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Test Manager Guide
This guide describes how to keep track of the performance of the application by evaluating the test results. Following topics cover how you can work with the test results.
Results for tests in Functional Test perspective
In this section, you will learn how to analyze test results in the Functional Test perspective.
Log Extension
You can create customized Rational® Functional Tester logs in addition to the standard log formats: text, HTML, Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP), and XML. You can use the customized logs to view your playback results.
Deploying the extended log file
You can deploy your customized log file by exporting the plug-in in a format suitable for deployment.

Rational® Functional Tester
- Release Notes
  This document contains information about what's new, installation instructions, known problems in and contact information of IBM Customer Support.
- System Requirements
  This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for IBM® Rational® Functional Tester.
- Getting Started Guide
  This guide provides an overview of Rational® Functional Tester. You can find the task flows to get you started with Rational Functional Tester. This guide is intended for new users.
- Tutorials
  You can learn to start using Rational® Functional Tester by reviewing the information in the Tutorials for the UI Test perspective and Functional Test perspective.
- Samples
  This section describes about the sample project which can be used with Rational® Functional Tester to test the functionality of an application.
- Administrator Guide
  This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Functional Tester software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
- 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.
- Test Execution Specialist Guide
  This guide describes how to automate the playback of the tests by using different methods such as Docker, IBM® Cloud Private, Jenkins and so on. The test results can be pushed to Rational® Test Control Panel.
- Test Manager Guide
  This guide describes how to keep track of the performance of the application by evaluating the test results. Following topics cover how you can work with the test results.
  - Publishing test results to the server
    The test results indicate the quality of the application under test. Different stakeholders might want to check the quality of the application but do not have the desktop client installed. As a desktop client user, you can publish test results to IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server so that others can view them from the web browser.
  - Publishing specific results to the server
    If you have a single test result or multiple test results that are not published to IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server, you can publish a single or all of them simultaneously.
  - Unified reports
    Unified reports in Rational® Functional Tester provide a detailed overview of the test results. Unified reports also provide an extensive user interface that you can use to analyze or apply filters on the test results.
  - Results for tests in UI Test perspective
    In this section, you will learn how to analyze test results in the Web UI Test perspective.
  - Results for tests in Functional Test perspective
    In this section, you will learn how to analyze test results in the Functional Test perspective.
    - Functional test logs
      After the playback is complete, you can view the results in the log. The results include any logged events such as verification point failures, script exceptions, object recognition warnings, and any additional playback information.
    - Logging page
      You use the Logging page to set log and comparator options, such as preventing the script launch wizard from displaying on playback, displaying the log viewer after playback, and displaying a message before overwriting an existing log. You also use this page to indicate the type of log generated.
    - Setting log preferences
      You can set your log preferences to view functional test logs.
    - Disabling enhanced log results
      Logged events such as verification point failures, script exceptions, object recognition warnings, and other additional playback information are displayed in the playback log results. From Rational® Functional Tester version 8.2 and later, the results of the getProperty() command are also displayed in the log results. If you do not require the log event to be displayed in the playback log, you can disable the event in the log results.
    - Viewing logs in the Projects view
      You can open a log from the Projects view. In Projects view, the HTML, XML, and text logs are listed within each project. The log list is displayed below the project. The log has the same name as the project, with _logs appended, for example, projectname_logs.
    - Viewing Dojo logs
      Dojo logs are based on XML logs and display a graphical representation of the test results. You can use Dojo logs to select filters and view verification points, failed verdicts, warning verdicts, and the detailed information on each action that is recorded in the script. Dojo logs open in the default browser after script execution.
    - Renaming and deleting logs
      You can rename and delete logs from the Projects view.
    - Log Extension
      You can create customized Rational® Functional Tester logs in addition to the standard log formats: text, HTML, Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP), and XML. You can use the customized logs to view your playback results.
      - Extending a log
        You can customize your log files by configuring the plug-ins to extend an extension point and writing a class that designs your log.
      - Deploying the extended log file
        You can deploy your customized log file by exporting the plug-in in a format suitable for deployment.
      - Example: Creating a text log
        The following example shows how to create a text-log output from an empty test script.
- Troubleshooting
  This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with Rational® Functional Tester.
- Reference Guide
  This guide describes the additional topics to gain more knowledge about Rational® Functional Tester.
- All Guides (PDF)
  You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of IBM® Rational® Functional Tester as a PDF file.
- Security Considerations
  You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
- Notices
  This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Deploying the extended log file

You can deploy your customized log file by exporting the plug-in in a format suitable for deployment.

Procedure

In the project folder in the left pane of the window, right-click plug-in.xml.
Click Export.
Select Deployable plug-ins and fragments in Plug-in Development folder.
Click Next.
Select the plug-in from the Available Plug-ins and Fragments list.
Set the destination directory to export the selected projects for deployment.
The default destination directory on Windows is C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP and on Linux is /opt/IBM/SDP .
If the Eclipse environment is extended during installation of Rational® Functional Tester, the log plug-ins need to be exported to the extended Eclipse location.
Click Finish.
In the Save Resource dialog box, click Yes.