Recording mobile tests for Android applications

You can record a mobile test to capture the actions that you perform on Android applications. The actions are captured as test steps.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

About this task

Generally, when you record actions on the Android application, a control on the application is identified by using one of the control properties which is a unique identifier for that control. The following controls on the application can be identified by using the Label property also:
  • Input field
  • Drop-down list
For example, if there are 3 input fields on the application screen, then these input fields are identified by using the Label property which is unique to these input fields.
Restriction: In some Android devices, the double tap action that you perform on the lower part of the screen is not captured while you record the test.

Procedure

  1. Go to the UI Test perspective in Rational® Functional Tester.
  2. Click the New Test from Recording icon in the toolbar and select Mobile Test.

    The New Mobile Test From Recording dialog box is displayed.

  3. Select a directory to save the test.
  4. Enter the name of the test in the Test name field, and click Next.
    The Select mobile application page displays the list of all mobile applications that you configured in the Application Configuration page.
  5. Select the Android application that you want to test.
    Note: The real devices or the emulators that are connected to the computer are listed and you can select any device or emulator from the list.
  6. Select the device from the Select mobile device list.
  7. Click Next, and then click Finish.

    The application is displayed in a virtual client of both, the real mobile device or the emulator.

    The recording is started in a web browser.

    You can perform the actions on the selected mobile application by using the virtual client. The actions that you perform are imitated on the device or emulator and are captured as test steps in the test.

    The test steps are displayed on the Test Steps pane of the virtual client window.

    The following table lists the options of the actions that you can perform in the virtual client:
    Option Action when clicked
    Stop recording stop mobile recording Stops the recording and generates the mobile test recording
    Screen lock Performs screen lock action Performs the lock screen action on the mobile device or emulator
    Refresh refreshes the virtual client Refreshes the virtual client if the actions that you perform on the virtual client is not synchronized with the mobile device
    Volume up increase volume level Increases the volume on the mobile device or emulator
    Volume down Reduces the volume in the device or emulator Decreases the volume on the mobile device or emulator
    Mute Mutes the device or emulator Mutes the mobile device or emulator
    Send SMS Peforms the send SMS action Sends an SMS to the phone number that you specify in the Send SMS dialog box
    Make call Performs the call action Calls to the phone number that you specify in the Make a call dialog box
    Overview toggle between active application Displays the previously opened applications
    Home Navigates to the home screen Navigates to the home screen
    Back Navigates to previous window or page Navigates to the previous page or window in the mobile application
  8. Click Stop recording.
    The recording of the test is stopped and the browser window is closed. The Test Generation dialog box is displayed in the UI Test perspective.

Results

You have recorded a test for an Android mobile application.

What to do next

You can perform any of the following tasks: