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IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.1

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Abstract

This document describes how to download and install IBM® Rational® Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.1.

Download Description

IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.1 includes defect fixes to previous versions of Rational Functional Tester as well as the following new feature:
Translated user assistance is available in the following national languages:

  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Spanish

Prerequisites

  • Before you update Rational Functional Tester, close the Eclipse and Microsoft® Visual Studio IDEs, as well as any open Web browsers, and all other applications that are enabled by Functional Tester.
  • This fix pack requires IBM Installation Manager, version 1.2 or later.
  • If you are installing or upgrading Rational Functional Tester on Microsoft Windows®, to use the .NET Scripting feature, you must copy msvcp71.dll into the System32 directory (C:\Windows\System32), if it is not already available. You can copy the msvcp71.dll file from any other Windows operating system such as Windows XP or download it from Internet.

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Installation Instructions

<p><b>Installing Rational Functional Tester, version 8.0.0.1</b></p>
<ul> <li>If IBM Rational Functional Tester, version 8.0 is already installed on your computer, you can install this update using the Update Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager. </i></li>
</ul>

<p><b>Local upgrade of an existing installation </b> </p>
<ol> <li> Download the Rational Functional Tester 8.0.0.1 fix pack from the location specified at the bottom of this page.</li>
<li> Extract the files to a temporary directory. For example, extract the file to <code> C:\temp </code></li>
<li> In the IBM Installation Manager click <b> File > Preferences</b> and add the temporary directory to the list of repositories, for example, <code> C:\temp\rft8001.disk1\disk1\</code>.</li>
<li>Use the Update Packages wizard of the Installation Manager to proceed with the update.</li></ol>

<p>For information about installing Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.1, see <a href="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rfthelp/v8r0m0/topic/com.ibm.rational.test.ft.install.doc/topics/c_overview.html">Installing Rational Functional Tester</a>.</p>

<b>]Rational Functional Tester integration with Rational products

You can integrate Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.1 with ClearQuest® Version 7.1 and ClearCase Version 7.0.1.

ClearQuest Test Manager perspective in Rational Functional Tester

Install ClearQuest® 7.1 to install ClearQuest plugins to Rational Functional Tester. To add the ClearQuest Test Manager perspective to Rational Functional Tester, install ClearQuest Version 7.1 plug-ins into Rational Functional Tester using IBM Installation Manager.

Installing ClearQuest plug-ins directly from IBM update repository:

If IBM Rational Functional Tester is already installed on your computer, click Check for Other Versions and Extensions on the Install page of the Install Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager. Select IBM Rational ClearQuest Version 7.1.0 from the list of the offerings and follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the installation.

You can also install ClearQuest 7.1 while installing Rational Functional Tester. In IBM Installation Manager, select IBM Rational Functional Tester in the Install page of the Install Packages wizard, and click Check for Other Versions and Extensions. Select IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.0 from the displayed list of offerings and follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the installation.

For more information on Rational Functional Tester and ClearQuest Test Manager integration, see the Integrate Functional Tester with CQTM topic in Rational Functional Tester Help.

Help available for off-line computers

Rational Functional Tester help system is configured to use remote help. An internet connection is required to access help or to download and install help locally. If you do not have Internet connection, contact the IBM Rational Support team and quote the technote number 1328970 to obtain and install the Help.

For more information, see the technote on Help unavailable on off-line computers.

Known problems

Known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base at
http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/functional/support/

As problems are discovered and resolved, the knowledge base is updated and maintained with new information. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.
The following links run customized queries of the live Support knowledge base:

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Problems Solved

This release contains fixes for the following APARs:

APAR Description
PK77381Unable to run VB .NET scripts with Rational Functional Tester execution adapter from Rational Quality Manager
PK77434Browser ready state returning 4 before load complete
PK76642Convert value to datapool reference option is grayed out when editing the verification points again
PK76644Convert value to datapool reference option is grayed out when editing the verification points again
PK77515"System.Threading.AbandonedMutexException: The wait completed due to an abandoned mutex"
PK77672Recording WPF app recognized as coordinates
PK77887TPTP log lacks details from logInfo() and logException()
PK77960Rational Functional Tester 7.0.1.2 iFix004: Wrong item is clicked from a dropdown box
PK76299Rational Functional Tester 7012 iFix004 or 8.0 is very slow in playing back Window controls
PK77847Rational Functional Tester creates double objects with different cases leading to compilation errors
PK78288Rational Quality Manager: Rational Functional Tester detailed log cannot be opnened with Internet Explorer 7
PK60928Rational Fuctional Tester 7.0.1 displays ChannelSendFailureException when switched between different native AUT during recording
PK78010Java side implementation of TestObjects in Rational Functional Tester Help
PK71858"No screen point found for object" error during playback
PK79081"com.rational.test.ft.AmbiguousRecognitionException" error during playback

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Problems (APARS) fixed
PK77381;PK77434;PK76642;PK76644;PK77515;PK77672;PK77887;PK77960;PK76299;PK77847;PK78288;PK60928;PK78010;PK71858;PK79081

Document Information

Modified date:
20 July 2018

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