PM43225: RFT8202 : RQM falsely logs PASS when RFT script did not run completely

IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2.0.2 iFix02

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• RFT  8201 iFix and 8202
  RQM: 2.0.1 iFix003
  OS: Win XP SP3 or Win 7
  
  Problem description and steps to reproduce the problem:
  
  Create a RFT test project, an empty test script, an empty Helper
  Super Class
  Change the test script to use Helper Super class
  Run the test script directly in the RFT, works as expected
  
  Configure the same test script in the RQM web console (import
  either using a local or shared location path)
  Execute the script from RQM web console.
  Playback status in the web console is passed, as expected.
  
  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  To reproduce the actual problem reported by the customer:
  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  
  Go back to the folder where .class of the Super Helper Class is
  located
  Remove the .class file the folder
  
  Run the script from RFT, it should with Class not Found def
  error, as expected since .class was removed.
  Run the same script from RQM Web Console,
  Playback status in the web console is PASSED, which is wrong, it
  should FAIL since .class is not available anymore.
  
  Expected: Failure status in the RQM Web Console since .class is
  removed
  Actual: Passed even though the .class is not available anymore.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  RFT8202 : RQM falsely logs PASS when RFT script did not run
  completely
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem was in the RFT itself, where we are not sending
  any events to playback log. When the expected .class was not
  found, the class not found exception was not redirected to
  the RFT playback log.
  
  Dev team have fixed by handling appropriate exception in the
  ScriptPlayback @public void run() throws
  ScriptPlaybackException - playback log get a right exception
  so RQM shows status of the playback log as FAILED as
  expected.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RAT FUNC TESTER

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2503

Applicable component levels

• R820 PSN

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