dataset Literal Substitution dialog box
You can use the dataset Literal Substitution dialog box to find or replace literal values in a test script with a dataset reference (an associated dataset). You can set the options in this dialog box to find and replace all, number, string, or boolean literals in a script with a dataset reference.
You can also add a literal from a script to a dataset. If you do not use an existing dataset variable, Rational® Functional Tester uses the same literal values (the values that Rational® Functional Tester captured when you recorded the test script) each time you run the script.
- Literal
- Displays the name of a selected literal in a script.
- dataset Variable
- Type the name of the dataset variable with which you want to replace a literal or click the dataset Variable arrow to select the existing dataset variable that you want the script to reference. The default type for a new dataset column is string. You can change the variable type later.
- Direction
- Select the direction that you want to move through a script. This setting
works with theLiteral Type setting. Click Find
or Replace to move either forward or backward through
a script starting from the insertion point of your cursor.
- Forward
- Click to move forward to the next literal in the script from the insertion point.
- Backward
- Click to move backward to the next literal in the script from the insertion point.
- Literal Type
- Click to set the type of literal that you want to find; either all, number,
string, or boolean literals in a script. A literal is a letter or symbol that
stands for itself as opposed to a feature, function, or entity associated
with the literal in a programming language: $ can be a symbol that refers
to the end of a line, but as a literal, it is a dollar sign. The Literal
Type setting works with the Direction
setting. Click Find or Replace
to move to the next type of literal through a script starting from the insertion
point of your cursor.
- All
- Click to find all literals in a script.
- Numbers
- Click to find number literals in a script. A number includes integers (a whole number, not a fractional number, that can be positive, negative, or zero) or floating numbers (positive and negative decimal numbers).
- Strings
- Click to find string literals in a script. A string stores alphanumeric values such as name, city, or state.
- Booleans
- Click to find boolean literals in a script. Any use of the boolean literals true or false are flagged for substitution.
- Add Literal to dataset
- Click to add a selected literal to a dataset variable when you click Replace. The selected literal is added to the dataset in the variable that you specify in dataset Variable. A dataset reference replaces the selected literal when you click Replace.
- Find
- Click to find the next literal in a script. The Find setting works with the Direction and Literal Type settings.
- Replace
- Click to replace the selected literal with a dataset reference. The dataset reference is made to the dataset variable you specify in dataset Variable. When you click Add literal to dataset, Rational® Functional Tester adds a selected literal to the dataset variable you specify in dataset Variable. Automatically moves to the next literal in the test script after replacing a literal. The Replace setting works with the Direction and Literal Type settings.
- Close
- Click to close the dialog box without finding a literal or replacing a literal with a dataset reference.
To open: Click Script> Find Literals and Replace with dataset Reference.