Insert Data Drive Actions dialog box
You can use the Insert Data Drive Actions dialog box to select the test objects and actions you want to data drive.
Object Finder Tool - Use to select an object and all the descendents of the selected object. Using the Object Finder tool is the most common and direct method of selecting an object.
Selection Wizard- Click to use the Object Finder Tool method and its options, or the Object Browser method.
- Data Driven Commands
- Displays information about the test object or objects that you
selected to data drive the testing of your application-under-test.
You can place your pointer over a row in this table to view the line
of code that Functional Test inserts into the test script to data
drive the application-under-test.
- Role
- Displays an icon that represents the type of test object you select to data drive an application-under-test.
- Test Object
- Displays the name of a test object.
- Command
- Displays the command that you can perform on a particular test object.
- Variable
- Displays the name of the heading for the variable as the name appears in a dataset. Type a descriptive name for the variable or select an existing variable name by clicking the drop-down arrow. Descriptive headings make it easier to add data to the dataset.
- Initial Value
- Displays the initial value of a test object. Double-click to change the initial value of a test object to test your application with different values.
The following icons appear to the right of the Data Driven Commands table:
Click to move
the selected row earlier in the order of execution in the Data Driven
Commands table.
Click to move
the selected row later in the order of execution in the Data Driven
Commands table.
Click to delete a
selected row from the Data Driven Commands table.
Click
to highlight a test object in the application-under-test. Select a
test object in the Data Driven Commands table, and then click this
icon.
Click
to display or hide the recognition and administrative properties for
a selected test object.
- Selected Command Description
- Displays recognition and administrative properties about the test
object selected in the Data Driven Commands area
of the Insert Data Drive Actions dialog box. Appears when you click
.
- Recognition
- Lists the property, value, and weight of a selected test object. You can use this information to confirm that you have selected the correct test object to data drive.
- Administrative
- Displays internal administrative data of a selected object. You cannot edit this data. Use this data to locate and manage the test object in the context of the associated script. You can use the administrative information to determine what test object this is in the associated application-under-test.
To open: Click Insert
Data Drive Commands ( 
) on the Recording toolbar.