You are creating a build pipeline in Azure Pipelines. You define several tests that might fail due to third-party applications. You need to ensure that the build pipeline completes successfully if the

The correct answer is B. Configure flaky tests. Flaky tests present a barrier to finding real problems, since the failures often don't relate to the changes being tested. A flaky test is a test that provides different outcomes, such as pass or fail, even when there are no changes in the source code or execution environment. ht

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You are creating a build pipeline in Azure Pipelines. You define several tests that might fail due to third-party applications. You need to ensure that the build pipeline completes successfully if the third-party applications are unavailable. What should you do?

Options

AConfigure the build pipeline to use parallel jobs
BConfigure flaky tests
CIncrease the test pass percentage
DAdd the Requirements quality widget to your dashboard

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A
5% (2)
B
70% (26)
C
14% (5)
D
11% (4)

Explanation

Flaky tests present a barrier to finding real problems, since the failures often don't relate to the changes being tested. A flaky test is a test that provides different outcomes, such as pass or fail, even when there are no changes in the source code or execution environment. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/flaky-test- management?view=azure-devops

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