1. What are the basic requirements for testing BlackBerry app?

 

- Blackberry Devices, Simulators. Blackberry JDE latest version.

Download blackberry simulators and JDE from the following links

http://us.blackberry.com/developers/resources/simulators.jsp

http://us.blackberry.com/developers/javaappdev/javadevenv.jsp

Downloaded files will be stored under “C:\Program Files\Research In Motion”

 

2.         How do we run the simulator?

Go to the simulator folder and click on the bat file of the device number, for example 9000.bat

 

3.         How do we install application into the BlackBerry Device or Simulator?

a). Using command prompt – go to the command prompt, set the path to “C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry JDE 6.0.0\bin>”

give the command as JavaLoader.exe –u load “cod file path” and hit enter key

b) If you are using simulator, click on the File > load menu of simulator and upload the cod file

c) Also you can use BlackBerry Desktop Manager s/w : Open this application and load .alx file of your app

d) OTA installation

 

 

Note : ALX: Stands for Application loader file. It’s an XML file containing information about the application’s executable i.e. COD.

COD: There can be single or multiple CODs for an application. This is the executable file for Blackberry devices

 

4.         How do we delete app from device?

In device, select the app, press the menu and click on the delete menu

Note: Device will restart if you delete the app

 

5.         How do we take the screen shots?

a)         Using command prompt : - set the path  to “C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry JDE 6.0.0\bin>” give the command as JavaLoader.exe –u screenshot  “file path”  and hit enter key, screenshot will be saved in given path

b)         If you are using simulator, check the simulators Edit menu , there will be a option save LCD/Device screenshots

 

6.         How to pull the .cod file from the device to desktop?

a)         Using command prompt : - set the path  to  “C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry JDE 6.0.0\bin>”

give the command as JavaLoader.exe –u save Example.cod

File will be saved inside BB JDE’s bin folder.

 

7.         How do we clean the simulators?

Go to the simulator folder and click on clean.bat

 

8.         How do you connect your simulator to PC?

In the simulator click on Simulate <  USB cable connected menu option. So system will treat as your simulator connected to your pc through a USB (as we connect real device to pc)

 

Note : If you are using simulators and you want to run any commands from command prompt or BlackBerry Device Software make sure that USB cable connected menu option is checked

 

9.         Sometimes, our device contains some apps , we want to pull that but we don’t know the cod file name. How do we get the cod file names? (My answers are w.r.t 6.0 os)

cod file may be one or more for a single app. To get the name go to the Options > Device > Application Management menu, tap on the required app and notice the modules section, that will list the number of cod file names. Pull the same

 

Note : Menu options will be different in 5.0 os

 

10.       How do we check the CPU/Memory/Application Storage/Usage of particular app? (applicable to 6.0 os devices)

Options > Device > Application Management menu, tap on the required app. Down below one drop-down is available with all the above options

 

11.       Regarding Appworld

1.         BB market is called as “App world”

2.         In some of the simulator appworld is not available , you need to enter the download link in browser to download the same

http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/appworld/download.jsp

3.         Appworld is available only in 4.5os or above devices

4.      In device use the SIM n/w to access Appworld

 

13. How do I take log report from device?

Go to home page, Press Alt +lglg button you will get the event log screen, form there you can mail the log file to the required ID else use BBSAK tool

 

12.       Useful free tool

1.         BBSAK – useful to take screen shot and log file also many options are present. I found this tool is very useful

Download link

http://bbsak.org/download.php
http://testingking.weebly.com/