Fail to deploy items in ordered test

Question

Hi all,
We are trying to use .orderedtest to test a sequence of behavior. For testing the behavior, we need deploy some external resources or test files to the unit test output folder, so that I created a Local.testsettings to add the deployment items.
When I run the ordered test, I found that the deployment items were not copied to the output folder of the test. I am sure that I set the testsettings for the unit testing. After checking the output of the tests. I got the following warrning:
Warning: Test Run deployment issue: Failed to get the file for deployment item 'Config\' specified by the test settings: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path “C:\Windows\System32\Config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5”
is denied.
I am sure that my application is not a web application, but why it need access the Web relative folder.
Does anybody have some idea about this problem? Or, how can I solve this issue?
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi Edward Zhu (IvyBridge),
So you mean that you add some unit tests in your ordered test, am I right?
If you run your unit test singly with the deployment items, how about the result?
How did you add the deployment item?
>>When I run the ordered test, I found that the deployment items were not copied to the output folder of the test.
If you want to get the items in output folder, you would use the deployment attribute, not have to use the .settings file, and then set the property for the item "Copy to the output directory=copy if newer" like this thread here:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/c15a87b8-a543-4dfc-8bf6-f8768fcf54a0/data-source-error-when-running-tests-via-remote-execution?forum=vstest
Of course, you could custom the output path for deployment items in the .test settings file, see "When should I use a *.testsettings file?" in this MSDN document here:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182475.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
Of course, we have to make sure that whether it is related to the Ordered test or the specific test in ordered test or the deployment settings.
Best Regards,
Jack
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