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This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Functional Tester.
Tutorials for testing in the Functional Test perspective
You can use the tutorials to get started with testing in the Functional Test perspective in Rational® Functional Tester.
Test Adobe Flex application
This tutorial walks you through the steps to enable your Adobe Flex application, and test the enabled Flex application from a local test computer using Rational® Functional Tester. The steps are based on the roles that Flex developers and testers perform.
Introduction: Test Adobe Flex application
In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable a Flex application for functional testing and test the enabled Flex application using Rational® Functional Tester.

Tutorials
This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Functional Tester.
- Tutorials for testing in the UI Test perspective
  You can use the tutorials to get started with testing in the UI Test perspective in Rational® Functional Tester.
- Tutorials for testing in the Functional Test perspective
  You can use the tutorials to get started with testing in the Functional Test perspective in Rational® Functional Tester.
  - Get started with functional testing using simplified scripts
    This tutorial introduces you to simplified test scripts and the application visuals and helps you get started with Rational® Functional Tester for testing applications. It uses a sample Java™ application that is installed with the product for functional testing.
  - Create a functional test using Java scripts
    This Rational® Functional Tester tutorial walks you through the major use cases for creating and playing back functional tests that use Java scripts. This comprehensive tutorial uses a sample Java™ application that is installed with the product.
  - Perform a data-driven functional test using Java scripts
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a data-driven functional test using the Rational® Functional Tester data-driven test wizard.
  - Test Adobe Flex application
    This tutorial walks you through the steps to enable your Adobe Flex application, and test the enabled Flex application from a local test computer using Rational® Functional Tester. The steps are based on the roles that Flex developers and testers perform.
    - Introduction: Test Adobe Flex application
      In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable a Flex application for functional testing and test the enabled Flex application using Rational® Functional Tester.
    - Module 1: Enable the Flex application for testing
      In this module, you learn how to enable the Flex application for functional testing by compiling the Flex 2.0 application with functional testing agent (rft.swc) and Flex automation framework libraries.
    - Module 2: Test the Flex application
      In this module, you learn how to test the functionality of the enabled Flex application that is provided by the developer.
    - Summary: Test Adobe Flex application
      This tutorial has shown you how to enable a Flex application for functional testing, and test the enabled Flex application using Rational® Functional Tester.
  - Test GEF applications
    The movies in this tutorial show you how to use Rational® Functional Tester to test applications that are based on the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF). It also shows how Rational Functional Tester works with GEF objects.
  - Extend Rational® Functional Tester capabilities using Proxy SDK
    The movies in this tutorial show you how to extend the Rational® Functional Tester proxies using the proxy SDK.

Introduction: Test Adobe Flex application

In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable a Flex application for functional testing and test the enabled Flex application using Rational® Functional Tester.

The tutorial is divided into two modules that must be completed in sequence to work properly.

Learning objectives

After completing this tutorial, you will be able to:

Set up the development and testing environment
Enable the Flex application for functional testing
Test the enabled Flex application using Rational® Functional Tester

Time required

This tutorial takes approximately 30 minutes to finish. If you explore other concepts related to this tutorial, it might take longer to complete.