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Manual

Version 4.3.2

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 Image 'default' recording of a Text object

15.5 Check Image 'default' recording of an Image object

15.6 Check Image 'unscaled' recording of an Image object

15.7 Check Image 'scaled' recording of an Image object

Testing web services

16.1 Browser send HTTP GET

16.2 GET response

Data-driven testing

17.1 A simple data-driven test

17.2 'Data table' example

17.3 Run-log of a data-driven test

17.4 Data-driven test with nested loops

17.5 Second data table example

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

Reports and test documentation

18.1 Example report

19.1 Dialog to re-run test-cases

Distributed test development

20.1 Result of analyzing references

3.0+

Automated Creation of Basic Procedures

21.1 Recorded procedures

21.2 The Procedure Builder definition file

3.0+

Interaction with Test Management Tools

22.1 Integration with ALM - QualityCenter

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

22.3 In Test plan create new Test-set

22.4 Create new test of type VAPI-XP-TEST

22.5 HP VAPI-XP Wizard

22.6 Test details

22.7 Copy template content to script text area

22.8 New test-set in Test lab section

22.9 Add test to execution grid

22.10 Run the test

22.11 Test result

22.12 Uploaded run-log

22.13 Script debug run

22.14 QF-Test run-log in QMetry

Integration with Development Tools

23.1 Eclipse plugin configuration - tab 'Main'

23.2 Eclipse plugin configuration - Tab 'Settings'

23.3 Eclipse plugin configuration - Tab 'Initial Settings'

23.4 Jenkins after start-up.

23.5 Install QF-Test Plugin.

23.6 Set custom workspace.

23.7 Add build step to run QF-Test

23.8 Configure build step advanced options.

23.9 Configure post build steps.

Keyword-driven testing with QF-Test

24.1 Excel file business-related keywords

24.2 Test-suite business-related keywords

24.3 Procedure fillDialog

24.4 Excel file of generic components

24.5 Test-suite for generic components

24.6 Test-suite Behavior-driven testing technical

24.7 Test-suite Behavior-driven testing from business perspective

24.8 Excel file as scenario file

24.9 Test-suite scenario file

Performing GUI-based load tests

25.1 Load testing scenario

25.2 Overview load testing project

25.3 Sample test-suite daemonController_twoPhases.qft

25.4 Call of rc.syncThreads in demo test-suite

3.0+

Executing Manual Tests in QF-Test

26.1 Example for a ManualStepDialog

Controlling and testing native Windows applications

27.1 UI Automation procedures in the standard library

27.2 The WPF demo application

27.4 Failed Image check in the run-log

Organizing test-suites

30.1 Structure of multiple test-suites

30.2 Including test-suites of level 1

30.3 Structure of different test-suites with roles

How to achieve robust component recognition

32.1 Default configuration for component recording

32.2 Default configuration for component recognition

32.3 'Name overrides everything' configuration for component recording

32.4 'Name overrides everything' configuration for component recognition

32.5 Using a regular expression in the 'Feature' attribute

32.6 Option to configure recording of system classes only

35.1 Options tree

35.2 General options

35.6 External tools options

35.7 Backup file options

35.8 Library path option

35.9 License options

35.10 Update options

35.11 Recording options

35.12 Options for events to record

35.13 Options for events to pack

35.14 Dragging to a sub-menu

35.15 Options for recording components

35.16 Popup menu for recording components

35.17 Options for recording sub-items

35.18 Procedure Builder options

35.19 Replay options

35.20 Client options

35.21 Terminal options

35.22 Event handling options

35.23 Component recognition options

35.24 Delay options

35.25 Timeout options

35.26 Options for replay backward compatibility

35.27 Web options

35.28 Options for HTTP Requests

35.29 Options for web backward compatibility

35.30 Debugger options

35.31 General run-log options

35.32 Options determining run-log content

35.33 Options for mapping between directories with test-suites

35.34 Variable options

Elements of a test-suite

36.1 'Test-suite' attributes

36.2 'Test-case' attributes

36.3 'Test-set' attributes

36.4 'Test call' Attributes

36.5 'Sequence' attributes

36.6 'Test-step' attributes

36.7 'Sequence with time limit' attributes

36.8 'Extras' attributes

36.9 'Dependency' attributes

36.10 'Dependency reference' attributes

36.11 'Setup' attributes

36.12 'Cleanup' attributes

36.13 'Error handler' attributes

36.14 'Data driver' attributes

36.15 'Data table' attributes

36.16 'Database' attributes

36.17 'Excel data file' attributes

36.18 'CSV data file' attributes

36.19 'Data loop' attributes

36.20 'Procedure' Attributes

36.21 'Procedure call' Attributes

36.22 'Return' Attributes

36.23 'Package' Attributes

36.24 'Procedures' Attributes

36.25 'Loop' attributes

36.26 'While' attributes

36.27 'Break' attributes

36.28 'If' attributes

36.29 'Elseif' attributes

36.30 'Else' attributes

36.31 'Try' attributes

36.32 'Catch' attributes

36.33 'Finally' attributes

36.34 'Throw' attributes

36.35 'Rethrow' attributes

36.36 'Server script' attributes

36.37 'SUT script' attributes

36.38 'Start Java SUT client' attributes

36.39 'Start SUT client' attributes

36.40 'Start process' attributes

36.41 'Start web engine' attributes

36.42 'Open browser window' attributes

36.43 'Execute shell command' attributes

36.44 'Start PDF client' attributes

36.45 'Wait for client to connect' attributes

36.46 'Stop client' attributes

36.47 'Wait for process to terminate' attributes

36.48 'Mouse event' attributes

36.49 'Key event' attributes

36.50 'Text input' attributes

36.51 'Window event' attributes

36.52 'Component event' attributes

36.53 'Selection' attributes

36.54 'File selection' attributes

36.55 'Check text' attributes

36.56 'Boolean check' attributes

36.57 'Check items' attributes

36.58 'Check selectable items' attributes

36.59 'Check image' attributes

36.60 'Check geometry' attributes

36.61 'Fetch text' attributes

36.62 'Fetch index' attributes

36.63 'Fetch geometry' attributes

36.64 'Set variable' attributes

36.65 'Wait for component to appear' attributes

36.66 'Wait for document to load' attributes

36.67 'Wait for download to finish' attributes

36.68 'Load resources' attributes

36.69 'Load properties' attributes

36.70 'Unit test' server attributes

36.71 'Unit test' client attributes

36.72 'Server HTTP request' Attribute

36.73 'Browser HTTP request' Attribute

36.74 'Window' attributes

36.75 'Web page' attributes

36.76 'Component' attributes

36.77 'Item' attributes

36.78 'Window group' attributes

36.79 'Component group' attributes

36.80 'Windows and components' attributes

36.81 'Test' attributes

Running an application from QF-Test

40.1 Starting the SUT from a script or executable

40.2 Starting the SUT through Java WebStart

40.3 Starting the SUT as an applet in a web browser

40.4 Starting the SUT from a jar archive

40.5 Starting the SUT via the main class

40.6 Starting a web-based SUT in a browser

40.7 Opening a PDF Document

JDK and SWT instrumentation

41.1 Dialog for JDK instrumentation

Special features for web applications

44.1 HTML code inspection in Firefox

44.2 Reduction of complexity for WebCarConfigurator demo

44.3 WebCarConfigurator

44.4 Simplification due to simple class mapping

44.5 Recording of '-5%' button in WebCarConfigurator

44.6 Recording with genericClasses in WebCarConfigurator

44.7 Simplification due to advanced class mapping

44.8 Recording of SPAN textfields

44.9 Recording TextFields in WebCarConfigurator

44.10 Simplification for complex components

44.11 Recording of table in WebCarConfigurator

44.12 Recording of resolved table item in WebCarConfigurator

44.13 Simplification of WebCarConfigurator demo

3.3+

Details about the algorithm for image comparison

50.1 Original image

50.2 Classic image check

50.3 Pixel-based identity check

50.4 Pixel-based similarity check

50.5 Block-based identity check

50.6 Block-based similarity check

50.8 Analysis with Discrete Cosine Transformation

50.9 Block-based analysis with Discrete Cosine Transformation

50.10 Bilinear Filter

50.11 Image-in-image search: Expected image

50.12 Image-in-image search: Got image

3.2+

51.1 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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