Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
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You install the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 2584702 on a computer that is running Microsoft Test Manager 2010.
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In Test Manager 2010, you create a shared step that includes one or more test steps.
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You enter the expected results of the shared step in the "Expected Result" column.
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You create a test case that is based on the shared step, and then you start the test case.
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You click the drop-down button in the corner of the shared step description to view the extended test step descriptions.
In this scenario, the "Expected Result" field is blank.
Note For more information about Microsoft Knowledge Base article 2584702, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2584702 An update for Test Manager 2010 is available
Cause
This issue occurs because of a regression that is introduced by the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 2584702.
Resolution
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you install this hotfix if an instance of Visual Studio 2010 SP1 is running.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfix.
File Information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
For all supported versions of Visual Studio 2010
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Leviewer.exe |
10.0.40219.354 |
117,584 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.build.client.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
435,080 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.client.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
1,592,704 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.common.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
523,136 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.controls.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
937,856 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
674,672 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.lab.activities.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
767,888 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.lab.client.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
152,456 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.lab.uiutils.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
266,120 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.lab.workflow.activities.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
439,712 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.officeintegration.project.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
516,520 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.activities.common.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
314,296 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.activities.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
1,511,336 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.activityruntime.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
219,056 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.client.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
684,448 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.client.themes.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
3,058,096 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.client.wpfcontrols.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
256,952 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.clientpackage.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
73,136 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.common.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
33,696 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.controller.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
119,720 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.controls.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
493,472 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.controls.wpfworkitemcontrols.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
99,280 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.client.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
704,928 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.common.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
231,840 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.client.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
698,272 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.controls.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
1,213,352 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.proxy.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
390,048 |
18-Oct-2011 |
04:44 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.agentobject.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
104,864 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.common.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
1,353,616 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.controllerobject.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
275,368 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.executioncommon.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
480,168 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.resource.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
966,040 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.testcasemanagement.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
1,278,896 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.tmi.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
397,712 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.build.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
141,720 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.teamexplorer.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
798,120 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
58,288 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
58,800 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
60,336 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
62,896 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
941,480 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
460,208 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamsystem.integration.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
192,408 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.testtools.manualtest.common.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
812,456 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.testtools.uitest.extension.ie.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
250,280 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft.visualstudio.testtools.uitest.extension.uia.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
106,416 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Microsoft_visualstudio_qualitytools_vstst_schema.x86 |
Not applicable |
140,175 |
27-Sep-2011 |
20:51 |
Not applicable |
|
Msdiff.dll |
10.0.40219.354 |
484,680 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Mtm.exe |
10.0.40219.354 |
448,328 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Qtagent.exe |
10.0.40219.354 |
20,304 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Qtagent32.exe |
10.0.40219.354 |
20,304 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Qtagent32.exe |
10.0.40219.354 |
20,312 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
|
Tf.exe |
10.0.40219.354 |
324,928 |
20-Oct-2011 |
05:42 |
x86 |
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
More Information
For more information about how to share common test case steps by using shared steps, visit the following website:
