Rational Functional Tester Interim Fix 01 for 8.3

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Abstract

IBM Rational Functional Tester (RFT) 8.3_iFix001 has been made generally available adding the RFT extension for Google Chrome.

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*Table of Contents*
Sections	Description
What's new	This section provides an overview on what is new in this release with a description of any new functions or enhancements when applicable.
Impact assessment	This section provides information related to the impact of this release to allow you to assess how your environment may be affected.
Prerequisites	This section provides important information to review prior to the installation of this release.
Download package	This section provides the direct link to obtain the download package for installation in your environment.
Installation instructions	This section provides the installation instructions necessary to apply this release into your environment.
Known problems	This section contains a link to the known problems (open defects) identified at the time of this release.

*Supporting Documentation*
Document	Description
Detailed System Requirements	Click to review the detailed system requirements information for a complete list of hardware requirements, supported operating systems, prerequisites and optional supported software, with component-level details and operating system restrictions.
Information Center	The information center provides you with user assistance for the product. You can view, browse, and search online information related to the product. You can also visit IBM Product information page the to browse for additional information centers.
Fix List	Click to review a complete list of the defects (APARs) resolved in this release including a list of resolved defects for the entire version family.

Prerequisites

Rational Functional Tester 8.3

Installation Manager 1.6

If you are installing or upgrading Rational Functional Tester on Microsoft Windows, to use the .NET Integration 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.

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.

Installation Instructions

You can install Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.3 iFix01 in two ways:

Using IBM Installation Manager

If IBM Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.3 is already installed on your computer, you can install this update using the Update Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager.

Local upgrade of an existing installation

Download the Rational Functional Tester 8.3 iFix01 interim fix from the location specified at the bottom of this page.
Extract the files to a temporary directory. For example, extract the file to C:\temp
In the IBM Installation Manager click File > Preferences and add the temporary directory to the list of repositories, for example, C:\temp\rft83.update.disk1\disk1\.
Use the Update Packages wizard of the Installation Manager to proceed with the update.

Accessing Help:
Rational Functional Tester help is included with the product. You can also connect to the ibm.com site and access the information center help. See Accessing help in Rational Functional Tester versions 8.2.2 and later in the Rational Functional Tester Information Center.

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The following sections provide detailed information related to this release.

How critical is this fix?

*Impact Assessment*
Impact	Description
Critical	This release is a interim fix release of Rational Functional Tester 8.3. It makes the IBM Rational Functional Tester extension for Google Chrome browsers available on the Google Chrome Web Store, and also contains a critical fix for Rational Functional Tester Microsoft Visual Studio Integration.

Problems Solved

Click the Fix List link in the table of contents above to review a list of the problems solved in this release.

Known Side Effects

Review the link to the parent release in the Prerequisites section for a list of known problems.

Change History

iFix001does not contain fixes to predecessor fix packs. It contains the following changes:

iFix001 makes the IBM Rational Functional Tester extension for Google Chrome browsers available on the Google Chrome Web Store.
iFix001 also contains the fix for the script failure playback problem in Rational Functional Tester Microsoft Visual Studio Integration on Google Chrome browsers.

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