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Manual

Version 4.7.1

List of figures

The user interface

2.1 Structure of a test-suite

2.2 Insertion marker

2.3 Example table

2.4 The simple search dialog

2.5 The advanced search dialog

2.6 Result list for 'Locate references'

2.7 Incremental search

2.8 The replace dialog

2.9 The replace query dialog

Quickstart your application

3.1 Quickstart Wizard

3.2 Startup sequence created by the Quickstart Wizard

3.3 GUI technology information

Capture and replay

4.1 Disabled and enabled Record button

5.1 Components of a GUI

5.2 Component hierarchy of a Swing SUT

5.3 Pseudo class hierarchy for web elements

5.4 Update components dialog

Sub-items of complex GUI components

6.1 An 'Item' for a table cell

6.2 Extra Feature attributes for x-path or css-selector component recognition.

7.1 Direct and fallback bindings

7.2 System variables

7.3 Variable example

7.4 Variable bindings example

Problem analysis and debugging

8.1 A simple test and its run-log

8.2 Error states in a run-log

Organizing the test-suite

9.1 Test-suite structure

9.2 Test structure with simple 'Setup' and 'Cleanup'

9.3 Test execution with simple 'Setup' and 'Cleanup'

9.4 'Packages' and 'Procedures'

9.5 Dependency stack A-B-C

9.6 Good practice 'Setup' node

9.7 Dependency stack A-B-D-E

9.8 'Dependency' with 'Characteristic variables'

9.9 Exception in forced cleanup sequence of C causes B to clean up

9.10 Typical 'Cleanup' node

9.11 Example 'Test-set' for name spaces

9.12 Dependency handling for test-case 'Data entry by User A'

9.13 Dependency handling for test-case 'Offer processing by User C'

9.14 Dependency handling for test-case 'Check offer 1 in DMS'

9.15 Dependency handling for test-case 'Data entry by User B'

9.16 Dependency handling for test-case 'Offer processing by User D'

9.17 Dependency handling for test-case 'Check offer 2 in DMS'

3.5+

10.1 The project view

The standard library

11.1 Standard library qfs.qft

12.1 Detail view of a 'Server script' with help window for rc methods

12.2 Overview of the types of variables in QF-Test

13.1 Unit Test node with Java classes

13.2 Example Unit Test node with Injections

13.3 Example Unit Test node with Injections

13.4 Unit Test Report

Testing PDF documents

16.1 PDF Client main window with PDF document

16.2 Check text 'default'

16.3 Check text 'Text positioned'

16.4 Check Items 'Text as items (whole page)'

16.5 Check Items 'Text positioned as items (whole page)'

16.6 Check text 'Text (whole page)'

16.7 Check text 'Text positioned (whole page)'

16.8 Check Image 'default' recording of a Text object

16.9 Check Image 'default' recording of an Image object

16.10 Check Image 'unscaled' recording of an Image object

16.11 Check Image 'scaled' recording of an Image object

Testing web services

18.1 Browser send HTTP GET

18.2 GET response

Data-driven testing

19.1 A simple data-driven test

19.2 'Data table' example

19.3 Run-log of a data-driven test

19.4 Data-driven test with nested loops

19.5 Second data table example

19.6 Run-log of a data-driven test with nested loops

Reports and test documentation

20.1 Example report

21.1 Dialog to re-run test-cases

Distributed test development

22.1 Result of analyzing references

3.0+

Automated Creation of Basic Procedures

23.1 Recorded procedures

23.2 The Procedure Builder definition file

3.0+

Interaction with Test Management Tools

24.1 Integration with ALM - QualityCenter

24.2 QF-Test VAPI-XP-TEST test-case in HP ALM - QualityCenter

24.3 In Test plan create new Test-set

24.4 Create new test of type VAPI-XP-TEST

24.5 HP VAPI-XP Wizard

24.6 Test details

24.7 Copy template content to script text area

24.8 New test-set in Test lab section

24.9 Add test to execution grid

24.10 Run the test

24.11 Test result

24.12 Uploaded run-log

24.13 Script debug run

24.14 QF-Test run-log in QMetry

Integration with Development Tools

25.1 Eclipse plugin configuration - tab 'Main'

25.2 Eclipse plugin configuration - Tab 'Settings'

25.3 Eclipse plugin configuration - Tab 'Initial Settings'

25.4 Jenkins after start-up.

25.5 Install QF-Test Plugin.

25.6 Set custom workspace.

25.7 Add build step to run QF-Test

25.8 Configure build step advanced options.

25.9 Configure post build steps.

Keyword-driven testing with QF-Test

26.1 Excel file business-related keywords

26.2 Test-suite business-related keywords

26.3 Procedure fillDialog

26.4 Excel file of generic components

26.5 Test-suite for generic components

26.6 Test-suite Behavior-driven testing technical

26.7 Test-suite Behavior-driven testing from business perspective

26.8 Excel file as scenario file

26.9 Test-suite scenario file

Performing GUI-based load tests

27.1 Load testing scenario

27.2 Overview load testing project

27.3 Sample test-suite daemonController_twoPhases.qft

27.4 Call of rc.syncThreads in demo test-suite

3.0+

Executing Manual Tests in QF-Test

28.1 Example for a ManualStepDialog

Organizing test-suites

31.1 Structure of multiple test-suites

31.2 Including test-suites of level 1

31.3 Structure of different test-suites with roles

How to achieve robust component recognition

33.1 Default configuration for component recording

33.2 Default configuration for component recognition

33.3 'Name overrides everything' configuration for component recording

33.4 'Name overrides everything' configuration for component recognition

33.5 Using a regular expression in the 'Feature' attribute

33.6 Option to configure recording of system classes only

36.1 Options tree

36.2 General options

36.6 External tools options

36.7 Backup file options

36.8 Library path option

36.9 License options

36.10 Update options

36.11 Recording options

36.12 Options for events to record

36.13 Options for events to pack

36.14 Dragging to a sub-menu

36.15 Options for recording components

36.16 Popup menu for recording components

36.17 Options for recording sub-items

36.18 Procedure Builder options

36.19 Replay options

36.20 Client options

36.21 Terminal options

36.22 Event handling options

36.23 Component recognition options

36.24 Delay options

36.25 Timeout options

36.26 Options for replay backward compatibility

36.27 Web options

36.28 Options for HTTP Requests

36.29 Options for web backward compatibility

36.30 SWT options

36.31 Debugger options

36.32 General run-log options

36.33 Options determining run-log content

36.34 Options for mapping between directories with test-suites

36.35 Variable options

Elements of a test-suite

37.1 'Test-suite' attributes

37.2 'Test-case' attributes

37.3 'Test-set' attributes

37.4 'Test call' Attributes

37.5 'Sequence' attributes

37.6 'Test-step' attributes

37.7 'Sequence with time limit' attributes

37.8 'Extras' attributes

37.9 'Dependency' attributes

37.10 'Dependency reference' attributes

37.11 'Setup' attributes

37.12 'Cleanup' attributes

37.13 'Error handler' attributes

37.14 'Data driver' attributes

37.15 'Data table' attributes

37.16 'Database' attributes

37.17 'Excel data file' attributes

37.18 'CSV data file' attributes

37.19 'Data loop' attributes

37.20 'Procedure' Attributes

37.21 'Procedure call' Attributes

37.22 'Return' Attributes

37.23 'Package' Attributes

37.24 'Procedures' Attributes

37.25 'Loop' attributes

37.26 'While' attributes

37.27 'Break' attributes

37.28 'If' attributes

37.29 'Elseif' attributes

37.30 'Else' attributes

37.31 'Try' attributes

37.32 'Catch' attributes

37.33 'Finally' attributes

37.34 'Throw' attributes

37.35 'Rethrow' attributes

37.36 'Server script' attributes

37.37 'SUT script' attributes

37.38 'Start Java SUT client' attributes

37.39 'Start SUT client' attributes

37.40 'Start process' attributes

37.41 'Start web engine' attributes

37.42 'Open browser window' attributes

37.43 'Execute shell command' attributes

37.44 'Start PDF client' attributes

37.45 'Wait for client to connect' attributes

37.46 'Stop client' attributes

37.47 'Wait for process to terminate' attributes

37.48 'Mouse event' attributes

37.49 'Key event' attributes

37.50 'Text input' attributes

37.51 'Window event' attributes

37.52 'Component event' attributes

37.53 'Selection' attributes

37.54 'File selection' attributes

37.55 'Check text' attributes

37.56 'Boolean check' attributes

37.57 'Check items' attributes

37.58 'Check selectable items' attributes

37.59 'Check image' attributes

37.60 'Check geometry' attributes

37.61 'Fetch text' attributes

37.62 'Fetch index' attributes

37.63 'Fetch geometry' attributes

37.64 'Set variable' attributes

37.65 'Wait for component to appear' attributes

37.66 'Wait for document to load' attributes

37.67 'Wait for download to finish' attributes

37.68 'Load resources' attributes

37.69 'Load properties' attributes

37.70 'Unit test' server attributes

37.71 'Unit test' client attributes

37.72 'Server HTTP request' Attribute

37.73 'Browser HTTP request' Attribute

37.74 'Window' attributes

37.75 'Web page' attributes

37.76 'Component' attributes

37.77 'Item' attributes

37.78 'Window group' attributes

37.79 'Component group' attributes

37.80 'Windows and components' attributes

37.81 'Test' attributes

Running an application from QF-Test

41.1 Starting the SUT from a script or executable

41.2 Starting the SUT through Java WebStart

41.3 Starting the SUT as an applet in a web browser

41.4 Starting the SUT from a jar archive

41.5 Starting the SUT via the main class

41.6 Starting a web-based SUT in a browser

41.7 Opening a PDF Document

JDK and SWT instrumentation

42.1 Dialog for JDK instrumentation

Special features for web applications

45.1 HTML code inspection in Firefox

45.2 Reduction of complexity for WebCarConfigurator demo

45.3 WebCarConfigurator

45.4 Simplification due to simple class mapping

45.5 Recording of '-5%' button in WebCarConfigurator

45.6 Recording with genericClasses in WebCarConfigurator

45.7 Simplification due to advanced class mapping

45.8 Recording of SPAN textfields

45.9 Recording TextFields in WebCarConfigurator

45.10 Simplification for complex components

45.11 Recording of table in WebCarConfigurator

45.12 Recording of resolved table item in WebCarConfigurator

45.13 Simplification of WebCarConfigurator demo

Controlling native Windows applications via the UIAuto module - without the QF-Test win engine

46.1 UI Automation procedures in the standard library

46.2 The WPF demo application

46.4 Failed Image check in the run-log

3.3+

Details about the algorithm for image comparison

53.1 Original image

53.2 Classic image check

53.3 Pixel-based identity check

53.4 Pixel-based similarity check

53.5 Block-based identity check

53.6 Block-based similarity check

53.8 Analysis with Discrete Cosine Transformation

53.9 Block-based analysis with Discrete Cosine Transformation

53.10 Bilinear Filter

53.11 Image-in-image search: Expected image

53.12 Image-in-image search: Got image

3.2+

54.1 Sample result list for 'Locate references'

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

A.1 Set browser maximum memory

Keyboard shortcuts

C.1 Keyboard helper

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