Shows how to use WatiN for avoiding limitations of sandbox solutions and client object model in Sharepoint

1. WatiN for Sharepoint
administrators
Using WatiN for avoiding limitations of sandbox solutions
and client object model in Sharepoint
Alexey Sadomov, PhD, MVP
http://sadomovalex.blogspot.com/

2. What is WatiN?
 Web browsers automation and testing framework
 .Net port of WatiR library from Ruby world
 Drives browsers the same way people do:
 clicks links
 fills in forms
 presses buttons
 checks results, such as whether expected text appears
on the page

3.  Example of web test automation:
 Demo
What is WatiN?

4. WatiN features
 Automate all major HTML elements
 Find elements by multiple attributes
 Supports AJAX website testing
 Supports creating screenshots of webpages
 Supports frames and iframes
 Handles popup dialogs like alert, confirm, login etc.
 Supports HTML dialogs (modal and modeless)
 Integration with unit test tools
 Works with IE 6, 7, 8, 9 and FF 2, 3

5. Real world example: custom
document set
Meeting CT
Document set CT
allowed CT shared metadata
Meeting
document CT
Document CT
inherits
inherits

6. Metadata model
Meeting CT:
- Meeting name
- Meeting date
- Meeting comments
Meeting document CT:
- Meeting name
- Meeting date
- Document type
- Owner
Shared
metadata

7. Initial document set settings

8. Document set settings after wsp
update

9. Document set configuration
 How to automatically configure document set during
update of sandbox solution?
 Sandbox and client object model don’t have
necessary methods which basic object model has in
Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement assembly
 WatiN script can be used for making necessary
configurations on document set settings page

10. Demo
 Running WatiN script from PowerShell for configuring
document set

11. WatiN script for configuring document set settings

12. Use WatiN with Sharepoint Online
 Additional step: enter credentials on login page

13. Use WatiN with Sharepoint Online
 Enter Sharepoint Online credentials using WatiN

14. Links and materials
 http://watin.org/ -WatiN site
 http://watir.com/ - original WatiR site
 http://sadomovalex.blogspot.com/2014/09/using-watin-
for-avoiding-limitations-of.html