Unable to rename copied UIMap.uitest file

Question

Hi
 I have four coded UI projects in single solution.  One of the project contains UIMap.uitest file and I wanted to copy that file to other three projects and rename it.  It is allowing to copy but unable to rename file.  The reason behind
this copy lot of controls added in that file and I wanted to divide them as per the each requirement of project.
Tried this http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff398056.aspx but didnt help the way I want this is leading to add all controls again. :(
Please suggest.
Regards, Firoj Awate

Answer 1

Hi Firoj,
You are right, we couldn't rename the test files' name in solution explorer window if we record a test with the default name like UIMap.uitest.
But I could provide a workaround for it. Like the following screen shot I create two test project 3 and project 4, I will change the project 3’s test files’ name and then add it to project 4.
We couldn’t change the name in solution explorer window, but we could change it in project folder, rename them like the following screen shot.
And then right click project 4->add existing items, add the three files to the project 4. We would get the result like the following screen shot, but we found that it has the wrong format like A and B.
If we want to change it, we need to edit the .proj file, right click project 4->unload project, and then modify/edit the project file.
The previous format:
<ItemGroup>
<Compile Include="CodedUITest1.cs" />
<Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
<Compile Include="UIMap.cs">
<DependentUpon>UIMap.uitest</DependentUpon>
</Compile>
<Compile Include="UIMap.Designer.cs">
<DependentUpon>UIMap.uitest</DependentUpon>
</Compile>
<Compile Include="UIMap1.cs" />
<Compile Include="UIMap1.Designer.cs" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<None Include="UIMap.uitest" />
<None Include="UIMap1.uitest" />
</ItemGroup>
The new format:
<ItemGroup>
<Compile Include="CodedUITest1.cs" />
<Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
<Compile Include="UIMap.cs">
<DependentUpon>UIMap.uitest</DependentUpon>
</Compile>
<Compile Include="UIMap.Designer.cs">
<DependentUpon>UIMap.uitest</DependentUpon>
</Compile>
<Compile Include="UIMap1.cs">
<DependentUpon>UIMap1.uitest</DependentUpon>
</Compile>
<Compile Include="UIMap1.Designer.cs">
<DependentUpon>UIMap1.uitest</DependentUpon>
</Compile>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<None Include="UIMap.uitest" />
<None Include="UIMap1.uitest" />
</ItemGroup>
Reload the project, you would get it like the following screen shot.
Best Regards,
Jack 
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