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Manual

Version 4.5.2

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

15.1 PDF Client main window with PDF document

15.2 Check text 'default'

15.3 Check text 'Text positioned'

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

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

15.6 Check text 'Text (whole page)'

15.7 Check text 'Text positioned (whole page)'

15.8 Check Image 'default' recording of a Text object

15.9 Check Image 'default' recording of an Image object

15.10 Check Image 'unscaled' recording of an Image object

15.11 Check Image 'scaled' recording of an Image object

Testing web services

17.1 Browser send HTTP GET

17.2 GET response

Data-driven testing

18.1 A simple data-driven test

18.2 'Data table' example

18.3 Run-log of a data-driven test

18.4 Data-driven test with nested loops

18.5 Second data table example

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

Reports and test documentation

19.1 Example report

20.1 Dialog to re-run test-cases

Distributed test development

21.1 Result of analyzing references

3.0+

Automated Creation of Basic Procedures

22.1 Recorded procedures

22.2 The Procedure Builder definition file

3.0+

Interaction with Test Management Tools

23.1 Integration with ALM - QualityCenter

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

23.3 In Test plan create new Test-set

23.4 Create new test of type VAPI-XP-TEST

23.5 HP VAPI-XP Wizard

23.6 Test details

23.7 Copy template content to script text area

23.8 New test-set in Test lab section

23.9 Add test to execution grid

23.10 Run the test

23.11 Test result

23.12 Uploaded run-log

23.13 Script debug run

23.14 QF-Test run-log in QMetry

Integration with Development Tools

24.1 Eclipse plugin configuration - tab 'Main'

24.2 Eclipse plugin configuration - Tab 'Settings'

24.3 Eclipse plugin configuration - Tab 'Initial Settings'

24.4 Jenkins after start-up.

24.5 Install QF-Test Plugin.

24.6 Set custom workspace.

24.7 Add build step to run QF-Test

24.8 Configure build step advanced options.

24.9 Configure post build steps.

Keyword-driven testing with QF-Test

25.1 Excel file business-related keywords

25.2 Test-suite business-related keywords

25.3 Procedure fillDialog

25.4 Excel file of generic components

25.5 Test-suite for generic components

25.6 Test-suite Behavior-driven testing technical

25.7 Test-suite Behavior-driven testing from business perspective

25.8 Excel file as scenario file

25.9 Test-suite scenario file

Performing GUI-based load tests

26.1 Load testing scenario

26.2 Overview load testing project

26.3 Sample test-suite daemonController_twoPhases.qft

26.4 Call of rc.syncThreads in demo test-suite

3.0+

Executing Manual Tests in QF-Test

27.1 Example for a ManualStepDialog

Controlling and testing native Windows applications

28.1 UI Automation procedures in the standard library

28.2 The WPF demo application

28.4 Failed Image check in the run-log

Organizing test-suites

32.1 Structure of multiple test-suites

32.2 Including test-suites of level 1

32.3 Structure of different test-suites with roles

How to achieve robust component recognition

34.1 Default configuration for component recording

34.2 Default configuration for component recognition

34.3 'Name overrides everything' configuration for component recording

34.4 'Name overrides everything' configuration for component recognition

34.5 Using a regular expression in the 'Feature' attribute

34.6 Option to configure recording of system classes only

37.1 Options tree

37.2 General options

37.6 External tools options

37.7 Backup file options

37.8 Library path option

37.9 License options

37.10 Update options

37.11 Recording options

37.12 Options for events to record

37.13 Options for events to pack

37.14 Dragging to a sub-menu

37.15 Options for recording components

37.16 Popup menu for recording components

37.17 Options for recording sub-items

37.18 Procedure Builder options

37.19 Replay options

37.20 Client options

37.21 Terminal options

37.22 Event handling options

37.23 Component recognition options

37.24 Delay options

37.25 Timeout options

37.26 Options for replay backward compatibility

37.27 Web options

37.28 Options for HTTP Requests

37.29 Options for web backward compatibility

37.30 SWT options

37.31 Debugger options

37.32 General run-log options

37.33 Options determining run-log content

37.34 Options for mapping between directories with test-suites

37.35 Variable options

Elements of a test-suite

38.1 'Test-suite' attributes

38.2 'Test-case' attributes

38.3 'Test-set' attributes

38.4 'Test call' Attributes

38.5 'Sequence' attributes

38.6 'Test-step' attributes

38.7 'Sequence with time limit' attributes

38.8 'Extras' attributes

38.9 'Dependency' attributes

38.10 'Dependency reference' attributes

38.11 'Setup' attributes

38.12 'Cleanup' attributes

38.13 'Error handler' attributes

38.14 'Data driver' attributes

38.15 'Data table' attributes

38.16 'Database' attributes

38.17 'Excel data file' attributes

38.18 'CSV data file' attributes

38.19 'Data loop' attributes

38.20 'Procedure' Attributes

38.21 'Procedure call' Attributes

38.22 'Return' Attributes

38.23 'Package' Attributes

38.24 'Procedures' Attributes

38.25 'Loop' attributes

38.26 'While' attributes

38.27 'Break' attributes

38.28 'If' attributes

38.29 'Elseif' attributes

38.30 'Else' attributes

38.31 'Try' attributes

38.32 'Catch' attributes

38.33 'Finally' attributes

38.34 'Throw' attributes

38.35 'Rethrow' attributes

38.36 'Server script' attributes

38.37 'SUT script' attributes

38.38 'Start Java SUT client' attributes

38.39 'Start SUT client' attributes

38.40 'Start process' attributes

38.41 'Start web engine' attributes

38.42 'Open browser window' attributes

38.43 'Execute shell command' attributes

38.44 'Start PDF client' attributes

38.45 'Wait for client to connect' attributes

38.46 'Stop client' attributes

38.47 'Wait for process to terminate' attributes

38.48 'Mouse event' attributes

38.49 'Key event' attributes

38.50 'Text input' attributes

38.51 'Window event' attributes

38.52 'Component event' attributes

38.53 'Selection' attributes

38.54 'File selection' attributes

38.55 'Check text' attributes

38.56 'Boolean check' attributes

38.57 'Check items' attributes

38.58 'Check selectable items' attributes

38.59 'Check image' attributes

38.60 'Check geometry' attributes

38.61 'Fetch text' attributes

38.62 'Fetch index' attributes

38.63 'Fetch geometry' attributes

38.64 'Set variable' attributes

38.65 'Wait for component to appear' attributes

38.66 'Wait for document to load' attributes

38.67 'Wait for download to finish' attributes

38.68 'Load resources' attributes

38.69 'Load properties' attributes

38.70 'Unit test' server attributes

38.71 'Unit test' client attributes

38.72 'Server HTTP request' Attribute

38.73 'Browser HTTP request' Attribute

38.74 'Window' attributes

38.75 'Web page' attributes

38.76 'Component' attributes

38.77 'Item' attributes

38.78 'Window group' attributes

38.79 'Component group' attributes

38.80 'Windows and components' attributes

38.81 'Test' attributes

Running an application from QF-Test

42.1 Starting the SUT from a script or executable

42.2 Starting the SUT through Java WebStart

42.3 Starting the SUT as an applet in a web browser

42.4 Starting the SUT from a jar archive

42.5 Starting the SUT via the main class

42.6 Starting a web-based SUT in a browser

42.7 Opening a PDF Document

JDK and SWT instrumentation

43.1 Dialog for JDK instrumentation

Special features for web applications

46.1 HTML code inspection in Firefox

46.2 Reduction of complexity for WebCarConfigurator demo

46.3 WebCarConfigurator

46.4 Simplification due to simple class mapping

46.5 Recording of '-5%' button in WebCarConfigurator

46.6 Recording with genericClasses in WebCarConfigurator

46.7 Simplification due to advanced class mapping

46.8 Recording of SPAN textfields

46.9 Recording TextFields in WebCarConfigurator

46.10 Simplification for complex components

46.11 Recording of table in WebCarConfigurator

46.12 Recording of resolved table item in WebCarConfigurator

46.13 Simplification of WebCarConfigurator demo

3.3+

Details about the algorithm for image comparison

52.1 Original image

52.2 Classic image check

52.3 Pixel-based identity check

52.4 Pixel-based similarity check

52.5 Block-based identity check

52.6 Block-based similarity check

52.8 Analysis with Discrete Cosine Transformation

52.9 Block-based analysis with Discrete Cosine Transformation

52.10 Bilinear Filter

52.11 Image-in-image search: Expected image

52.12 Image-in-image search: Got image

3.2+

53.1 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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