You can create applications and components that can be tested with automated testing tools such as Mercury QuickTest Professional™ (QTP). The information in this topic is intended for Adobe® Flex® developers who write applications that are tested by Quality Control (QC) professionals who use these testing tools. For information on installing and running the Flex plug-in with QTP, QC professionals should see Testing Adobe Flex Applications with Mercury QuickTest Professional.

Full support for the Flex automation features is included in Adobe® Flex® Builder™ Professional. Adobe Flex Builder Standard allows only limited use of this feature.

• About automating applications with Flex
• Tasks and techniques for testable applications overview
• Compiling applications for testing
• Creating testable applications
• Understanding the automation framework
• Instrumenting events
• Instrumenting custom components
• Instrumenting composite components
• Example: Instrumenting the RandomWalk custom component for QTP