Component Instrumentation with RIATest (Part-2)

In the first part of this series http://xebee.xebia.in/2011/07/27/component-instrumentation-with-ria-test-part-1/#more-9326 , we discussed how RIATest has a default support for automation of TabNavigator component. Now lets apply our learnings and try to automate a third party component SuperTabNavigator(STN) which is a part of FlexLib components. The SuperTabNavigator is an extension of the TabNavigator navigation container and it functions exactly [...]

Component Instrumentation with RIA Test (Part-1)

One of the key requirements of any modern day enterprise product is to have the capability of Automation. While there are many products in the market today that provide UI automation testing (read Record and Play) but when it comes to automate flex applications, RIA Test http://www.riatest.com is as close as you can get to [...]

Comparing AmCharts with Flex Charts

In this blog, i will share my experiences with AmCharts (Third party API for Flex Charting). The requirement was to show a dataset in two different views, first was a tabular view and second was the chart view. For tabular view we simply used the Flex datagrid. For showing the same dataset in charts, we [...]

Flex: Creating Complex Charts using Multiple Categories

In my last Blog on Flex Charting components, we talked about how to create Composite charts in Flex using multiple chart series, multiple data series and multiple axes. We also discussed the common problem faced while clubbing different chart series within a single chart. Then we explored the concept of ColumnSet in Column Charts & [...]

Flex: Composite Charts with Multiple Series & Axes

Recently in my project, I came across a requirement to introduce Flex Charting components in the application as a means of Data Visualization. The application deals with Business Analysis of tons of raw data in tabular format with various categories & sub-categories, alphabetical & numeric data. That’s why for an end-user Data Visualization is a [...]