Rational Functional Tester

An Unexpected Active Window handler in the scripts can be handled in a situation where a window other than one Functional Tester is attempting to access the resource become active. The process is:

- Create a sample folder for holding the Super Helper class.

- Create a Java class that acts as Super Helper class.

- In the helper class, implement the “onObjectNotFound” handler.

- To extend the Super Helper, modify the properties of a script’s helper class.

- Modify the property – Alter the Functional Tester, to make use of all new Functional Tester scripts for customized Super Helper.

- The Test Manager includes Test Manager Log that runs on Windows & Linux platform.

- It has Test Management features such as running scripts, editing scripts.

- RFT contains its own logs.

- RFT does not depend on log integration of Test Manager.

- CQTM associates with functional test scripts.

- The received execution results can be analyzed.

- The results of execution are recorded for reporting.

- RFT uses Java kind of OOP languages and VB.Net as language.

- RTF woks pretty good with JEE projects, ASP.NET and VB projects.

- RTF most advanced features includes support for automated mainframe testing with emulators.

- Rational Robot uses SQA basic for scripting.

- RR works pretty well with Power Builder applications.

- Rational Robot works only with Windows Platform.

- IBM RFT Proxy SDK allows extending user interface controls to the applications.

- Proxy SDK provides complete documentation, API.

- Proxy SDK has samples that are ready to use.

- It has user friendly tutorials on extending Functional Tester support to test the newly added controls.

- Controls that are available in existing domains can be extended using Proxy SDK.

Rational Functional Tester:

- RFT uses Java kind of OOP languages and VB.Net as language.

- RTF woks pretty good with JEE projects, ASP.NET and VB projects.

- RTF most advanced features includes support for automated mainframe testing with emulators.

Rational Robot:

- Rational Robot uses SQA basic for scripting.

- RR works pretty well with Power Builder applications.

- Rational Robot works only with Windows Platform.

Test Manager:

- The Test Manager includes Test Manager Log that runs on Windows & Linux platform.

- It has Test Management features such as running scripts, editing scripts.

- RFT contains its own logs.

- RFT does not depend on log integration of Test Manager.

Clear Quest Test Manager:

- CQTM associates with functional test scripts.

- The received execution results can be analyzed.

- The results of execution are recorded for reporting.

- Object Oriented technology is used in Rational Functional Tester.

- OO technology is used for identifying several objects.

- Objects are identified by their internal properties.

- Functional Tester finds the changes in objects’ location on playback.

- Functional Tester even identifies changes of text pertaining to an object.

- Same script can be used for different scenarios with minor variations.

- The test data from the test script is obtained to modify data, add new test cases.

- The test data can be shared with several scripts.

- Utilize the wizard driven process to avoid programming.

- Wizard driven process is used to import data from various external resources.

- Change of recognition properties in the parent object.

- Change of ancestry structures.

- Recognition properties are not resilient.

Following are the solutions to fix them.

- Updating Recognition Properties in Object Map Editor.

- Using Regexp (regular expression) for values of object properties.

- Adjusting recognition property weight.

This favors more resilient properties.

- Create a script for single use testing.

- Make sure that data pools are created for appropriate databases.

- Edit the scripts that work well for huge amount of data.

- GUI scripting is used for functional testing.

- GUI scripting is used to play back the recorded activities.

- VU scripting is used for performance testing.

- VU Scripting is used to play back the requests that are recorded for client/server requests and responses. This recording is done during performance testing sessions.

- Start recording process in Robot.

- Navigate to the web page which contains the HTML elements for testing.

- Ensure that GUI Insert Toolbar is configured.

- Click on the Object Properties Verification Point button on this tool bar.

- Provide a name, expected result and the wait state to verification point.

- Click on OK.

- Select the HTML element that is to be tested and click on OK.

- To insert the verification point, click on OK.

GUI Scripting:

- GUI scripting is used for functional testing.

- GUI scripting is used to play back the recorded activities.

VU Scripting:

- VU scripting is used for performance testing.

- VU Scripting is used to play back the requests that are recorded for client/server requests and responses. This recording is done during performance testing sessions.

Following are the functions that are performed by RFT:

- Performing complete functional testing of a software application.

- Object testing including properties of the object and its data.

- Creates and edits OO test scripts in simplest manner.

- Scripts navigation recording and playing back them through the application.

- Performs testing of state of the objects.

- Allows generating code through wizards, like creating verification points.

Functional Tester is available for two IDEs and two scripting languages:

- IBM Rational Software Development IDE.

- MS Visual Studio .NET IDE.

- Java Scripting.

- VB Scripting.

- Functional Tester uses Java Scripting in IBM Rational IDE and VB Scripting in MS Visual Studio .NET IDE.

- At the time of recording the script, the test object map is created, while the application is under test.

- Test Object Map provides a brisk way for adding objects to a particular script.

- Test Object Map provides the list of test objects that are available in the application.

- A new Test Object Map can be created by basing on existing map or by adding the required objects.

- A TOM contains certain properties for every object.

- Recognition information can be updated, thus scripts which are using the object map are able to share the information.