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Defining emulators as programmatic

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When you first add an emulator to a test configuration module in the test suite editor, it is automatically disabled. However, you can choose to define the emulator as programmatic, which enables you to automatically and programmatically specify response values for the emulator using a programmatic emulation file.

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If your test is invoking a one-way operation, the test will return a result of Passed, but the emulation will not actually run unless you have followed the instructions in the topic "Emulating components and references when invoking one-way operations".

To define an emulator as programmatic:

Procedure

  1. In the test suite editor, click the Configurations tab. The Configurations page opens.
  2. In the Configurations area, expand the test configuration and module containers.
  3. Complete one of the following steps:
    • If you want to define a component or reference emulator as programmatic, expand the Component and Reference Emulators container.
    • If you want to define a human task emulator as programmatic, expand the Human Task Emulators container.
  4. Select the emulator that you want to define as programmatic.
  5. In the Detailed Properties area, select Programmatic emulation. The emulator is now defined as a programmatic emulator, but you must specify a programmatic emulation file for it as described in the following steps.
  6. If you have an existing programmatic emulation file that you want to use with the programmatic emulator, complete the following steps:
    1. Click Browse. The File Selection window opens.
    2. In the Choose a File list box, navigate to your programmatic emulation file and select it. (Programmatic emulation files have a file extension of .emulate.)
    3. Click OK. The name of the programmatic emulation file appears beneath the Programmatic Emulation radio button and it is ready to be used with the programmatic emulator for testing.
    4. If you want to modify your programmatic emulation file, follow the instructions in the topic "Editing programmatic emulation files."
  7. If you do not have an existing programmatic emulation file that you can use with the programmatic emulator, create one by following the instructions in the topic "Creating programmatic emulation files".