The Rational® Functional Tester toolbar
This topic describes all the buttons on the Rational® Functional Tester toolbar.
The Rational® Functional Tester toolbar has the following buttons:
New -- Displays the appropriate dialog box that enables you to create a new
project, Functional Test project, to record a Functional Test script, Functional Test empty script, to create
a test folder, test dataset, test
object map, or helper superclass.
Click to display the New dialog box or click
to display the list of items to create.
Save -- Saves any changes you made to the script currently displayed in the
Java™
Editor. For information, see Saving Functional Test
Scripts and Files.
Print -- Displays the Print dialog
box, which enables you to print the current script.
Create a Functional Test Project -- Displays the Create a Functional Test
project dialog box, which enables you to generate a new
project.
Connect to an existing Functional Test Project -- Displays the Connect to a
Functional Test project dialog box, which enables you to specify the project you want to use and its
location. You must first connect to an existing Functional
Test project before you can use it.
Create an Empty Functional Test Script -- Displays the Create an empty
Functional Test script dialog box, which enables you to create a script you can use to add Java™ code.
Create a Test Object Map -- Displays the Create a Test Object Map dialog box,
which enables you to
Creating a new test object map to a project.
Create a Test dataset -- Displays the Create New Test dataset dialog box, which
enables you to create a new test dataset.
Create a Test Folder -- Displays the Create a New Functional Test Test Folder
dialog box, which enables you to create
a new folder either for the project or for an existing folder.
Record a Functional Test Script -- Displays the Record a Functional Test script
dialog box, which enables you to enter information about the new script and start recording.
Insert Recording into Active Functional Test Script -- Starts recording at the cursor location in the
current script, which enables you to start applications, insert verification points, and add
script support functions.
Run Functional Test Script -- Plays back the Functional Test script currently
displayed in the Java™ Editor. Click to begin program execution at method Main in the current script or click
to display the list of scripts to run. Note: Since method Main is not in
Functional Test user scripts, you will receive an error if you select Run > Java
Application. For information, see Running
Scripts.
Debug Functional Test Script -- Launches the current script and displays the
Debug Perspective, which provides information as the script debugs. Click to begin debugging at
method Main in the current script or click
to display the list of scripts to debug. Note: Since method Main is not in
Functional Test user scripts, you will receive an error if you select Debug > Java
Application. For information, see Debugging Scripts.
Configure Applications for Testing -- Displays the Application Configuration Tool, which enables you to add and edit configuration information
-- such as name, path, and other information that the product uses to start and run the application
-- for the Java™ and HTML applications you want to test.
Enable Environments for Testing -- Displays
the Enable Java™ Environments (JRE)/Web Browsers/Eclipse Platforms
for Testing dialog box, which you use to enable
Java environments and browsers and to configure
your JREs and browsers.
Open Test Object Inspector -- Displays the Test Object
Inspector tool, which enables you to display
test object information, such as parent hierarchy, inheritance hierarchy,
test object properties, nonvalue properties, and method information.
Insert Verification Point
into Active Functional Test Script -- Displays the Select an
Object page of the Verification Point and Action wizard, which enables you to select an
object in your application you want to perform a test on.
Insert Test Object into Active Functional Test Script -- Displays the Select
an Object dialog box, which enables you to select test objects to
Adding a test object to an object map and a script.
Insert Data Driven Commands into Active Functional Test Script -- Displays
the Data Drive Actions page of the dataset Population Wizard, which enables you to select the objects in an application-under-test to data-drive an
application.
Find Literals and Replace with dataset Reference -- Replaces literal values with a dataset reference in a test
script, which enables you to add realistic data to an existing test script.
External
Tools -- Enables you to run or configure an external tool that
is not part of Workbench. Click to create, manage, and run configurations
or click
to display the list of external tools to run or configure.
For information, see the online Workbench User Guide.
Search --
Displays the Search dialog box, which enables you to search for text or Java™ code.
Last
Edit Location -- Navigates to the previous location where you
edited the script.
Back -- Navigates to the previous
file you viewed. Click to navigate to the previous file you viewed or click
to
display the list of files to navigate backward.
Forward -- Navigates
to the next file you viewed. Click to navigate to the next file you viewed
or click
to display the list of files to navigate forward.