You can use the Test
References window to view, modify, or verify references
in a test.
Procedure
- In the Test Navigator, browse to the test, and double-click
the test name. The test opens.
- Optional: To view references in only part of
a test, select test elements in Test Contents before
continuing.
- In the Test Contents area, click Options.
- Select Display References. The Test References window opens.
All references in the test or the selected test elements are displayed
in tabular format.
- Do one of these tasks:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| To view details about the references in a test |
Navigate through the References table
to preview the references in the Preview area.
Click the Next and Previous icons
to move the selection down or up in the list of references. Click
the Show as Tree icon to toggle between tree
format and list format. Click the Show Usage icon
to view the substitution sites that are associated with each reference.
Click the Bookmark icon to bookmark a location
for later review. |
| To verify regular expressions that are associated with references |
Select the check box next to each reference to verify, and
then click Verify Checked. The verification
procedure completes this procedure:- Checks that the regular expression finds the correct content.
Regular expressions can stop working if you modify a test.
- Checks that there are no references with duplicate names. Troubleshooting
data correlation problems is easier if references have unique names.
- Checks that there are no overlapping correlations.
|
| To find more locations in the test that have the same value
as the selected reference |
Select a reference, and then click Find and Substitute.
These locations can be reviewed and substituted interactively as needed. |
| To modify a reference |
Select a reference, and then click Properties. |
| To use the regular expression assistant to edit the regular
expression used to locate a reference |
- Select a reference, and then click Properties.
- Click the Toggle regular expression assistant push
button on the Properties window. The regular
expression assistant opens. The response data that is matched by the
current reference is automatically copied into the Test
regular expression window.
- Click the Captured group tab in the regular
expression assistant. The regular expression assistant displays the
response content that is matched by the regular expression and the
groups that are captured by the regular expression. If no groups are
displayed, edit the regular expression accordingly.
|
| To remove a reference |
Select a reference, and then click the Clear Reference icon.
The reference is removed from the test when you close the Test
References window. |
- Click Close to close the Test
References window and return to the test in the test editor. When you close or save a test, you are prompted if any changes
that you made to the test might affect the integrity of references
in the test.