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This guide describes how to create test scripts and enhances them by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points.
Testing in the UI Test perspective
When you develop web applications, Windows-based applications, or mobile applications, you can use IBM® Rational® Functional Tester to create functional tests for these applications. You must first record the tests and then use Rational Functional Tester to run the tests before you can view the test results.
Testing mobile applications
You can test the Android or iOS mobile applications by recording and playing back mobile tests on Android devices or emulators, iOS mobile devices or simulators by using Rational® Functional Tester.
Testing iOS applications
You can test the native and hybrid iOS applications in Rational® Functional Tester by recording and playing back mobile tests on computers that run on Mac operating systems.
Prerequisite tasks for recording iOS tests
You can test the native and hybrid iOS applications in Rational® Functional Tester by recording and playing back mobile tests on computers that run on Mac operating systems.

Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test scripts and enhances them by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points.
- Testing in the UI Test perspective
  When you develop web applications, Windows-based applications, or mobile applications, you can use IBM® Rational® Functional Tester to create functional tests for these applications. You must first record the tests and then use Rational Functional Tester to run the tests before you can view the test results.
  - Testing web applications
    You can test web applications in Rational® Functional Tester by using the industry-standard browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. You can record Web UI tests and then play back the tests to evaluate the test results. You can also test the web applications on dual monitors when you extend the display of your computer to a secondary monitor.
  - Testing mobile applications
    You can test the Android or iOS mobile applications by recording and playing back mobile tests on Android devices or emulators, iOS mobile devices or simulators by using Rational® Functional Tester.
    - Testing Android applications
      You can automate the testing of Android mobile applications in Rational® Functional Tester by recording and playing back the recorded mobile tests.
    - Testing iOS applications
      You can test the native and hybrid iOS applications in Rational® Functional Tester by recording and playing back mobile tests on computers that run on Mac operating systems.
      - Prerequisite tasks for recording iOS tests
        You can test the native and hybrid iOS applications in Rational® Functional Tester by recording and playing back mobile tests on computers that run on Mac operating systems.
      - Configuring the iOS applications
        In Rational® Functional Tester, you can test the native and hybrid iOS applications on Mac operating systems. To test an iOS application, you must first configure the iOS application. You must configure the iOS application to record a mobile test.
      - Recording mobile tests for iOS applications
        You can record a mobile test to capture the actions that you perform on iOS applications. The actions are captured as test steps to a mobile test recording.
      - Troubleshooting issues when testing iOS applications
        You can find information about the issues or problems that you might face while you perform mobile tests for iOS applications. Details about issues, their causes, and the resolutions that you can apply to fix the issues are described.
    - Editing a mobile test
      You can edit a mobile test by using the test editor. You can edit a mobile test by modifying the test steps, adding verification points, and so on.
  - Testing Windows desktop applications
    You can configure the Windows applications to record and play back tests on the Windows desktop applications. You can also test the Windows applications on dual monitors when you extend the display of your computer to a secondary monitor.
  - Working with Selenium or Appium tests
    You can manage your Selenium or Appium Java™ tests from the UI Test perspective, where you can import and modify the tests, add them to compound tests, and run them. You can also create new Appium Java tests from the Perfecto perspective on Windows™ and Mac OS, add the tests to compound tests, and run them. Perfecto is not currently supported on Linux®.
  - Compound tests
    You can create compound tests to help you organize smaller tests into scenarios that can then be run end-to-end. You can combine tests from different extensions to achieve end-to-end flow.
  - Accelerated Functional Tests
    When you create Web UI, mobile, or Windows tests, you can use the Accelerated Functional Test (AFT) feature in Rational® Functional Tester to distribute test effort during the play back of the recorded tests.
  - Working with keywords
    In Rational® Functional Tester, you can record and then associate Test Workbench tests with the keywords that are created in IBM® Rational Quality Manager. The keywords are used in manual tests in Rational Quality Manager. When you run a manual test that contains a keyword associated with a Rational Test Workbench test, the Test Workbench test is run on the workstation where the adapter has been started.
- Testing in the Functional Test perspective
  When you develop Java, HTML, or Terminal-based applications, you can use IBM® Rational® Functional Tester to create traditional functional tests for these applications. You must first record the tests and then use Rational Functional Tester to run the tests before you can view the test results.
- Extending the UI Test perspective with custom code
  You can use custom code to extend the default Web UI testing capabilities. You can write custom Java™ code and call the code from the test. You can also specify that results from the tests that are affected by your custom code to be included in reports.
- Extending the Functional Test perspective
  You can use custom code to extend the default functional testing capabilities. You can write custom code and call the code from the test. You can also specify that results from the tests that are affected by your custom code to be included in reports.
- Experimental Features
  Rational® Functional Tester contains a set of pre-releases that enable you to test various experimental features. These experimental features, while still in progress, are introduced early in the release to seek your feedback on its overall functionality and performance. You can play around with these capabilities before they are made available and supported as a general feature in an upcoming release.

Prerequisite tasks for recording iOS tests

You can test the native and hybrid iOS applications in Rational® Functional Tester by recording and playing back mobile tests on computers that run on Mac operating systems.

Prerequisite tasks for recording iOS mobile applications on a simulator

Before you can use Rational® Functional Tester to record a test for an iOS application by using a simulator, you must complete the following tasks:

Set up a computer that runs on the Mac operating system.
Installed Xcode and Command Line Tools for Xcode on your computer.
Note: You might have to follow certain steps in setting up the project with Xcode if you experience any issue while you record or play back iOS tests. See Troubleshooting issues when testing iOS applications.
Installed the iOS applications that you want to test on the simulator.
Configured the iOS applications that you want to test in Rational® Functional Tester. See Configuring the iOS applications.

Prerequisite tasks for recording iOS mobile applications on an iOS device

Before you can use Rational® Functional Tester to record a test for an iOS application by using an iOS device, you must complete the following tasks:

Set up a computer that runs on the Mac operating system.
Installed Xcode and Command Line Tools for Xcode on your computer.
Note: You might have to follow certain steps in setting up the project with Xcode if you experience any issue while you record or play back iOS tests. See Troubleshooting issues when testing iOS applications.
Signed in to the WebDriverAgent Xcode project by using the Apple developer account.
Note: You must navigate to the <installation directory>/node-js/appium-server/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-webdriveragent folder and then follow the steps as described in the Setting up iOS Real Devices Tests with XCUITest portal.
Installed the iOS applications that you want to test on the iOS device.
Configured the iOS applications that you want to test in Rational® Functional Tester. See Configuring the iOS applications.
Connected and started the iOS device that you want to use for testing iOS mobile applications.
Provided the Apple Team ID and role details in the Apple Team ID and Role fields.
Note: To enter the details, you must go to Windows > Preferences > Test Execution > UI Test Playback > Mobile Device tab.
Added the iOS real devices to the same developer profile.