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This document desribes how to download and install IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2.0.1 iFix01.
Download Description
IBM Rational Functional Tester 8.2.0.1 iFix01 includes defect fixes to previous versions of Rational Functional Tester and the following enhancement:
- getProperty() log event flag: A flag has been introduced in the ivory.properties file to disable the getProperty() API from logging an event in the playback log.
Information Center for Rational Functional Tester version 8.2.0.1.
Supported Domains
For details on the list of domains supported for functional testing, integration of Rational Functional Tester with other Rational products and compatible shell sharing products, see technote 7019698: List of domains supported for functional testing.
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 1.4.1.
- 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 the Microsoft official website.
Note: For details on the list of supported platforms on which IBM Rational Functional Tester can be installed, see List of supported platforms.
Installation Instructions
Installing Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.2.0.1 iFix01
You can install Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.2.0.1 iFix01 in two ways:
- Using IBM Installation Manager
- Local upgrade of an existing installation
1. Download Rational Functional Tester 8.2.0.1 iFix01 from the location specified at the bottom of this page.
2. Extract the files to a temporary directory. For example, extract the file to
C:\temp 3. In the IBM Installation Manager click File > Preferences and add the temporary directory to the list of repositories, for example,
C:\temp\rft8201.update.disk1\disk1\.4. Use the Update Packages wizard of the Installation Manager to proceed with the update.
Support available for the help installation:
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. For more information about configuring and accessing help, see Configuring help content in the Rational Functional Tester information center.
For more information, see the following technotes:
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:
Problems Solved
This release contains fixes for the following APARs:
| APARs | Description |
| PM30133 | Rational Functional Tester 8.1.1.3: Parallel development/modification of Rational Functional Tester shared object maps with SCM tools like Rational ClearCase Remote Client/SCM Adapter. |
| PM29671 | The Rational Functional Tester adapter is unable to synchronize playback requests from Rational Quality Manager for scripts with relative path in arguments. |
| PM31458 | Drop-down selections in Rational Functional Tester do not execute JavaScript. |
| PM21813 | Rational Functional Tester 8.1.1.2: Dynamic test objects are not recognized during playback. |
| PM17674 | Rational Functional Tester integration with Rational Quality Manager is shown as "PASS" even when the Rational Functional Tester Test log has reported the integration as failed. |
| PM26402 | Rational Functional Tester scripts created for PowerBuilder 11.5 cannot be reused even when PowerBuilder is upgraded to the latest version. |
| PM28560 | Rational Functional Tester 8.2: On using JRE 1.4.2_19 with Rational Functional Tester 8.2, Rational Functional Tester is unable to recognize Java applications. |
| PM28056 | Rational Functional Tester 8.1.1.3: Unable to playback the actions on the scroll bar in a WPF application. The UnableToPerformAction Exception is thrown. |
| PM30388 | Rational Functional Tester 8.1.1.3: Win Domain: Update Recognition for text box control shows empty update recognition properties window |
| PM26384 | A few properties that were visible in Rational Functional Tester 8.1.0.3 are missing in Rational Functional Tester 8.1.1.3. |
| PM29947 | Playback does not happen on the html application. |
| PM28668 | Manual VP fails even when the actual and expected values are the same. |
| PM29716 | Rational Functional Tester 8.2: Playback logs capture the "getProperty" function even though it is not required. |
| PM29853 | Rational Functional Tester retrieves an incorrect RGB color. |
| PM27636 | Rational Functional Tester 8.2: Changing the options in Preferences > Highlight creates a problem with highlight. |
| PM25520 | Regression in Rational Functional Tester 8.2: many Windows show square characters on Japanese Operating Systems. |
| PK83682 | Multiple web browsers are spawned when interacting with Siebel PICK control in Rational Functional Tester. |
| PM02125 | Rational Functional Tester 7 scripts against .NET AUT fail to playback in Rational Functional Tester 8. |
| PM06564 | Unable to create data VP for the Web Dynpro Tree control. |
| PM23456 | Export configuration/customization files cause File Not Exist error in Japanese environments. |
For a list of resolved APARs for Rational Functional Tester versions 8.0.x up to 8.1.1.3, see, APAR list of Rational Functional Tester Version 8 releases.
For a list of resolved APARs for Rational Functional Tester versions 8.2 and later, see, APAR list of Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2 and later releases.
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20 July 2018
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