If you have Visual Studio Professional Edition, the capabilities shown in the following table are available to you:

Capability	For more information
Generate unit tests from code	How to: Generate a Unit Test
Create unit tests	Creating Unit Tests
Create and run ASP.NET unit tests	Working with ASP.NET Unit Tests
Create and run data-driven unit tests	Working with Data-Driven Unit Tests
Run unit tests and ordered tests	How to: Run Selected Tests
Create test projects	How to: Create a Test Project
Disable and enable tests by using the Visual Studio Properties window	How to: Disable and Enable Tests
Run tests from a command line	Command-Line Test Execution
Edit test run configurations	Configuring Test Execution
View details of test results Note: You can view complete details of the results of unit and ordered tests. You can view only limited details of the results of other test types.	Test Results Reported
Create ordered tests	How to: Create an Ordered Test
Run ordered tests	Working with Ordered Tests
Organize tests into test lists	How to: Organize Tests into Test Lists
Disable and enable tests by using the Test List Editor	How to: Disable and Enable Tests
Import, export, or load test metadata files.	Reusing Tests

If your team uses Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, you might be licensed to use Team Explorer. In this case, you have the capabilities shown in the following table:

Capability	For more information
Use tests as part of a check-in policy Note: In this configuration, only unit and ordered tests are run.	Working with Check-In Policies and Notes How to: Add Check-In Policies Note: You can run unit and ordered tests to satisfy the testing part of your check-in policy. However, the code analysis part of check-in policy is unavailable on Visual Studio Professional Edition.
Use tests in Team Foundation Build, such as for build verification tests	How to: Configure and Run Build Verification Tests (BVTs)
Download test run results and view them in the Test Results window Note: You can view complete details of the results of unit and ordered tests. You can view only limited details of the results of other test types.	How to: View Test Results Through a Build Report
Open a linked test result. Note: After you open a test result from a work item, you can re-run the test in that test result, provided that it is a unit test or an ordered test.	How to: Open Test Results from Work Items
Add tests to source control	How to: Add a Project or Solution to Version Control

The following capabilities are available in Test Edition but are not available in Visual Studio Professional Edition:

• Create Web, load, manual, generic, or database unit tests.

• Gather code-coverage data.

• Run tests remotely.

• Create a bug or other work item from a test result.

• Link a test result to a work item.

• Associate a work item with a test.

• Publish test results.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting

Describes the UnitTesting namespace, which provides attributes, exceptions, asserts, and other classes that support unit testing.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting.Web

Describes the UnitTesting.Web namespace, which extends the UnitTesting namespace by providing support for ASP.NET and Web service unit tests.

Creating Custom Test Types in Visual Studio Team System

Discusses how to develop new test types that integrate with Visual Studio Team System.

Creating and Using Host Adapters

Describes how to create and install a host adapter, which is a software component that lets you run tests in a specific environment. Also describes how to specify a host adapter for running tests.

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