TestPartner</a>[<i>permanent dead link</i>‍]</li>
<li><a href="https://www.microfocus.com/media/data-sheet/testpartner_ds.pdf">/ Micro Focus TestPartner data sheet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/test-partner/">Micro Focus TestPartner documentation page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://community.microfocus.com/t5/Silk-TestPartner/ct-p/STP/">Micro Focus TestPartner community page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080726180617/http://www.compuware.com/pressroom/news/2005/4381_ENG_HTML.htm">Gartner Application Quality Magic Quadrant citation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091215030154/http://www.mytestpartner.info/">Articles on TestPartner</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Elfriede Dustin, Jeff Rashka, and John Paul. Automated Software Testing: Introduction, Management, and Performance <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Silk test automation for web, mobile and enterprise apps | Micro Focus". <a href="http://www.borland.com/Products/Other-Borland-products/Silk-TestPartner" target="_blank">http://www.borland.com/Products/Other-Borland-products/Silk-TestPartner</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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