Ranorex Projects & Solutions

The following section shows how to use the project explorer to create and manage test automation solutions.

Ranorex Project

The Ranorex Studio provides 3 different types of project templates:

Console Application
Windows Application
Class Library

: Ranorex Studio template types

The 'Console Application' template is used to provide an executable test case for directly starting tests - from a build server for example.

The 'Windows Application' template type allows you to create a Windows forms-based application in order to start automated tests using a GUI (graphical user interface).

Typical 'Class Library' projects can provide commonly used functions such as starting a program via Windows start menu.

By default, all Ranorex project types include the following elements:

References
Ranorex recordings
Ranorex repositories
Code files

: Default content of a Ranorex Studio project

The 'References' folder contains all required .NET assemblies.

A new Ranorex project also contains source code files like 'Program.cs' for C# console applications or 'Program.vb' for VB console application. Source code generated by the Ranorex Recorder or by Ranorex Repository will be stored within a separate code file.

Ranorex Solution

A Ranorex solution consists of at least of one Ranorex project. By creating a new Ranorex solution, a new Ranorex project is also created automatically.

A Ranorex solution is used to manage multiple Ranorex projects.