Requirements for Creating A New Coded UI Testing Project In VS2017 Enterprise

Question

I've just installed Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise (15.0.26228.4 D15RTWSVC) with .NET Framework Version 4.6.01055. I cannot add a new coded UI test project to a new solution because I cannot find that project type in the 'New Project' dialog. I assume it's because I didn't install some optional module when I was installing Visual Studio.

Which optional module do I need to install to be able to add new Coded UI test projects to solutions in VS2017 Enterprise?

Caron

Answer 1

In Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise on the installer's Individual components tab I see this:

It appears to be an optional component.

Gens

Note that this option is only available in VS 2017 Enterprise – Anxious

Thanks a lot! This made my day! – Silken

This was a lot harder to find than it should be. But THANK YOU saved my life. – Manners

I saw a post (answers.flyppdevportal.com/MVC/Post/Thread/…) that says that Enterprise and Ultimate version both support Coded UI Test in 2017. – Hornstone

@Hornstone There is no VS 2017 Ultimate (there was for some older VS versions, but that changed with 2015 IIRC). Enterprise is the "top" edition. – Gens

If it's optional, does it mean it may not even be available in the next version of Visual Studio? – Benzoin

@RayCheng the C++ compiler & tools is also optional... and that's older than .NET. Being optional has no barring on future support. – Gens

@RayCheng Yup, MS now shows notice confirming that Coded UI tests are being deprecated and that Selenium should be used instead. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/test/… – Boutte