Introduction: Create a functional test using Java scripting

This tutorial teaches you how to get started using Rational® Functional Tester and walks you through the major use cases for testing and performing basic operations. This tutorial uses the sample application provided with Rational® Functional Tester to perform all the tasks.

The Rational® Functional Tester tutorial is divided into 10 lessons that must be completed in sequence for the tutorial to work properly.

Learning objectives

After completing this tutorial, you will be able to:
  • Create a functional test project and record a Java test script
  • Work with verification points, object maps, and regular expressions
  • Use a comparator to update a verification point
  • Play back a script
  • Perform regression tests
Note: Consider printing the tutorial before you begin and using the printed copy as you work through the lessons. To print this tutorial, see Printing multiple topics and creating PDFs

Time required

This tutorial should take approximately 45 minutes to finish. If you explore other concepts related to this tutorial, it could take longer to complete.

Prerequisites

This is an introductory tutorial. You should be able to perform the tasks with little or no experience with Rational® Functional Tester.