- Running a Web UI test
To verify that a web application works as designed, run the test in a browser. Optionally, you can run the test in more than one browser at a time to speed up your test effort. Before running the test, you can choose to use a specific browser profile for the test.
- Running Web UI tests on BitBar Cloud
You can run Web UI tests on mobile devices that are connected to the BitBar cloud device. After the test run is completed, you can view the test reports in IBM® Rational® Functional Tester.
- Running Web UI tests on Perfecto mobile cloud
To check the connection between the application and mobile cloud device, ideally before the test execution, you can enter the Perfecto mobile cloud credentials and get it verified.
- Running Web UI tests on the pCloudy cloud
You can run Web UI test on Android or iOS devices that are connected to the pCloudy cloud testing platform. After the test run is completed, you can view the test reports in IBM® Rational® Functional Tester.
- Running a Web UI test using industry-standard mobile browsers
Starting with 9.2.1, you can use industry-standard mobile browsers, such as Chrome and Safari, to run Web UI tests for mobile web applications. You can run tests with Chrome on Android devices and emulators and with Safari on iOS devices and simulators.
- Running a test recorded in Google Chrome Device Mode
You can run a test that you recorded in Chrome Device Mode. Doing so allows you to emulate the testing of a mobile app on a mobile device.
- Running tests in the headless mode
When you do not want to view the GUI of the application under test as the recorded test is played back on a web browser, you can choose to run the test in the headless mode. Running of tests in the headless mode is useful when you use an automated testing environment.
- Running tests in the private or incognito mode
When you play back Web UI tests, if the user profile that is stored in the browser prevents the test from running without intervention, then you can use the private or incognito mode. Also, when you do not want cookies, caches, and user information to affect your test play back, you can choose the private mode.
- Testing with Docker images
IBM® Rational® Performance Tester, IBM® Rational® Functional Tester, and IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Agents are available for download as Docker images. You can use them to fulfill the continuous testing aspects of your DevOps lifecycle.
- Testing with IBM Cloud Private
You can automate your testing environment by using Docker container images of the workbench and agents on top of IBM® Cloud Private.
- Starting a new recording immediately after playback
Starting from 9.1.1.1, you can keep the Google Chrome browser active after Web UI test playback is complete. This feature allows you to continue recording at the point where playback finished without the need to re-record the earlier steps.
- Adding custom JavaScript code as a test step in a Web UI test
You can manually add JavaScript files (*.js) to test scripts with defined functions. You might want to run your own JavaScript snippet such as retrieving some data from the application, doing some actions within the application, or validating some complex logic actions within the application for example. To be able to execute specific code in a test, write your own JavaScript code and insert the custom JavaScript statement as a new test step in your test script.