Java™ scripts
are generated when you work with the simplified scripts. You can switch
to Java scripting using the
Insert Java snippet and Insert Java module features in the simplified
script editor.
Before you begin
Advanced users can opt to work solely with Java scripting. Use the recording feature of IBM® Rational Functional Tester to record actions on
the test applications. The actions on the test applications are generated
in the form of a Java test script
when you stop recording.
Prerequisites:
- Disable the Simplified Scripting feature on the Rational Functional Tester Preferences page. Alternatively,
if you want to work with Java scripting
only for the current script you will record, select Java
Scripting from the Select Mode list
in the Record a Functional Test Script dialog
box.
- The test application and the required environments must be configured
for functional testing.
From
Rational® Functional Tester version
8.2.2 onwards,
Rational Functional Tester automatically
enables the environments for functional testing. As a result, you
can directly record functional test scripts without enabling components
manually. The automatic enablement takes place under certain conditions
and has limitations. For more information about the conditions and
limitations, see
Automatically enabled environment for functional testing.
Note: Enabling
64 bit JRE on 64 bit Linux causes the error "Wrong ELF
class: ELFCLASS32' for libftsys.so.. Currently, Rational Functional Tester does
not support 64 bit JRE on Linux.
- A functional test project has been created.
About this task
All functional testing scripts use a default helper
superclass. You can create your own helper superclass if you want
to add additional methods or override the methods in RationalTestScript.
For more information, see Changing the Default
Script Helper Superclass.
Procedure
- Click Record a Functional Test Script().
- In the Record
a Functional Test Script dialog box, select the project for
the script to be a part of, and then type a name for the script.
Note: - Script names cannot contain spaces or the following characters: $
\ / : & * ? " < > | # % -
- The script name is appended to the project path. The project path
and script name together should not exceed 230 characters.
- Optional: Select Add the script
to Source Control to place the script to be under source
control. The script is added to ClearCase® but remains checked out so that
you can modify it.
- Make sure that Java Scripting is
selected in the Select Mode list. You can make Java scripting as the default script
mode by selecting the Default check box.
- Click Next.
- Optional: In the Select Script Assets page,
modify the test object map and test datapool if you do not want to
use the default settings.
- Click Finish to start recording. The Recording Monitor opens and the recording
starts.
- In the Recording Monitor toolbar,
click to start your test application.
- Perform test actions in the application.
Note: To
record the action of moving the mouse over a link that has a tooltip,
move the mouse over the link so that the tooltip is displayed, and
press Shift. This notifies the recorder to capture the action in the
script.
- Optional: You can record verification points
or data-drive your test script using the tools available in the Recording
Monitor toolbar while recording the script.
- Optional: To insert statements to call another
script, specify log information, timer or comments during recording,
use the Insert Script Support Commands feature
available in the Recording Monitor toolbar.
- Close your application, if you want closing the application
to be part of the script.
- Click Stop recording () when you finish recording. A Java test script is generated and displayed
in the Java editor.