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1. How Editor Close Change to es Figure 46 Found References Dialog 15 09 2014 Page 75 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Search Dialogs The first list contains all transitions with conditions or actions referring to the window ID If you want to change a transition immediately select it from the list and press Edit Transition The Step Editor appears where you may perform the desired changes The second list contains all task steps with events conditions or actions referring to the window ID After selecting an item from the list you can open the corresponding Task Flow Editor by clicking on Change to Task Flow Editor Please note that in this case the Found References Dialog has to be closed automatically 15 09 2014 Page 76 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration 10 Test Case Administration 10 1 Test Case Generator After the toolbar button Generate Test Cases is pressed the Test Case Generation Dialog appears You may either generate test cases for the currently selected element a use case task window or transition or for the whole application If you select a task folder or window test cases are also generated for its children recursively Graph and data oriented test cases are always named after the use case task they refer to transition test cases after the transition Test Case Generation Task One Test Per Record x
2. Figure 15 Project Data Import Dialog 15 09 2014 Page 33 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces 5 6 1 1 Graphical Representation The items are displayed according to the following rules e Items existing in project 2 are displayed in bold letters A checkbox is displayed near each project 2 item that allows the user to select it for import e Unchanged items existing in project 1 but not in project 2 are displayed in black normal letters No checkbox is displayed near project 1 items e New items existing in project 2 but not in project 1 are displayed in green letters e Duplicate items both existing in project 1 and project 2 are identified by their internal ID that is only visible in the XML file There are two possibilites a The items have the same parent folder gt item is displayed only once in red letters If the item has been renamed the label new name lt old name is used b The items have different parent folders gt the project 1 item is displayed in grey italic letters the project 2 item in red italic letters If the item has been renamed the labels old name gt new name and new name lt old name are used If the item is a folder containing children they are only displayed below the project 2 item otherwise the children would appear twice in the hierarchy e Master and sub projects If project 1 or 2 are sub projects the items of their master projects are no
3. For atomic steps you can also double click on the step e The Step Editor appears and allows you to change the step properties Depending on the type of step different fields can be edited Assigning an Object to a Step e Select the step e Press the toolbar button Assign Object to Step e All other editors are now in a special waiting state Instead of performing their usual functions the next selection is sent directly to the Task Flow Editor You may either select a task or window in the Application Editor or a window or transition in a 15 09 2014 Page 44 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model Window or Menu Editor If you select a task it may not be a parent or super task of the current one e If the assignment has been successful the color of the step changes accordingly Viewing the Window assigned to a Step If you want to view the window or transition that has been assigned to an atomic step blue just select the step and press the toolbar button Edit Window or Edit Menu Viewing the Building Block assigned to a Step If you want to view the task flow of the task that has been assigned to a composite step yellow just double click on it or select it and press the toolbar button Edit Task Flow Finding a Task in the Task Hierarchy If you want to find the displayed task in the Task Hierarchy simply right click the white background of the editor and
4. gt Test Method r Generate Test Cases C Graph oriented Test Only for the selected Element O Create Test Case For the whole Project tons 1121 Detailed Log vw Valid Data Records V Invalid Data Records C Random Test Random lest Options Transition Test fi U Max Recursion Depth Max Traversals EA OK Cancel Figure 47 Test Case Generation Dialog Graph oriented Test e Create 1 Test Case lets IDATG stop the generation after finding the first valid path This option is useful for tasks that have many unreachable branches e Cover all Steps causes IDATG to generate test cases for the selected use case task The aim is to cover all steps of the task flow CO coverage e Cover all Connections causes IDATG to generate test cases for the selected use case task The aim is to cover all connections between the steps of the task flow C1 coverage Data oriented Test This method is only available if the selected task has been assigned to a data set see User s Guide Part I It should only be used if you want to generate a separate test case for each data record in a set If you want to use more than one record in the same test case check Graph oriented Test instead You can select one or both of the following options e Valid Data Records causes IDATG to generate a test case for each valid record of the data set e Invalid Data Records causes IDATG to generate a test case for each
5. 4 fest Execution Managing Planning and rePorting Organizer TEMPPO Designer IDATG Version 16 0 User s Guide Part Il User Interface July 2014 Copyright O 2014 Atos IT Solutions and Services GmbH Microsoft MS MS DOS MFC Microsoft Visual Studio and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The reproduction transmission translation or exploitation of this document or its contents is not permitted without explicit written approval Offenders will be liable for damages All rights reserved including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design Right of technical modification reserved Publisher Atos IT Solutions and Services GmbH SI SOL TES Siemensstrasse 92 1210 Vienna Austria User s Guide Part II Edition 16 0 TEMPPO Designer IDATG Document Management Document Management History of changes SS Tee 09 02 01 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V8 0 lt et 5 S Mohacsi GO 00 NI o Ready 27 04 01 Ready 01 06 01 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V8 1 New IDATG Version V8 2 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V11 0 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V11 1 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V11 2 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V12 3 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V12 4 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V14 0 23 02 11 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V14 1 30 06 12 S Mohacsi New IDATG Version V15 0 31 07 14 S Mohacsi New
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7. B TRUE AND A TRUE Note in the expanded view it is not possible to edit the condition 15 09 2014 Page 51 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model 6 10 Meta Condition Editor If a condition appears more than once in the GUI specification you can save time by defining it as a Meta Condition Meta conditions are like normal conditions but can be used in other conditions like macros They have a unique meta condition ID To address meta conditions insert a before the ID e g c5 OR Name To reach this editor choose the menu command Window Meta Condition Editor or choose the Meta Conditions button in the Condition Editor Meta Condition Editor lx Meta Condition ee HNamett l AND Profession LZ H gett gt 19 Unique Meta Condition ID C1 Browse Designators Meta Condition HNamett l lt AND Profession New Delete DK Cancel Figure 27 Meta Condition Editor The Meta Condition Editor includes a list containing the meta condition IDs and the corresponding meta conditions These meta conditions can be edited like normal conditions in the Condition Editor The meta condition IDs have to be unique Adding a New Meta Condition e Press New e Enter a unique meta condition ID It may only contain alphanumeric characters and and have a maximum length of 30 characters e Ent
8. Click on the Finish button to complete this step and start the import process of the converted test package s A shell window pops up and a TestPartner command line tool is executed in order to start the import process Depending on your system settings the shell window immediately closes after execution of the import tool making it difficult to read possible error messages Therefore it is 15 09 2014 Page 82 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration helpful to use the option Write Report File that saves all shell output to a log file and lets you identify the reason for possible errors during the import process Important Notes In order to import and or automatically run test scripts it is not necessary to have MicroFocus TestPartner currently running on your machine If TestPartner is running during the import process make sure to close all open test script windows in TestPartner before importing The import will fail for test scripts for which older versions with the same name are currently opened in TestPartner Depending on your TestPartner settings TestPartner saves and maybe automatically shows test results after a test has been finished or interrupted because of an error If TestPartner is not running during the Auto Run of your imported test suite you will have to start it on your own to show the recent results of your test run 10 4 Test Case Editor After generating test ca
9. generate a test case e Select the step e Press the toolbar button Assign Object to Step e All other editors are now in a special waiting state Instead of performing their usual functions the next selection is sent directly to the Test Case Editor You may either select a window in the Application Editor or a window or transition in a Window or Menu Editor s If the assignment has been successful the color of the step changes accordingly Viewing the Object assigned to a Step If you want to view the window or transition that has been assigned to a certain step just select the step and press the toolbar button Edit Window or Edit Menu Finding a Task in the Task Hierarchy If you want to find the task assigned to a test step in the Task Hierarchy simply right click on the test step and select Show in Task Tree Deleting Steps The selected steps may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button The successor of the steps will be connected to their former predecessor to avoid that it becomes isolated The start step cannot be deleted 15 09 2014 Page 84 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration 10 5 Window Tag Generator Capture replay tools need a tag string for each window in order to be able to address it Unfortunately these tools use very differing algorithms that are besides often not easy to comprehend For example
10. By default the windows are displayed in alphabetical order according to their name However you can choose a different sorting by clicking the right mouse button and choosing Sort by Type or Sort by QTP Class in the context menu The last option is only available if QuickTest has been selected as standard output format for the project 15 09 2014 Page 10 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Workspace Application Editor 2 4 Test Data Hierarchy The 3 tab in the workspace displays the project s data model It contains the following types of objects EH Data Set Corresponds to a table in a database A data set consists of 1 or more data fields Data Records Each data set has exactly 1 item labelled Records Double clicking on it opens the Data Records Editor A record corresponds to a row in a database FA Data Field Corresponds to a column in a database Data Effects Each data set has exactly 1 item labelled Effects Double clicking on it opens the Data Effects Editor Effects are the basis for test data generation with the CECIL method a Equivalence Classes Each data field has exactly 1 item labelled Equivalence_Classes Double clicking on it opens the Equivalence Class Editor Defining equivalence classes is important for test data generation with the method of the same name If the current project is a sub project the data objects from its master project are displayed grey and marked as REA
11. I VAN TOO OLD N HTypeH 2 AND f gett gt 65 I MAN TOO YOU N HTypett 2 AND fl gett lt 21 Name Effect Variable MEDIUM BIKE IV Valid baseprice y Effect Variables Value 75 Condition HTypett 0 AND HP gt 25 AND HPH lt 50 Browse Designators lt lt Expand IDs gt gt New Set Delete Cancel Figure 40 Data Effects Editor 15 09 2014 Page 69 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Data Model Creating a New Effect Click the New button The Name must be unique may only contain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 30 characters long Effect Conditions are slightly different from other conditions in IDATG They may only refer to data fields of the current data set and must not contain any other designators like global variables and the like References to data fields can simply be written in the format FieldName instead of SetName FieldName thus making the conditions both easier to write and understand While meta conditions may not be used it is possible to refer to effects that have already been defined for this data set using the format EffectName For instance you may write Age gt 65 AND NOT MEDIUM_BIKE You can use the Expand IDs button to view the complete condition without effect names Instead of learning these rules by heart it is far more convenient to use the button Browse Designators for inserting de
12. IDATG Version V16 0 11 0 11 1 11 2 12 3 12 4 14 0 E E Document was created using the following tools Microsoft Office WinWord 2010 Microsoft Visio 2010 Corel Paintshop Pro 10 0 15 09 2014 Page I User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Contents Contents To TY v lt te TTT Te eebe nd bruk Stede eiere 5 1 1 Validity of the mamUalssccscseseceeg e eueui egch Zeg e aana taaa EE titusen 5 1 2 Relationship with other documents 5 E Gelee Te EE 5 2 Workspace Application Editor ek NENNEN 6 2 1 Task Hierarchy Task Editor 6 2 2 Requirement Hierarchy AANEREN ENNEN ENN 8 2 3 Window Hierarchy 1 A AAA eee et 9 24 Test Data S Ee ida aa 11 3 Toolbars And MENUS iia ida 13 IA MODAS AA ETT TE T 13 3 1 1 General Toolbar lt E EE EE 13 3 1 2 Editor Keel TEEN 13 3 1 3 DAW Re e le 14 3 2 IMM A A ee ed de Ae 16 3 2 1 POSO E Ee ee 16 3 2 2 Ge ENEE 17 3 2 3 Drama ket 18 3 2 4 MEN sunn 19 3 2 5 Wi O Wisin eres aanerin iii EEE 20 3 2 6 Generaler Aargau edo IMs ett e are 21 3 2 7 A o o tee eed A 21 4 Project AdministratiON ccoocociordodico sese ereenn eenn eenn ennenen enen eee 22 4 1 Project Administration Dialog 22 4 2 Project Open Dialog ii as 23 4 3 Project Save Dial WEE 24 5 aE a e A occ dilaci n 25 Bd UT Eeg 25 ba GUE Ee E e ue 27 5 3 WiIndOW Class Editof gef tas e r telares credit E eide oeie ati i eiaa 28 54l EE ls A A E 30 5 4 1 Java lee 30 5 4 2 Bu Ese LAA
13. Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces 5 Interfaces 5 1 GUI Spy The GUI Spy is a very efficient tool that makes even the specification of complex windows dead easy No resource scripts or other source code is required GUI information can be recorded directly from the screen The method is the same as known from other GUI Spies like those contained in the Microsoft Developer Studio or in capture replay tools Human Resources SSES File Management Help GR x Maiden Name Age Delete GUI Spy Window Information Drag this image over the window you want to H E a record then release the mouse button I Record complete webpage Cancel Figure 10 GUI Spy and recorded window Class Button Caption Search Rect 403 212 478 235 Which windows can be recorded e All windows that are administered by the MS Windows operating system can be recognized by the GUI Spy This covers all windows created with Visual C Visual Basic NET Delphi and many other GUI builders e In addition HTML pages can be recorded directly from MS Internet Explorer IE Version 5 5 and up We are proud to say that it is not necessary that you open the IE after IDATG like it is required by some test execution tools Due to a very sophisticated COM technique it is also possible to record web pages containing frames and even hotspots inside an image IE windows that are embedded in other applications e
14. and thus require a lot of backtracking Saving the Logging Information The displayed text can be saved to a file by pressing Save Log File The file is named Logfile txt and is placed in the My Documents Idatg Logs directory Often the cause of a generation failure can be determined by analyzing this file If you are not sure how to interpret the data yourself you may find help by sending the file to the IDATG support team Generation of Verify Commands During the generation IDATG adds special verify commands to the generated test script e For transition test cases it is checked whether the input focus is really on the expected destination state after the tested transition e After certain actions the expected effects are verified This refers to SetAttribute HWindowID EnabledH Value SetAttribute HWindowID VisibleH Value SetAttribute WindowID Caption Value and all actions that change the contents of a window e g SetInputfield HWindowIDH Value 10 3 Test Case Converter After the toolbar button Convert Test Cases is pressed the Test Case Conversion Dialog appears You may either convert test cases for the currently selected window use case task or for the whole application The converted test cases are saved as scripts that can be executed by the selected test tool Convert Test Cases Test Script Directory C temp Idata Browse m Start Options Output URL of Start Pag
15. b 10008 6 Child Window Y Y Afx 400000 b 10011 6 Child Window Y N Button Radio Button Y Y Button Check Box T Y Button Push Button Y Y Button Group Box Y Y ComboBox Combo Box E Y Edit Input Field Y y ListBox List Box Y Y Window Class Name use as wildcard Base Class IV Use as default classname when drawing a new window of this base class New OK Cancel Figure 12 Window Class Editor When recording a window from the screen with the GUI Spy IDATG compares the classname of the new window with the names that are defined in the window class database If the name is found IDATG is able to create a window of the correct type otherwise a Custom Window is created For example if IDATG records a window with the classname 32770 the window class database provides the information that this window is a Visual C Dialog Box and makes IDATG create a Dialog Box To ensure that this also works for your self defined window classes you should define them in the Window Class Editor before using the GUI Spy Using Wildcards Some classnames are changing dynamically or depend on the version of the GUI builder For example Visual Basic check boxes are named ThunderRT4CheckBox ThunderRT5CheckBox etc In this case it is easier to specify the name using a wildcard ThunderRT CheckBox The wildcard stands for an arbitrary string that can also be empty and may be used anywhere in the classname If you are using wildca
16. box The first argument in the box is selected automatically and the input field under the argument list box is labeled with the name and type of this argument e Enter a value for the argument If you wish to use a window ID or designator in the argument you can insert it conveniently into the field using the button Browse Designators e Press Set Argument gt the condition parser is called to check the syntax of the argument It is also checked whether the type of the value matches the required argument type In case of success the value of the argument is updated in the argument list box and the next argument is selected automatically In case of an error a message box appears and the cursor returns to the argument field e It is also possible to select a specific argument in the argument list manually In this case the input field under the argument list box is labeled with the name and type of this argument The cursor moves to this field e Press Set 3 if not all arguments have been defined an error message is displayed The action is added to the right list box and the editor returns to its initial state Editing an Action e Select the desired action in the right list box The action is highlighted in the left list box The first argument in the box is selected automatically and the input field under the argument list box is labeled with the name and type of this argument e Edit the argument values as usual e Pr
17. in the Step Editor Effect variables button Effect Variables in the Data Effects Editor Global Attributes of Project Demo x Name Type Default Value Bool TRUE Mode String Create Name Type DBEmpty Bool y Value TRUE New Set Delete DK Cancel se Figure 29 Attributes Editor for Global Attributes Creating a New Attribute e Press New e Enter name type and start value The name may only contain alphanumeric characters and and may be up to 30 characters long The syntax for the start value depends on the selected type String arbitray text do not quote it with Num a signed integer the may be omitted e g 15 15 15 Bool TRUE or FALSE Date a valid date in IDATG format e g 12 05 1988 e Press Set It is checked whether the name is unique and the start value corresponds to the selected type If not a message box appears and the focus moves to the invalid field Editing an Attribute e Select an attribute in the list e Edit name type and start value e Press Set It is checked whether the name is unique and the start value corresponds to the selected type If not a message box appears and the focus moves to the invalid field Deleting an Attribute e Select an attribute in the list 15 09 2014 Page 55 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model e Press Delete A message box appears t
18. number between 1 and 100 However it is also possible to define loops for data oriented testing In this case the loop is repeated once for each valid and or invalid record in a data set This enables you to use 15 09 2014 Page 49 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model more than one record in the same test case In contrast the option Data oriented Test in the Test Case Generator generates a separate test case for each record and should therefore not be combined with data oriented loops choose Graph oriented Test instead Editing the Parameter Values If you have defined parameters for the sub task using the Task Parameters Editor you can enter their values here Using sub tasks can be compared to calling a function in a programming language You can pass different parameter values to the sub task everytime you use it in a task flow e Select a parameter in the list e Enter the new value The value can be an arbitrary expression and must have the correct type If you do not enter a value the default value is used e If you wish to use a designator in the expression you can insert it conveniently into the field using the button Browse Designators e Press Get Value The value is checked for syntactic correctness s f more parameters are available the next one is selected automatically 6 9 Condition Editor Steps often require that special conditions are fu
19. project 2 the name is updated in all affected expressions e Master Projects The option Synchronize Master Projects is reserved for advanced users only The original master project of project 1 will be changed so it should only be used if you know exactly what you re doing The following will happen o It is determined which tasks and requirements in project 2 s master project MP2 are referenced by the selected tasks in project 2 recursively Windows data sets and other items are not considered by the function o It is checked whether these tasks and requirements already exist in project 1 s master project MP1 o Only new tasks and requirements are imported from MP2 into MP1 Existing tasks and requirements are left unchanged o Caution It is possible that project 2 tasks are not compatible with the building block versions in MP1 On the other hand it is possible that project 1 tasks are not compatible with the building block versions in MP2 There is no automated resolution possible for this conflict If necessary please adapt the affected tasks by hand or open MP1 and explicitly import the desired building blocks from MP2 During the import a message dialog informs the user about the progress The name of each imported or updated item is displayed After the import is completed the user has the possibility to save the message log to a text file 5 6 2 Exchanging Data with other Applications In order to import data fro
20. read permission java util PropertyPermission user home read permission java lang RuntimePermission modifyThread y Warning Use these settings only while recording your applet and make sure to remove the statement before accessing other webpages Otherwise any applet from the internet would have the right to access your hard disk 15 09 2014 Page 31 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces Recording a Java GUI e Open the HTML page containing both applets in a browser e If the page contains other applets as well select the one you wish to record using the combo box Selected applet in the GUI Spy applet e If you want to record the applets main window e Check Record applet main window and press Record GUI e To record any other window e Open the window you wish to record in the tested applet e Click Record GUI in the GUI Spy applet Do not leave the mouse button pressed like in IDATG s normal GUI Spy e Move the mouse cursor over the screen Note that the window under the cursor is highlighted with a red frame Windows that do not belong to the selected applet are ignored e Click on the window you wish to record Like in the other GUI Spy the window and all of its children are recorded Therefore clicking on a button inside a dialog only records the button but not the rest of the dialog To record the entire dialog click on its title bar e A file save dialog opens and lets you spec
21. that has been used for implementing the window some applications include windows created with different GUI builders e Classname The classname of a window can be recorded with the GUI Spy It is used to determine the window type and is passed to the test execution tool No length restriction e Caption The label of the window It is not necessary for TCG to enter a caption for windows that have been added manually However working with the Window Editor becomes easier if all windows have correct captions No length restriction 15 09 2014 Page 62 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification e Opened by Specifies whether the window is opened explicitly like a message box or whether H is opened automatically when its parent is opened like the OK Button in a message box Very important for test case generation e Visible and Enabled Specifies whether the window is initially visible and enabled Also important for TCG e Initial value The value that appears in the window when it is first shown No length restriction Tag Definition The tag is required by the test execution tool to find the window on the screen It is very important to enter a correct tag for each window otherwise the generated test scripts won t run In most cases the Tag Generator will create correct tags for you so you don t have to define them here Please refer to User s Guide Part if the test execution tool reports
22. windows that are used in the currently selected tasks as start or destination window of a step are selected automatically in the Windows tab Caution while this checkbox is marked it is impossible to deselect windows that are referenced by a selected task This locked selection state is illustrated by a red checkbox E near the referenced window Tab Requirements e A radio group Identify Duplicates by with the choices XML ID and User ID is displayed If XML ID is chosen the internal ID that is only visible in the XML file is used for identifying duplicate requirements If User ID is chosen the requirement ID defined by the user in the Requirements Editor is taken instead Caution Changing this setting causes the requirements tree to be redrawn and resets all previous selections in it Tab Windows e No additional options are displayed in this tab Tab Test Data e A radio group Duplicate Data Sets is displayed and allows the user to specify what should happen to data sets that exist in both projects If Only import new records is chosen the data set structure field types equivalence classes etc in project 1 remains unchanged and only new data records are imported to existing sets If Replace entire data set is chosen the project 1 version of the data set is completely deleted and replaced by the version in project 2 Select other Model Elements for Import Since various auxiliary model elements can be refer
23. 7 1 mit BATO1 xml 2 Project BYSADGBTR xml ke Project INAdvantage xmi ke Project_Java_TM xml El Project_Test xml ES Project Th xml lr 2 Dateiname Project Demo al Dateityp XML Files all y Abbrechen 4 Figure 6 Project Open Dialog After selecting a project file a status window informs about the loading process In general it disappears automatically as soon as loading has completed However it stays open if errors have occurred to give the user the chance to read the messages and save them to a log file The displayed text can be saved to a file by pressing Save Log File The file is named Logfile txt and is placed in the My Documents Idatg Logs directory Loading project zx Opening Project C Program Files Idatg Projects Project_Demo_NewlDs xml Adding Master Project Opening Project C Program Files Idatg Projects Project_Login xml Loading File C Program FilestldatgiProjectsiData Project LoginvRequirements xml Loading File C Program Files Idatg Projects D ata_Project_Login windows xml Loading File C Program Files Idatg Projects D ata_Project_Login T asks xml Loading File C Program FilestldatgyProjectsyData Project LoginiTestCases xmi Loading File C Program Files Idatg Projects D ata_Project_Login T estScripts xml Loading File C Program FilestldatgyProjectsyData Project LoginiGUIBuilders xml Merging Project with Master Project Building object relations Task step sub
24. D ONLY GES EZ Project Insurance CB Insurance Effects FBS Records BI Age w Equivalence Classes D Gender H E HP Y B Type 22Tasks RERequite windows gl Test Data Figure 4 Application Editor Test Data Hierarchy Selecting a Data Object Simply select an object by clicking on its name in the tree Several toolbar buttons become active that allow you to edit the properties of the object The selection of the root node has no effect Adding a new Data Set e Select the Project item at the root of the tree e Press New Data Get in the toolbar or the menu A new data set including an Effects and a _ Records subitem will be inserted Adding a new Data Field e Select a data set in the tree e Press New Data Field in the toolbar or the menu A new data field will be inserted as a subitem of the data set Note Instead of defining the data structure manually it is also possible to import it from an external file using the menu Project Import Test Data 15 09 2014 Page 11 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Workspace Application Editor Editing a Data Object Data sets fields effects records and equivalence classes can be edited by selecting them in the tree and pressing the Edit Properties tool bar button or by using the context menu Deleting a Data Object The selected object may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by pressing the corresponding
25. Edition 16 0 Interfaces 5 4 2 Java Applets The following steps are necessary to record windows of a Java applet 1 Edit the HTML code that calls your Java applet Insert a call to IDATG s Java GUI Spy applet that comes with the AddOn GUISpyApplet jar 2 Change the security restrictions of your JRE Java Runtime Environment to allow the applet to write to your hard disk 3 Open the HTML page containing the two applets in your browser Since the Java GUI Spy applet is running in the same browser as the tested one it has access to its methods and can record information about its GUI The information is saved to a idj IDATG Java file 4 The generated file can be imported into IDATG After this step the behavior of the Java GUI can be specified in the same way as for other GUI builders Adding the GUI Spy Applet to a HTML page In order to be able to access the applet under test IDATG s GUI Spy Applet has to run in the same Java Virtual Machine The following lines have to be added to your HTML code to call the GUI Spy Applet lt OBJECT classid clsid 8AD9C840 044E 11D1 B3E9 00805F499D93 width 465 height 85 codebase http java sun com products plugin 1 2 jinstall 12 win32 cab Version 1 2 0 0 gt lt PARAM name code value GUISpy class gt lt PARAM name codebase value lt YOURCODEBASE INSTALLATIONPATH gt gt lt PARAM name archive value GUISpyApplet jar gt lt PARAM name type value application x jav
26. Editor It can be opened by pressing Conditions Since it doesn t make sense to enter conditions for a test case that has already been generated the button is not available for test steps 15 09 2014 Page 47 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model Specifying Actions GUI changes as a result of the step can be defined in the Action Editor lt can be opened by pressing Actions Since it doesn t make sense to enter actions for a test case that has already been generated the button is not available for test steps Specifying Additional Information in User defined Fields In some projects it may be required to save additional data for each step e g the test driver that should be used or the person who is responsible for this step The button User Defined Fields opens the User defined Fields Editor that allows you to enter this information Note First you have to use the IDATG menu Window User Defined Fields Editor to define the general structure of these additional fields see 1 Marking a Transition as Error Case only for Transitions If a step is executed as a result of wrong user input the box Error Case should be checked Such steps typically have an error message as destination window If checked the generated test cases are also marked as error cases and can be distinguished easier from normal test cases Assigning a Priority to a
27. IAE EA AAA 31 5 4 3 Importing an idj file into IDATG sss eee eee 32 5 5 Import from HP QuickTest Object Repositories sese eee e e e e e 32 5 6 Project Data Tete See A A ei 32 5 6 1 Exchanging Data between IDATG Projects eee 32 5 6 1 1 Graphical Representation ce eee eee eee 34 5 6 1 2 Selecting Items for Import 34 15 09 2014 Page Il User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Contents 5 6 1 3 Performing the Import 36 5 6 2 Exchanging Data with other Applications eee eee eee e e 36 OF BE reaa oa ee ii 37 5 8 Interface to ESA Test Commander eee eee 37 6 Editors for Defining the Task Model mmnrunnvunnvvnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnner 40 6 1 Requirement Editor cintia 40 6 2 Task Properties Edi A A KAA Oe eae eee lens 41 6 3 Task Parameters Editor AAA 42 6 4 Task Requirements Editor eee 42 6 5 Task Flow Er NA IA VE 43 AS A ET naked E E AN 46 6 7 Designator Selection Dialog 48 0 37 Sub Task Edif aia A A dad ol eager heey 49 6 95 CNO E d Oe ara 50 6 10 Meta Condition Edtor cnn rn n nr nn rn n rr n nn nn EEEE E EEn 52 6 11 Action Edi AN A a eae kuk 53 6 12 User Defined Fields Editor sees eee cnn nn rn rr 54 6 13 Attributes le 55 7 Editors for GUI Specification s seees cil i lini iii nenen 57 TA WiIndow Editor tesis stresstestet 57 ZS Menu EMO ii A A EE A Eeva AG 60 7 3 Window Properties Editor sese sees eree eree eee ee eee 62 T4 Tab Control Editoras tai 63
28. None 3 1 3 Draw Toolbar x Delete Selection PURPOSE Delete the selected objects ACTIVATION CONDITION Something is selected in any editor 15 09 2014 Page 14 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Toolbars and Menus a New Transition PURPOSE Draw a new state transition in a Window or Menu Editor window ACTIVATION CONDITION A Window or Menu Editor window has the focus and is in transition mode Se New Task PURPOSE Create a new use case task The task is always inserted as a child of the currently selected folder ACTIVATION CONDITION The Application Editor s Tasks tab is active and a folder is selected al New Building Block PURPOSE Create a new building block The building block is always inserted as a child of the currently selected folder ACTIVATION CONDITION The Application Editor s Tasks tab is active and a folder is selected el New Folder PURPOSE Create a new folder The folder is always inserted as a child of the currently selected folder ACTIVATION CONDITION The Application Editor s Tasks tab is active and a folder is selected E Edit Task Flow PURPOSE Open the Task Flow Editor ACTIVATION CONDITION A task must be selected in any editor New Step PURPOSE Create a new task step or test step If a step is selected the new step is added after this step if a connection is selected the new step is added between the connected steps ACTIVATION CONDITION Th
29. Set 3 it is checked whether the name is unique If not a message box appears and the focus moves to the invalid field Selecting a Window Class e Click on a window class in the list box Its properties are shown in the fields Editing a Window Class e Select a window class in the list box e The name and base type can only be edited if the class is not pre defined The default flag may always be edited e Press Set 3 it is checked whether the name is unique If not a message box appears and the focus moves to the invalid field Deleting a Window Class e Select a self defined window class in the list box Pre defined classes cannot be deleted e Press Delete gt a message box appears that has to be confirmed by the user Do you really want to delete this window class 15 09 2014 Page 29 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces 5 4 Java Interface Since Java objects are invisible to the normal GUI Spy a special AddOn is required that allows you to import information about Java GUI s IDATG supports Java applications as well as Java applets that run in a browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer 5 4 1 Java Applications The following steps are necessary to record windows of a Java application 1 2 Copy the files GUISpy bat and GUISpyApplication jar into the working directory of your Java application Set the following parameters in GUISpy bat JavaHome The fu
30. Task Step only for Task Steps If the task flow includes branches it may be helpful to assign different priorities to the steps 1 highest 999 lowest The test case generator works according to the following rules 1 Use connections that are not already covered by a test case 2 Use step with highest priority 3 Use steps with undefined task flow only if no other possibilities are available 6 7 Designator Selection Dialog For your convenience whenever a window ID or other designator can be entered into a field the button Browse Designators can be used to display all available designators Designator Selection xi 5 2 Project Demo E 4 GLOBAL ATTRIBUTES DBEmpty Bool B S PARAMETERS OF TASK Search Person 23 Name String B E TEST DATA BS Person valid EX Age FEB MaidenName BS Name EE Profession ERB Sex o HumanResources Dialog Box Caption String Control Bool Titlebar Bool Z tMisible Ban p Cancel Figure 24 Designator Selection Dialog 15 09 2014 Page 48 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model If just a window ID is required only the window hierarchy is displayed Otherwise the tree also contains the global attributes data sets and fields the pre defined window properties begin with a sign and the user defined window attributes If the currently edited object is a task step the parameters
31. a applet version 1 2 gt lt COMMENT gt lt EMBED type application x java applet version 1 2 code GUISpy class codebase lt YOURCODEBASE INSTALLATIONPATH gt archive GUISpyApplet jar width 465 height 85 pluginspage http java sun com products plugin 1 2 jinstall 12 win32 cab Version 1 2 0 0 gt lt NOEMBED gt lt COMMENT gt lt NOEMBED gt lt EMBED gt lt OBJECT gt Please replace YOURCODEBASE and INSTALLATIONPATH with the values that match the configuration on your system The same code has to be used to call the applet under test Please modify the bold sections accordingly Additional parameters that shall be passed to your applet can be specified in the lt PARAM gt section If the required plug in is not already installed on your computer it is downloaded automatically from the SUN homepage the first time you view the HTML page in your browser Please make sure you are connected to the internet and follow the instructions on the screen Changing the security restrictions of the JRE The GUI Spy applet saves the recorded information as idj files However Java s default security restrictions do not permit applets to write to the hard disk To change the settings add the following statement to your java policy file located in the lib security subfolder of your JRE grant permission java io FilePermission lt lt ALL FILES gt gt read write permission java util PropertyPermission user dir
32. ains the purpose of this task In addition you may enter the Path to an External Document in which information about this task can be found e g the requirements specification document The Browse button helps you to select the correct file Editing the Parameters of the Task only for building blocks Using the button Parameters you can reach the Task Parameters Editor that allows you to define the parameters of this task 15 09 2014 Page 41 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model Assigning Requirements to the Task only for folders and use case tasks Using the button Requirements you can reach the Task Requirements Editor that allows you to select the requirements that should be associated with this task 6 3 Task Parameters Editor A building block task can be compared to a function in a programming language After defining the function prototype including the number and type of its parameters the function can be called with different parameter values that affect the function s result In the same way the Task Parameters Editor can be used to define a task prototype Each time the building block is used as a sub task different values may be passed in the parameters See also section 6 8 about the Sub Task Editor The Task Parameters Editor has essentially the same appearance and functionality as the Attributes Editor see 6 13 6 4 Task Requirements Edi
33. ally It contains information about the test templates that are supported by ESA s test execution tool Test Commander If you wish to change this data just open the file in a text editor and apply your changes Make sure that the file is compatible with the XML scheme TecoDriverData xsd 15 09 2014 Page 37 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces 2 For each test item in the original SCOS 2000 test plans create a separate project In general we recommend the following mapping of SCOS test plans to IDATG test specifications SCOS IDATG Test Item Project Test Design Folder Test Case Use Case Task Test Step 1 n Task Steps 3 In the Project Administration Dialog choose the Output Format XML for ESA Test Commander Apart from changing the output format this choice also affects the appearance of the Step Editor 4 Create the task hierarchy as suggested in the screenshot Create a folder on the first hierarchy level for each test design and insert one use case task for each test case Organize the building blocks in an extra folder 5 Specify the software requirements or import them from an existing source and assign them to individual use case tasks or folders 6 For each use case define the task flow Try to construct it out of re usable building blocks yellow Use parameters if possible Going top down refine the building blocks into smaller blocks until you have only ato
34. an error like Object XY not found Note If you have chosen QuickTest Professional as output format you will see a button labelled QTP Properties instead of the Tag field Likewise there will be a button Ranorex Properties if you have chosen Ranorex as output format See User s Guide Part for more information 7 4 Tab Control Editor The Window Properties Editor for tab controls contains a button Tab Pages that opens the Tab Control Editor Tab controls are GUI objects that allow the user to switch between a set of windows However in many GUI builders the windows displayed as tab pages are not statically linked to the tab control in any way This means that it is impossible for the GUI Spy to find out which windows belong to a certain tab control Therefore a special editor is necessary that allows the user to conveniently specify the pages of a tab control Tab Control OptionTab x Tab Pages Format Print Delete DK Cancel Page 1 Title of tab page General IV Initial Page ID of opened window GeneralO ptions Browse Windows New Figure 33 Tab Control Editor Adding a New Tab Page e Press New e Enter the exact title of the tab page i e the text on which you have to click to open the page The title has to be unique for this tab control 15 09 2014 Page 63 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification e If this pag
35. and be up to 50 characters long You can also use the Window Properties Editor to edit the window ID Editing Window Properties The properties of the selected window may be edited by choosing the menu Properties Editor or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button See Window Properties Editor Copying a Window e Select a window and press Copy in the toolbar or the menu e Select another window e Press Paste to insert the copied window and its children as child of the selected window 15 09 2014 Page 9 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Workspace Application Editor Changing Parent Child Relationships There are 2 ways of moving a window 1 Drag 8 Drop Simply drag the desired window with the mouse over its new parent 2 Cut amp Paste e Select a window and press Cut in the toolbar or the menu The selected window is displayed green e Select the new parent e Press Paste to move the green window to the selected parentr If you want to leave the Cut mode without pasting the window press Cut a second time Take care that the child does not exceed the parent s size If you want a window to have no parent drag it over the root node Project Note Cycles are not allowed in the window hierarchy if A is parent of B B cannot also be parent of A The root node itself cannot be dragged Choosing a new Start Window The start window is the one that ap
36. are able to select them Selecting more than 1 Window Multiple windows can be selected in different ways 1 Click on an empty area and drag a rectangle over the desired windows 2 Hold the Ctrl key while clicking on a window to add it to the selection This can be useful when selecting children from different areas of the parent window By holding Ctrl it is also possible to remove windows from the current selection Note The parent window cannot be added to a multi selection Copying Windows e Select one or more windows and press Copy in the toolbar or the menu All children of the selected windows are also copied e Select a parent window may be the same or a different one e Press Paste to insert the copied windows as children of the parent Moving Windows Select one or more windows and drag them to the desired position In addition it is possible to move the selected windows using the cursor keys Restrictions for moving windows e You can t drag amp drop the parent window If you want to change its position inside its own parent window please open the corresponding editor e All children must remain in the client area of their parent window Resizing a Window Resizing is only possible if exactly one window is selected There is a trackable border drawn around the selected window that can be used to track an edge or corner of the window to resize it Restrictions for resizing windows e You can t trac
37. ars and the focus moves to the invalid field Selecting a GUI Builder e Click on a GUI builder in the list box gt Its name is shown in the field Editing a GUI Builder e Select a GUI builder in the list box e The name can only be edited if the GUI builder is not pre defined The Window Class Editor can be opened for all GUI builders using Window Classes e Press Set 3 it is checked whether the name is unique If not a message box appears and the focus moves to the invalid field Deleting a GUI Builder e Select a self defined GUI builder in the list box Pre defined GUI builders cannot be deleted e Press Delete gt a message box appears that has to be confirmed by the user Do you really want to delete this GUI builder 15 09 2014 Page 27 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces 5 3 Window Class Editor The Window Class Editor is a part of the GUI Builder Editor described in the previous chapter It can be reached by selecting a GUI builder and pressing Window Classes If a pre defined GUI builder has been selected the editor displays a set of pre defined window classes for it that cannot be edited However it is possible to add new classes Window Classes for Visual C ES Window Classes Name fBaseType Predefined Defaut Y Oh 32770 Dialog Box Afx 400000 8 10008 0 Main Window et Y Afx 400000 8 10011 0 Main Window Y N Afx 400000
38. ation it is recommended to use the HTML WinWord interface instead is active Print Preview View the appearance of the print out The Window or Menu Editor is active Print Setup Configure your printer None Recent Files 1 6 Open a file that was recently used None Exit Quit IDATG None 3 2 2 Edit Menu Item Purpose Activation Condition Undo Reset the project to the state before A project has been opened and the last user action It is possible to something has been edited undo the last 5 changes Redo Set the project to the state before the The Undo function has been last undo It is possible to undo and used redo the last 5 changes Cut Delete the selected objects into the A task is selected OR clipboard 1 or more task steps are selected OR A window is selected OR An input field has the focus 15 09 2014 Page 17 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Toolbars and Menus Copy Copy the selected objects into the A task is selected OR clipboard 1 or more task steps are selected OR A window is selected OR An input field has the focus Paste Insert the contents of the clipboard Something is on the clipboard and an appropriate destination object is selected OR An input field has the focus Delete Delete the selected objects Something is selected in any editor Change Window Change the type of the selected A window is selected in any Type wi
39. be assigned to the new window or conditions like Age will now read Birthday To avoid inconveniencies please make sure that you have selected the correct windows before using this powerful function 7 7 Window Wizard The Window Wizard is an alternative to the GUI Spy if no GUI prototype of your application is available It can be used for the creation of standard windows saving the user a lot of time Just 15 09 2014 Page 65 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification use the menu Window Window Wizard select the type of window you wish to create and the wizard will do all the work for you Window Wizard ME Create the following window Type Language Message Box y kos Ze English Style C German i Yes No Cancel Cancel Figure 36 Window Wizard The Window Wizard can create the following windows e File Dialog File Open Dialog File Save Dialog e Message Box Buttons Abort Retry Ignore Button OK Buttons OK Cancel Buttons Retry Cancel Buttons Yes No Buttons Yes No Cancel e Print Dialog All these windows can be created with English or with German captions depending on the language of the tested system After pressing OK the new window is displayed in the Window Editor 15 09 2014 Page 66 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Data Model 8 Edito
40. d After creating a new transition or selecting an existing one the Step Editor appears and enables you to specify the properties of the transition Note that menu items can only be the start window of a transition but never the destination window Therefore the arrow always points away from a menu item to the ID of the destination window Press New Transition The shape of the mouse cursor changes into a pencil In this mode it is only possible to draw transitions Open a sub menu and click on the menu item that triggers the transition Only items that do not have sub items can be the start of a transition Items that are only separators horizontal lines are of course also excluded Click on the destination window in a Window Editor An arrow that points from the menu item to the name of the window is displayed After drawing the transition the mouse cursor shape goes back to normal and the Step Editor appears Finally the new transition can be stored by pressing the OK button Selecting a Transition Switch to transition mode with View Show Transitions Click on the arrow representing the desired transition which is then displayed bold Editing a Transition Switch to transition mode with View Show Transitions Double click on the transition The Step Editor appears and allows you to change the transition properties Press OK Redirecting a Transition e Switch to transition mode with View S
41. d there are 2 additional columns that show the Effects based on which the data sets that have been generated and the value of the Effect Variables Vars e Another column contains a check box that defines whether the record is Valid or not This setting can be referenced in conditions using the designator DataSet valid e The other columns represent the data fields of the set Moving the Cursor The cell cursor may be moved using the following keys e Tab right Shift Tab left e CrsrUp up CrsrDown down e PgUp first record PgDown last record 15 09 2014 Page 71 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Data Model Creating a New Record e f you wish to insert a record at a certain position select an existing record e Press Insert Before or Insert After e Depending on which button you pressed a new line is added before or after the selected one All fields are initialized with their default values e tis impossible to leave the first column until you entered a valid ID Editing a Record e Select any cell in the list e The value of a Boolean field can be toggled using the Space key For all other field types the cell value is displayed in the field Data Field Value and can now be edited e Press the Enter key or click the Set button The new value is now visible in the table e The cursor automatically moves to the next row Deleting a Record e You can either d
42. d test tool You can use the Tag Generator to let IDATG find these tags for you However it is possible that some tags remain empty In this case an information dialog is shown that contains the IDs of all windows with empty tags 15 09 2014 Page 80 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration The tag strings of the following windows are empty Test cases referring to these windows may not work correctly About TGDemo Tag class edit MSW class Edit MSW id 1014 OK Figure 50 Missing Tags Dialog For your convenience it is not necessary to call the Window Properties Editor for each listed window you can set the tag immediately in the information dialog Just select the window in the list enter its tag and press Set Tag After that the window ID disappears from the list Press OK if you have entered all relevant tags to get to the Test Case Converter Note You only have to set the tags of windows that appear in test cases all others may remain empty 15 09 2014 Page 81 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration 10 3 2 Interface to TestPartner Database When choosing TestPartner as output format in the Test Case Converter dialog the conversion is done in two steps 1 The converted test scripts are saved as TestPartner compatible XML files in the specified test script directory 2 The scripts can b
43. designator in the condition you can insert it conveniently into the field using the button Browse Designators Press Set 3 the condition parser is called to check the condition for syntactic correctness If an error occurs a message box with a detailed description of the error appears and the focus moves to Condition Editing a Condition Select a condition Edit the condition Press Set 3 the condition parser is called to check the condition for syntactic correctness If an error occurs a message box with a detailed description of the error appears and the focus moves to Condition Deleting a Condition Select a condition Press Delete gt a message box appears that has to be confirmed by the user Do you really want to delete this condition Inserting a Meta Condition into a condition The Meta Conditons button leads to the Meta Condition Editor If you select a meta condition and press OK its ID is copied into the edit box Meta Condition IDs are always shown with a leading e g C1 Expanding Meta Conditions Often it can be helpful to see the entire meta conditions instead of their IDs The Expand Meta IDs Implode Meta IDs button switches between two views it shows either only the meta condition IDs or the entire meta conditions Example Let s assume a meta condition C1 that is A TRUE If itis used in a condition like HBH TRUE AND C1 the expanded view would be
44. e eh SCH en Web Test WinRunner Root Directory Optional Prefix for other Paths WinRunner Options B l TOWSE Window Time Out sec 120 Fees ess Path to Application s Executable V Optimize Wait Commands Ic Program Files datg Bin atgD emo exe Browse Keyboard Layout German 13 Working Directory of Executable je Program Files Idatg Bin Browse pe Command Line Parameters fhelp2 help3 os Cancel Figure 49 Test Case Conversion Dialog 15 09 2014 Page 79 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration Since it would be unwise to generate a separate script for each GUI object scripts are only generated for windows that have a titlebar of their own These scripts also contain the test cases for all children of the window unless a child has its own titlebar A separate script is also generated if a window does not have a parent The following options can be set Output Format Test cases can be exported in various formats for details see User s Guide Part I Initially the default output format that you specified in the Project Administration Dialog is selected If you want to convert test cases for a different tool you have to generate enter proper window tags first Otherwise the windows will not be recognized by the test tool Tool specific Options Depending on the Output Format various options specific to the selected too
45. e Task Flow or Test Case Editor is active and a step or connection is selected 15 09 2014 Page 15 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Toolbars and Menus Connect Steps PURPOSE Connect two task steps ACTIVATION CONDITION The Task Flow Editor is active an Assign Object to Step PURPOSE Assign a task step or test step to a window or transition In addition task steps can also be assigned to tasks ACTIVATION CONDITION The Task Flow or Test Case Editor is active and a step is selected R Edit Requirements PURPOSE Open the Requirement Editor ACTIVATION CONDITION A project must be opened New Data Set PURPOSE Create a new data set ACTIVATION CONDITION The Application Editor s Test Data tab is active and the Project node is selected Es New Data Field PURPOSE Create a new data field ACTIVATION CONDITION The Application Editor s Test Data tab is active and a data set is selected 3 2 Menu The IDATG menu has the following sub menus 3 2 1 Project Menu Item Purpose Activation Condition New Create a new project None Open Open an existing project None Save Save all changes A project must be opened Save as Save the current project under a A project must be opened different name Close Close the current project A project must be opened Administration Change the project settings A project must be opened gt Project Properties Administration Cr
46. e condition FormerlnputFieldH Text is not longer valid for a Push Button because it doesn t have a value Make sure to delete such references before generating test cases Changing the Window Type e Select the window in any editor Menus and Menu Items cannot be converted e Select the new type in the combo box e Press OK 7 6 Replace Window Dialog Changes in the GUI of the tested application have also to be considered in the IDATG specification You may either change the properties of the affected windows manually in the Window Properties Editor or record them again with the GUI Spy In the latter case it is necessary to redirect all references from the old window to the new one This means changing all steps conditions actions etc where the old window has been used Fortunately IDATG provides a convenient function that saves most of this effort Just select the old window and use the menu Edit Replace Window to open the following dialog Replaced Window Age Browse Windows New Window E irthday Browse Windows Please note All references to the replaced window in steps conditions test cases etc will be redirected to the new window Cancel Figure 35 Replace Window Dialog Just select the old and new window using the Browse Windows buttons and press OK The old window will NOT be deleted but all references to it will be redirected to the new window For instance task steps will automatically
47. e imported automatically into the TestPartner database After step 1 the TestPartner Database Dialog appears If you have a working installation of MicroFocus TestPartner on your machine you can define in this dialog whether to import the converted test cases automatically into TestPartner s database Furthermore IDATG can force the converted test cases to be executed by TestPartner after the import process Interface to TestPartner Database gt i IV Import Scripts into TestPartner Database User Name Password Database T estPartner SOL JW Write Report File Path to Report File je ATempiCCM_IMPORTLOG txt Browse T Run Test Package e Figure 51 TestPartner Database Dialog Import Scripts into TestPartner Database Enables automatic test script import If this option is checked the following fields have to be specified User Name User name of your TestPartner login Password Password of your TestPartner login Database The DSN of the database in which your project assets are to be stored Note Usually these three fields contain the same data that you use in the login dialog of TestPartner Write Report File If checked a detailed report of the import process is created Path to Report File Specifies the location of the report file Run Test Package If checked the test package i e every single test case currently converted is executed by TestPartner automatically after the import
48. e is the default page of the tab control check Initial Page If another page has previously been defined as initial page it automatically loses this property e Enter the ID of the window that is displayed in the page or use Browse Windows to select it Usually tab pages are dialog boxes that have the same parent as the tab control in Java they are children of the tab control Each window may only be used once as a tab page e Press Set 3 all fields are checked for correctness If an error is detected a message box appears and the cursor moves to the erroneous field Press Cancel to discard your changes Selecting a Tab Page Simply click on its title in the list box Editing a Tab Page e Select a tab page e Edit the properties of the tab page e Press Set 3 all fields are checked for correctness If an error is detected a message box appears and the cursor moves to the erroneous field Press Cancel to discard your changes Deleting a Tab Page e Select a tab page e Press Delete gt a message box appears that has to be confirmed by the user Do you really want to delete this tab page Effects of specifying the pages of a tab control Specifying which windows belong to a tab control is very important for test case generation because it allows IDATG to generate test cases that correctly manipulate the tab control Defining a window as a tab page has the following effects The window s open method is a
49. ealistic view If you wish to see only the direct children you may uncheck the menu item View Show Grandchildren Creating a New Window e To create a child of an existing window open the Window Editor for its parent To create a window without a parent double click the root node in the Application Editor to open an empty Window Editor e Make sure the Window Toolbar is visible Use menu View Window Tool Bar Select the symbol for the desired window type The cursor shape will change into a pencil 15 09 2014 Page 57 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification e Move the mouse cursor to the desired position of the new window and press the left button While keeping it pressed move the mouse until the new window has the desired size lf you are creating a child window you are restricted by the client area of the parent window e The new window is created with default properties and with an automatically generated ID The classname is set depending on the default value specified in the Window Class Editor You can change this values later with the Window Properties Editor Selecting a Window e Select the arrow symbol in the Window Toolbar to get into selection mode e Click on the window or one of its children Always the innermost window is selected Note Windows lying inside the currently selected window cannot be selected You have to click outside of the parent window before you
50. eate a new project that is a sub A project must be opened that gt Create Sub Project project of the current one is not a sub project itself 15 09 2014 Page 16 User s Guide Part II Edition 16 0 TEMPPO Designer IDATG Toolbars and Menus Administration gt Merge with Master Merge all data from the current sub project with the data from its master A sub project must be opened Project project Import Import test data from a text file into a A project must be opened gt Test Data data set Import Adds data from an XML file to the A project must be opened gt Project Data currently opened project Import gt Java GUI Info Import an idj file that has been generated by IDATG s Java GUI Spy A project must be opened Import from HP QuickTest gt Import QTP Object Repository Import GUI info from a tsr file that has been recorded with HP QuickTest A project must be opened Import from HP QuickTest gt Initialize QTP Object Repository Options Configure HP QuickTest so that coordinate and size information is recorded for each window A project must be opened Import from HP Undo the HP QuickTest configuration A project must be opened QuickTest gt changes performed by the previous Reset QTP Object function Repository Options Print Print the contents of the current editor The Window or Menu Editor Note To print the entire GUI specific
51. ecords of Data Set Person 2 x Origin Valid Name MaidenName Age Sex Profession MaritalStatus Vi Manual E Brad Penny 42 Male Mason Married ITUNE CINTA TA et E Manual Lemmer 40 Female Housewife Widowed Ci ij Manual Michael Randall 30 Male Single R IT Manual IT Jerry Steiner 1000 Male Astrophysicist Mamed E FP Manual FT Parker Lewis Bulstrode 25 Male Garbageman Divorced E IC Manual R Annie Sloan 19 Female Student Married IT Manual F Grace Musso Kohler 40 Female Headmistress Single Y F Manual FP Larry Kubiac 56 Male Scientist Married Y Y Generated Ir D 12 Female student Single Y Y Generated 1 D 100 Male D Married E 1 of L Data Field Value Shelly Lewis Delete Records Insert Before Insert After Teens y Delete OK Cancel Figure 41 Data Records Editor e The first column of the grid always contains the record ID The ID must be unique for this data set may only contain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 30 characters long It is recommended to use V for valid and T for invalid data records as the first character The record ID can be referenced using the designator DataSet id e The second column shows information about the Origin of the record A record may either be created manually imported from an external file or generated with the Equivalence Class Method or CECIL Method e Only if the list contains data sets generated with the CECIL metho
52. ed bold Bf xj E 2 Project Demo GE Data Oriented Test Ess _Building Blocks a Input Person Data Input Verify Reset Reset Person Data 3 Vernfy Person Data Ze All Records In One Test 4 One Test Per Record Ee Graph Oriented T est CHE RRequie E windows E Test Data Figure 1 Application Editor Task Hierarchy 15 09 2014 Page 6 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Workspace Application Editor Adding a new Task e Select the parent folder of the new task e Press New Task in the toolbar or the menu The new task will be inserted as child of the selected folder Editing the Task Name Edit the name of the task in the same way you would edit a file name in the Windows Explorer Select name press F2 or click again It must be unique exception folders may only contain alphanumeric characters and _ and be up to 50 characters long You can also use the Task Properties Editor to edit the task name Editing Task Properties The properties of the selected task may be edited by choosing the menu Properties Editor or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button See Task Properties Editor Copying a Task e Select a task and press Copy in the toolbar or the menu e Select another task e Press Paste to insert the copied task and its children as child of the selected task Moving Tasks to a Different Folder There are 2 ways of moving a task 1 Drag 8 Dro
53. efore opening the dialog it is used as default value e The file from which the data shall be imported can be selected using the Browse button e The character combination that is used to separate one field from the next in the file can be specified as Field Separator Typical values are the tabulator character represented by 1 colon and semi colon Supported File Formats The import mechanism can be used for text files but not for binary files However most database systems support exporting data in text format Frequently used text formats are tabulator separated and csv comma separated values in many countries it s actually a semicolon IDATG expects that the first line in the file contains the field column names The data fields are created automatically if they are not yet existing For each other line IDATG creates a valid data record Example file Name Age Profession lt Column Names Smith 33 Engineer lt Data Record 1 Miller 66 Student lt Data Record 2 5 8 Interface to ESA Test Commander Due to its singular functionality IDATG has become part of the test automation framework of the European Space Agency ESA IDATG is used for generating easily maintainable test cases that can be executed by the ESA Test Commander tool The following section is intented for testers of the Spacecraft Operating System SCOS 2000 Workflow 1 When starting IDATG the file lbinlTecoDriverData xml is loaded automatic
54. elete the currently selected record the complete list or all records of a certain origin You can select the desired mode in the Delete Records combo box e Press Delete A message box appears that has to be confirmed by the user Note Instead of defining test data manually it is also possible to generate it or to import it from an external file see User s Guide Part I 8 6 Record Generator Dialog The Record Generator Dialog can be opened by selecting any of the tree items of a data set and selecting the menu item Generate Generate Data Records or selecting the menu item Generate Data Records from the context menu right mouse click m Test Type e Equivalence Class Method r Values per Equivalence Class One representative value Boundary values C All specified values Cause Effect Coverage Incorporating Y CECIL Method Linear boundaries M Combination Strategy Use each class effect once minimum number of test cases C Use each pair once medium number of test cases Use all combinations maximum number of test cases IV Generate Valid Records IV Generate Invalid Records Cancel 15 09 2014 Page 72 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Data Model Figure 42 Record Generator Dialog Note Before generating data records you have to define equivalence classes or effects See User s Guide Part for more informat
55. eleting objects It is not allowed to draw isolated steps that cannot be reached from the start step Therefore if the last connection to a step is deleted the editor connects the isolated step to the start step automatically Likewise if a step in the middle of a task flow is deleted all of its predecessors are connected automatically to all of its successors Selecting a Step or Connection Steps and connections can be selected by clicking on them in the graph The selected object is displayed with a red border Selecting more than 1 Step Multiple steps can be selected in different ways 1 Click on an empty area and drag a rectangle over the desired steps 2 Hold the Ctrl key while clicking on a step to add it to the selection This can be useful when selecting steps from different areas of the task flow By holding Ctrl it is also possible to remove steps from the current selection Note The start step cannot be added to a multi selection Adding a new Step after a Step e Select the predecessor step e Press Insert Step e An undefined step is created that is connected to the predecessor If the predecessor already had a successor a branch is created Adding a new Step between two Steps e Select the connection between the two steps e Press Insert Step s An undefined step is created between the two steps and connected to both of them Editing a Step e Select the step and press the toolbar button Edit Properties
56. ellow rectangle on the top containing the window ID can be clicked to select the parent window itself There can be more than one transition between the same two windows For example this may be necessary if the transitions have different effects actions but the cursor always moves to the same window e Switch to transition mode with View Show Transitions e Press New Transition The shape of the mouse cursor changes into a pencil In this mode it is only possible to draw transitions Press the button again if you want to leave the mode e Click on the start window of the transition or the yellow title bar e Click on the destination window of the transition which may also lie in another Window Editor e The Step Editor appears and allows you to specify the properties of the transition When finished press OK Selecting a Transition e Switch to transition mode with View Show Transitions e Click on the arrow representing the desired transition which is then displayed bold Editing a Transition e Switch to transition mode with View Show Transitions e Double click on the transition The Step Editor appears and allows you to change the transition properties e Press OK Redirecting a Transition e Switch to transition mode with View Show Transitions e Select an existing transition with the mouse e Click Redirect Transition in the Ed menu The shape of the mouse cursor changes int
57. enced inside a task it can become necessary to import these elements as well This concerns e Global Attributes e Meta Conditions e User defined Step Fields 15 09 2014 Page 35 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces The import dialog provides a check box for each of these element types If checked all new elements of this type will be imported option Only import new items In addition if the option Also update duplicates is selected existing items will be overwritten 5 6 1 3 Performing the Import After pressing OK the dialog closes Several rules and special cases have to be taken into account during the import e In order to avoid problems with outdated information all existing test cases have to be deleted you can generate them again later Also all editors that might be open at that time are closed automatically e If the name of a duplicate red item has changed and the name is used as a designator it is updated in all affected expressions For instance if the name of a building block has changed the name is automatically updated in all conditions etc in which the name appears as designator e g O dBBName Parameter is changed to NewBBName Parameter s If a project 1 item and a project 2 item have the same name but different XML IDs a number is appended to the name of the project 2 item e g MyTask is changed to MyTask1 If the item name is used as designator in
58. ep or test step If The Task Flow or Test Case a step is selected the new step is added after this step if a connection is selected the new step is added between the connected steps Editor is active and a step or connection is selected Connect Steps Connect two task steps The Task Flow Editor is active Assign Object to Step Assign a task step or test step to a window or transition In addition task The Task Flow or Test Case Editor is active and a step is 15 09 2014 Page 18 User s Guide Part II Edition 16 0 TEMPPO Designer IDATG Toolbars and Menus steps can also be assigned to tasks selected New Requirement Create a new requirement The requirement is always inserted as a child of the currently selected item The Application Editor s Requirements tab is active and an item is selected New Data Set Create a new data set The Application Editor s Test Data tab is active and the Project node is selected New Data Field Create a new data field The Application Editor s Test Data tab is active and a data set is selected New Menu Create a new menu If a window is selected the menu is added as its child The Application or Window Editor is active and the selected window doesn t have a menu New Menu Item Create a new menu item If another menu item is selected the new item is added as its child The Menu Editor is ac
59. er the meta condition e f you wish to use a designator in the meta condition you can insert it conveniently into the field using the button Browse Designators e Press Set gt the condition parser is called to check the meta condition for syntactic correctness If an error occurs a message box with a detailed description of the error appears and the focus moves to Meta Condition Selecting a Meta Condition Simply click on the meta condition or its ID in the list box If the editor was called from the Condition Editor pressing OK causes the meta condition ID to be copied into the currently edited condition 15 09 2014 Page 52 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model Editing a Meta Condition e Select a meta condition e Edit the meta condition e Press Set 3 the condition parser is called to check the meta condition for syntactic correctness If an error occurs a message box with a detailed description of the error appears and the focus moves to Meta Condition Deleting a Meta Condition e Select a meta condition e Press Delete gt a message box appears that has to be confirmed by the user Do you really want to delete this meta condition 6 11 Action Editor Actions are simple functions like calling a window setting a designator to a new value etc and are necessary to obtain a complete specification of the GUI behavio
60. ess Set 3 if not all arguments have been defined an error message is displayed The action is updated in the right list box and the editor returns to its initial state Deleting an Action e Select the desired action in the right list box e Press Delete gt a message box has to be confirmed then the action is removed from the right list box and the editor returns to its initial state 6 12 User Defined Fields Editor In some projects it may be required to save additional data for each step e g the test driver that should be used or the person who is responsible for this step Just use the IDATG menu Window User Defined Fields Editor to open the User defined Fields Editor that allows you to define the general structure of these additional fields name type and default value After that the new fields become available in the Step Editor The User defined Fields Editor has essentially the same appearance and functionality as the Attributes Editor see 6 13 15 09 2014 Page 54 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model 6 13 Attributes Editor This dialog is used for editing different kinds of objects e Global attributes toolbar button Edit Attributes Window specific attributes a window is selected before pressing Edit Attributes Task Parameters button Parameters in the Task Properties Editor User defined step fields button User Defined Fields
61. est cases in plain text format IDATG can generate test scripts for specific test execution tools If you are later adding new windows in IDATG they will automatically get the correct tags to ensure that they can be recognized by the test tool The tool selection may be changed later on but in this case don t forget to generate new tags for the existing windows using the Window Tag Generator Entering a description An arbitrary description of the project may be entered Changing the path to the master project You can use the Browse button to change the path to the master project file Note that this is only recommended if the master file has been renamed or moved Setting the path to a completely different file will usually result in serious data inconsistencies See also User s Guide Part for information on creating and managing sub projects 15 09 2014 Page 22 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Project Administration 4 2 Project Open Dialog IDATG projects are saved as XML files In case a project consists of more than one XML file you have to open the projects s main file usually called Project Name xml All other files belonging to the project can usually be found in a separate directory called Data_Project_Name and should not be opened directly with IDATG ooenie ail Suchen in a Projects gt ec ES Data_Project_Demo E Project ESA xml Data Project GUI 7 1 mit BATO1 2 Project GUI
62. fining the Task Model 6 1 Requirement Editor You can edit the properties of a requirement by selecting it in the Requirements Hierarchy and pressing the toolbar button Edit Properties You may either define each requirement in detail or just specify a path to an external document where additional information about it can be found Requirement HR RO1 x ID HR ppm Title Administration of Personal Data Description The main purpose of Human Resources is the administration of personal data The user must have the possibilty to create edit and delete data sets Path to External Document A Browse Cancel Figure 19 Requirement Editor Editing Requirement Properties e The ID must be unique In order to be compatible with your project specific naming conventions the ID may contain any characters and be up to 50 characters long e The Title can be used to define a more intelligible identification for the requirement e You can enter an arbitrary Description that explains the purpose of the requirement e In addition you may enter the Path to an External Document in which information about this requirement can be found e g the requirements specification document The Browse button helps you to select the correct file 15 09 2014 Page 40 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 6 2 Task Editors for Defining the Task Model Properties Editor You can edit the
63. g online help are not supported please open the desired page with the ordinary IE instead e Some GUI builders like Java have a window management of their own Therefore these objects are not visible to the operating system and the GUI Spy For recording Java windows a special Java Interface is available that has to be used instead of the GUI Spy see 5 4 How is the window type determined e For most standard window classes the window type is determined using the classname e Some classnames like BUTTON are used for more than one window type push button check box radio button etc In this case other window properties have to be analyzed to determine the actual type e Self defined classes that are derived from standard classes are usually recognized correctly even if they have a different classname using a quite sophisticated mechanism e For other self defined classes it is recommended that you specify their classnames in the Window Class Editor before using the GUI Spy to guarantee that the window type can be 15 09 2014 Page 25 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces correctly recognized If the GUI Spy is unable to determine the type it creates a Custom Window e The type of a recorded window can also be changed afterwards using the menu Edit Change Window Type Recording a window Call your application a GUI prototype is sufficient and open the window you wish to record Fo
64. grity ER HR_RO3 Error Handling R HA_R03_01 W rona Input R HA_R03_02 Network Failure Tasks R Requie E Figure 2 Application Editor Requirement Hierarchy Adding a new Requirement e Select the parent of the new requirement e Press New Requirement in the toolbar or the menu The new task will be inserted as child of the selected folder Editing the Requirement Name Edit the name of the requirement in the same way you would edit a file name in the Windows Explorer Select name press F2 or click again lt must be unique may only contain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 50 characters long You can also use the Requirement Editor to edit the name Editing Requirement Properties The properties of the selected requirement may be edited by choosing the menu Properties Editor or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button See Requirement Editor Changing Parent Child Relationships A parent child relationship between two requirements can be edited very easily with drag amp drop Simply drag the desired child requirement with the mouse over its new parent The root node itself cannot be dragged Displaying Tasks Assigned to a Requirement All tasks that have been assigned to a certain requirement can be highlighted by selecting the requirement and choosing the menu Search References Deleting a Requirement The selected requirement may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by pressing the c
65. hat has to be confirmed by the user Do you really want to delete this attribute 15 09 2014 Page 56 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification 7 Editors for GUI Specification 7 1 Window Editor For windows of every type except for menus and menu items a Window Editor may be opened The window and all its direct children are displayed in a way similar to the dialog editor in MS Visual Studio The Window Editor enables the user to change the appearance of the window itself and its children and to edit transitions between the windows It can be called by selecting a window in the Application Editor and pressing the Edit Window Icon or simply by double clicking on it It is possible to open several Window Editors at the same time but only one for each window Fa Idatg Dialog Box HumanResources F E ioj xj ka Project Edit Draw Vien Window Generate Help 18 x WS aale soj ee Nare en o _ Maiden Name MaidenName Age Age Sex Marital Status C Male C Single C Divorced Mamed C Widowed Profession Profession _ NameMissing p LL Figure 30 Window Editor As we can see the window and its children are displayed as realistically as possible The toolbar labeled Windows can be used to select a window type before drawing a new window By default all successors of the window are displayed in the editor to provide a r
66. he right Removing a Requirement from the Task e Select a requirement in the right list e Press lt lt Delete The requirement moves from the right list into the left Details about the selected requirement are displayed in the fields at the bottom but cannot be edited directly Please use the Requirement Editor to change this information 6 5 Task Flow Editor The Task Flow Editor serves for defining the sequence of steps that has to be performed in order to fulfill a task The task flow is represented as a directed graph Pz Task Delete Person zy si L Empty_Task Undefined Step Figure 22 Task Flow Editor There are different kinds of steps each represented by a different color EH Green The initial step of the task flow It is added automatically and cannot be edited or deleted ES Light Blue Atomic steps that represent one single activity For GUI testing they are usually assigned to a window but they can also be used for defining GUI independent test commands or for expressing conditions and actions A step becomes light blue if either the event start window test commands conditions or actions have been defined Blue Atomic steps that are linked to a transition and are therefore only relevant to GUI testing Note If you edit such a step in fact you edit the actual transition This is particuarly useful if the same step appears several times in your specification since you only have t
67. how Transitions e Select an existing transition with the mouse e Click Redirect Transition in the Edit menu The shape of the mouse cursor changes into a pencil In this mode it is only possible to draw transitions e The rest of the procedure is very similar to drawing a new transition Just click on the new start and destination window of the transition All conditions actions and other properties of the transition remain unchanged Deleting a Transition Switch to transition mode with View Show Transitions Select an existing transition with the mouse Press Delete Confirm the appearing message box Do you really want to delete this transition Printing The menu and its transitions may be printed using the corresponding toolbar button 15 09 2014 Page 61 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification 7 3 Window Properties Editor The appearance of the Window Properties Editor depends on the type of window that the user wishes to manipulate Some properties exist for all window types others only for specific ones Please refer to User s Guide Part for a detailed description of all window properties If you wish to change the type of the window you can use the menu Edit Change Window Type before calling the Window Properties Editor window ID Name sere P NumerieID 1015 Tabstop T Tab number fi GUI Builder Vis
68. hown as blue arrows A project must be opened Show Coverage Switch all Window and Menu Editors to coverage mode i e transitions covered by test cases are shown as green arrows others as dark gray arrows A project must be opened Language Switches to the English version of the A different language is currently gt English IDATG user interface A restart of the selected tool is required Language Switches to the German version of the A different language is currently gt German IDATG user interface A restart of the selected tool is required 3 2 5 Window Menu Item Purpose Activation Condition Cascade Arrange all editors in an overlapping At least 1 editor is open style Tile Arrange all editors one beside the At least 1 editor is open other Arrange Icons Arrange all minimized editors one beside the other At least 1 editor is open GUI Spy Open the GUI Spy A project must be opened Window Wizard Open the Window Wizard to create a standard window e g Message Box A project must be opened Window Editor Open a Window Editor window A window is selected in any editor exception menus and menu items Menu Editor Open a Menu Editor window A menu or menu item is selected in any editor Task Flow Editor Open the Task Flow Editor A task must be selected in any editor Attributes Editor Open the Attributes Editor If a window is
69. if the user has finally managed to write all tags in SilkTest style and later decides to use WinRunner he would have to change hundreds of window tags manually However IDATG provides a solution for this great problem The menu item Generate Generate Window Tags opens the Tag Generator that is able to do most of the work for you Note that tags are generated automatically by IDATG after recording windows with the GUI Spy or importing idj files so you do not have to call the Tag Generator explicitly in these cases An explicit call of the Tag Generator is only necessary if you have inserted windows manually or if you have decided to change your test execution tool Tag Generation ME Test Tool WinRunner y Preference Cancel CG Numeric ID Caption Figure 53 Tag Generator Note Tags are always generated for the currently selected window and its children Preference The default setting is that IDATG prefers the numeric ID when generating a tag This has the advantage that the window will also be recognized if the caption changes or a version for a different language should be tested If you wish that the caption should be used instead check the corresponding button After selecting a test tool from the list and pressing OK IDATG launches a sequence of refined algorithms that try anything possible to generate correct tags for this tool Despite of all these efforts it is unavoidable in some case
70. ify name and path of the recorded file The default extension is idj IDATG Java Press Save IDATG GUI Spy for Java Selected applet _ Record applet main window Testapplet v Record o Help Figure 14 Java GUI Spy Applet 5 4 3 Importing an idj file into IDATG After calling IDATG EXE open a project and choose Import Java GUI Info from the Project menu Select an idj file and press Open The file is imported into IDATG and the windows contained within are displayed in the Application Editor After this step the behavior of the Java GUI can be specified in the same way as for other GUI builders Note that Java classes that are not relevant for the specification are ignored by the GUI Spy to decrease the GUI s complexity e g most JPanes 5 5 Import from HP QuickTest Object Repositories As an alternative to using the built in GUI Spy of IDATG GUI info can be imported directly into IDATG from Object Repositories recorded with HP QuickTest Professional For detailed information see User s Guide Part I 5 6 Project Data Import IDATG stores all project data in convenient XML files Thus exchanging data between IDATG projects or even with other applications is quite straightforward For instance it might be useful to import a list of requirements from an external source or to re use tasks from a different project 5 6 1 Exchanging Data between IDATG Projects If you wish to copy parts of an IDATG projec
71. ilure of this step would be and write a textual description Specify the expected result of the step as plain text If the step will be executed automatically it is also important to specify the result in an machine readable form usually the expected return value of the invoked function It is possible to use designators variable names in the fields Parameter Value Description Expected Result Value and Expected Result During test case generation these designators will be replaced by their actual values Generate test cases Convert the test cases into the format XML for ESA Test Commander One XML file is produced for the entire project It can now be imported into ESA Test Commander Name Timeout Criticality Priority Cond Start SCOS2000 fo Negligible 3 fi Conditions m Test Template Actions C Shell Script Execute a C Shell script Browse Designators Instruction User Defined Fields Description SHELL Launch SCOS through wrapper script Parameters Name Value s2kwrap csh New Delete Expected Result Value Machine Readable 0 Parameter Name script Expected Result Free Text Parameter Value SCOS comes up s2kwrap csh Set The path to the C Shell script that shall be executed j Cancel Figure 18 Step Editor for ESA Tests 15 09 2014 Page 39 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model 6 Editors for De
72. ince it will probably be overwritten the next time you generate test cases Nevertheless it is possible to insert and delete steps and also to edit them in the Step Editor Selecting a Step or Connection Steps and connections can be selected by clicking on them in the graph The selected object is displayed with a red border 15 09 2014 Page 83 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration Selecting more than 1 Step Multiple steps can be selected in different ways 1 Click on an empty area and drag a rectangle over the desired steps 2 Hold the Ctrl key while clicking on a step to add it to the selection This can be useful when selecting steps from different areas of the test case By holding Ctrl it is also possible to remove steps from the current selection Note The start step cannot be added to a multi selection Adding a new Step at the end of the Test Case e Select the last step e Press Insert Step e An undefined step is created at the end of the test case Adding a new Step between two Steps e Select the connection between the two steps e Press Insert Step e An undefined step is created between the two steps and connected to both of them Editing a Step e Double click on the step The Step Editor appears and allows you to change the step properties Assigning an Object to a Step Remember that all steps have to be assigned to a window or transition before you can
73. ing an equivalence class e Select a class in the list e Press Delete A message box appears that has to be confirmed by the user Do you really want to delete this item 8 4 Data Effects Editor The semantic dependencies causes and effects of a data set can be edited by selecting the tree item Effects in the workspace and pressing the tool bar button Edit Properties For detailed information on effects and how to work with them please refer to User s Guide Part I Effects of Data Set Insurance i E 2 gt Effects Condition BIG BIKE Y baseprice 100 HTypett D AND HHPH gt 50 BIG_CAR Y baseprice 300 HTypett 1 AND HHPH gt 100 BIG VAN VE baseprice 600 Type 2 AND HHPH gt 100 MEDIUM BIKE Y baseprice 75 HTypett D AND HP gt 25 AND HHPH lt 50 MEDIUM CAR Y baseprice 200 HTypett 1 AND HHPH gt BO AND HPH lt 100 MEDIUM VAN e baseprice 400 Type 2 AND HHPH gt 60 AND HHPH lt 100 SMALL BIKE Se baseprice 50 Type AND HHPH lt 25 SMALL CAR ar baseprice 100 Type 1 AND HHPH lt 60 SMALL_VAN T baseprice 200 HTypett 2 AND HHPH lt 60 NORMAL FEMALE Y extracharge 0 Gender 1 AND H geH gt 21 AND H geH lt 65 NORMAL_MALE ale extracharge 0 Gender 0 AND H gett gt 25 AND H get lt 65 OLD_PERSON Y extracharge 20 H get gt 65 YOUNG FEMALE Y extracharge 20 Gender 1 AND HAge lt 21 YOUNG_MALE nS extracharge 20 Bender 0 AND H gett lt 25 I TOO YOUNG N H gett lt 18
74. ing the corresponding toolbar button If the destination step is now isolated has no predecessors it is connected automatically to the start step 15 09 2014 Page 45 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model 6 6 Step Editor The Step Editor gives you the possibility to specify the semantic details of your test specification Most importantly you can define the trigger event for a step and define the conditions and actions associated with it It can be used for all types of steps and is reached in the following ways e Double click on a task step in the Task Flow Editor e Double click on a test step in the Test Case Editor e Double click on a transition blue arrow in the Window or Menu Editor Depending on the type of step some buttons or fields may not always be available For composite task steps yellow a special Sub Task Editor is used see section 6 8 Name Delay mSec Priority Conditi Enter N ame fo fi Conditions Event Actions Input Person N amet User Defined Fields Start Window Destination window Name Name S Browse Designators Commands for Test Script r Manual Testing Instruction Enter the name of the person gt Input t Person Namett Expected Result The name can be entered into the field Figure 23 Step Editor Specifying a Step Name Step names make it easier for you to identify the steps in the generated te
75. invalid record of the data set 15 09 2014 Page 77 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration Random Test If this option is chosen IDATG will try to create random sequences of building blocks In order to avoid that invalid sequences are generated you have to specify conditions and actions very thoroughly in the model The button Random Test Options allows you to specify coverage criteria and other options See User Guide part for more info Transition Test This option causes IDATG to generate one test case for each specified transition The advanced options affect the test case generation algorithm They should only be changed by experienced users Max Recursion Depth This value fixes the maximum number of test steps in a test case A lower number means less execution time but also a lower chance of finding a solution The value may range from 1 to 30 The default value is 10 Max Traversals This value fixes the maximum number of generation trials for control values e g input field values Again a lower number means less execution time but also a lower chance of finding a solution The value may range from 1 to 10 Detailed Log If checked detailed information about the generation process is displayed in the Generation Status Dialog This option can help to determine the cause for generation failures However the amount of displayed information can become very large 10 2 Ge
76. ion The most important decision is the fundamental generation method e The simple Equivalence Class Method generates data records that cover the classes defined in the Equivalence Class Editor e The powerful CECIL Method generates data records based on effects defined in the Data Effects Editor The CECIL method always tries to cover all relevant multi dimensional boundaries by applying sophisticated linear programming algorithms For the equivalence class method you can choose how many values of each equivalence class should be covered e One representative value Only the first value of each class s representative value list will be taken for the generation process e Boundary values When boundary values are available they are both used for record generation If a class has no boundary value a representative value will be used instead e All specified values All boundary and representative values of each equivalence class will be covered Next the user chooses the combination strategy for the equivalence classes or effects Note that only the first option is currently available for the CECIL method e Use each class effect once This strategy generates a minimum number of records in which each equivalence class or effect is used at least once e Use each pair once This strategy generates a medium number of records It guarantees that all possible pair wise combinations are covered Exception 2 invalid classes o
77. k the top left sides of the parent window To resize it please use the bottom right side But you can t resize a parent window at all if it has a parent of its own In this case you have to open the Window Editor for its own parent e By resizing the parent window all its children must still remain in the client area of the parent window Editing Window Properties and Attributes Pre defined Properties of the selected window may be edited by choosing the menu Properties Editor or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button 15 09 2014 Page 58 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification User defined Attributes of the selected window may be edited by choosing the menu Attributes Editor or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button Deleting Windows e The selected windows may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button The windows will be deleted with all their children Semantic dependencies must be removed manually Creating a New Transition The idea behind the editor is a state transition diagram Every window represents a state state transitions are represented by blue arrows a bold arrow symbolizes the transition that is currently selected If a transition points outside of the window to a rectangle symbol double clicking on this symbol opens a Window Editor for the window represented by it When drawing a transition the y
78. l may appear For a detailed description of these options please refer to the relevant tool section in User s Guide Part I Test Script Directory The directory where the converted test scripts should be placed Use the Browse button to select a directory The default directory is My DocumentsVdatg Scripts or the TEMPPO Test Manager installation directory in case you selected the output format for TEMPPO Test Manager WebTest Check this if you wish that the Internet Explorer should be started automatically when running the scripts URL of Start Page The internet address of the webpage you want to test e g http www google com Only active if you checked WebTest Root Directory optional Here you can enter a prefix for the following two fields exe path and working directory This may be useful if the same project is tested on various machines with differing directory structures Path to Application s Executable The path to the executable file of the tested application Use the Browse button to select an executable file Working Directory The default directory of the tested application IDATG automatically suggests the path to the executable Command Line Parameters Here you can enter parameters that you want to pass to the tested application like in a DOS command line 10 3 1 Missing Tags Before converting test cases it is important that all concerned windows have tags that are recognized by the selecte
79. lfilled before they can be executed These conditions have to be entered in the Condition Editor using an IDATG specific language Conditions can depend on the state or contents of a window a user defined attribute etc The syntax required is called the condition syntax see User s Guide Part I All displayed conditions have to be TRUE to execute the transition Thus complicated conditions containing AND operators can be divided into separate parts Condition Editor E KEZ Conditions ZCNameProf MaidenN ame AND Sex GRAPH Male SZ Browse Designators Meta Conditions lt lt Expand MetaIDs gt gt Condition MaidenName AND Sex_GRP Male Figure 26 Condition Editor The order of the conditions in the list can affect the duration of test case generation because IDATG tries to fulfill the conditions in the specified order If possible try to put the conditions in a logical sequence Imagine the following scenario Condition C1 is A TRUE C2 is B TRUE Let s assume that setting A to TRUE has no side effect but setting B to TRUE automatically sets A to FALSE If we write the conditions in the order C2 C1 IDATG would need more time to find a solution than for the order C1 C2 15 09 2014 Page 50 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model Adding a New Condition Press New Enter the condition If you wish to use a
80. ll path to your JRE e g C Program Files JavaSoft jre1 4 bin AppClasspath Classpath for the Java application AppMain Start class of the Java application eg foo MyApp AppParameters Command line parameters for the Java application optional Call GUISpy bat which will open your Java application as well as the IDATG GUI Spy window Click Start and move the mouse cursor over the screen You will notice that information about the window under the cursor will be displayed inside the GUI Spy If you select Show Hierarchy additional information about the children will be displayed Hold the Ctrl key and left click on the window you wish to record A file save dialog opens and lets you specify name and path of the recorded file The default extension is idj IDATG Java Press Save If you encounter problems while recording a dialog because its entire client area is filled with child windows you can check the option Record complete window After this a click on an arbitrary child window will record the entire dialog The generated file can be imported into IDATG see 5 4 3 After this step the behavior of the Java GUI can be specified in the same way as for other GUI builders x Start Help show hierachy record complete window current object javax swing JButton Figure 13 GUI Spy for Java Applications 15 09 2014 Page 30 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG
81. ly the term IDATG will be used in the following 1 1 Validity of the manual e This user manual is valid for IDATG V16 0 e For information about the test execution tools QuickTest SilkTest TestPartner and WinRunner please refer to the respective user guides 1 2 Relationship with other documents e The first part of this User s Guide contains a detailed description of how to do model based testing e A tutorial containing a step by step description of the IDATG method is also available e The tool IDATG provides online help that gives a detailed description of its functionality The help text is based on this document 1 3 Target group This user manual is recommended for e Test managers e Test case designers e Testers e GUI Designers What prior knowledge is the reader expected to have e Basic knowledge about GUI design task modeling state transition diagrams test case design 15 09 2014 Page 5 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Workspace Application Editor 2 Workspace Application Editor The main tool for navigating through a project is the Application Editor or Workspace that is usually located at the left side of the IDATG GUI It contains four tab pages showing the project s task requirement window and data structure 2 1 Task Hierarchy Task Editor The editor always contains a root node called Project from which the entire task hierarchy is descending It is recommended to
82. m an external source into IDATG you only have to implement a simple adapter that converts your data into the XML scheme expected by IDATG The current XML scheme description datgData xsd can be found in the datg Projects directory If required there is also a detailed specification of the various XML elements available from the IDATG support Once the data has been converted it can be imported to your IDATG project in the usual way by using the Import function Of course the data exchange also works in the other direction Since the data in IDATG s XML files are not encrypted you can extract any kind of information you require For instance it is possible to get information about the generated test cases or the GUI of a certain project 15 09 2014 Page 36 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces 5 7 Test Data Import For data oriented testing IDATG provides a possibility for importing test data from an external file It can be accessed using the menu Project Import Test Data Import to Data Set Data Source D WDataiHumanFlesourcestit Browsen Field Separator Tab A0 fr Cancel Figure 16 Test Data Import Dialog e First the name of a data set has to be specified The user may either select an existing data set from the list or enter a new name The name may only contain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 30 characters long If a specific data set had been selected b
83. mic steps blue Do not use branches unless absolutely necessary The aim is to have exactly 1 test case for each use case task 7 Define individual steps Usually the steps in the SCOS test plans consist of more than one action so it might be necessary to divide them into various IDATG steps When you double click on a task step the Step Editor should look like this 8 Choose one of the Test Templates from the list IDATG then displays information about the corresponding instruction and the expected parameters Note that there are general templates starting with e g SHELL as well as specific templates e g C Shell Script Project Edit Draw View Window Generate Help let gi sa se ae Els rie ER E 2 Application SchedMon EE BuildingBlocks 23 Clean Archive 3 Inject TM Packet 3 Login 3 Set Variables 3 Shutdown 8 Start MON 8 Start SC052000 3 Start Test 23 Start TM Processes 8 Start WebM GI Scheduling 49 SchedMon EME WebClient 42 webRM For Help press F1 Figure 17 Sample Task Hierarchy for ESA Tests 15 09 2014 Page 38 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces 10 11 12 13 14 Define values for the parameters For some templates it is also allowed to add new parameters or delete existing ones Specify the timeout in milli seconds choose the criticality i e how critical a fa
84. n item in a green folder is selected the folder is automatically selected as well otherwise it would be unclear in which folder to put the new item 15 09 2014 Page 34 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces c Inall other cases the folder is not automatically selected This gives the user the opportunity to update the item while leaving the folder hierarchy untouched Tab Tasks e If the user marks the checkbox Autoselect Associated Building Blocks all building blocks that are referenced by the currently selected tasks are selected automatically as well recursively This avoids that important information is lost during the import Caution while this checkbox is marked it is impossible to deselect building blocks that are referenced by another selected task This locked selection state is illustrated by a red checkbox B near the referenced building block e If the user marks the checkbox Autoselect Associated Requirements all requirements that are associated with the currently selected tasks are selected automatically in the Requirements tab This avoids that coverage information is lost during the import Caution while this checkbox is marked it is impossible to deselect requirements that are referenced by a selected task This locked selection state is illustrated by a red checkbox H near the referenced requirement e If the user marks the checkbox Autoselect Associated Windows all
85. ndow Note that all type specific editor Menus and menu items properties of the window are no longer valid after the conversion are excluded Replace Window Redirect all references to the selected window to another window A window is selected in any editor Menus are excluded Set as Start Window Mark the selected window as the application s start window The Application Editor is active and a window is selected that 1 has no parent and 2 is enabled and visible Search Object Search the project for a specific window or task depends on the active tab in the Application Editor A project must be opened Search References Search the project for references to a specific task requirement or window A project must be opened 3 2 3 Draw Menu Item Purpose Activation Condition New Task Create a new task The task is always The Application Editor s Tasks inserted as a child of the currently selected folder tab is active and a folder is selected New Building Block Create a new building block The building block is always inserted as a child of the currently selected folder The Application Editor s Tasks tab is active and a folder is selected New Folder Create a new folder The folder is The Application Editor s Tasks always inserted as a child of the tab is active and a folder is currently selected folder selected New Step Create a new task st
86. neration Status Dialog During the generation a dialog informs about the progress of the procedure Additional info is displayed if Detailed Log has been checked in the previous dialog This is particularly useful for determining the cause of a generation failure but may result in a lot of technical information that may be confusing for the common user Total Number of Test Objects 1 Completed 1 e Remaining 0 Failures 0 GEER 8 0 EE EEE ER Initializing task graph Generating test cases for task Delete_Person and children Generating test cases for task Delete Person Test case Delete Person 1 generated 1 TASK Test Case s Generated Generation Completed Save Log File Figure 48 Generation Status Dialog Stopping the Generation If you are working with a very complex specification the generation process may take some time By pressing Stop you can quit the generation without having to kill the IDATG 15 09 2014 Page 78 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Test Case Administration process As soon as the generator detects that the user has pressed the button it performs a clean exit and saves all test cases generated up to this point Note It is VERY unlikely that the generation algorithm crashes or reaches an endless loop If the generation process does not respond for a long time it is usually a sign that you specified a lot of conditions that cannot always be fulfilled
87. o edit it once and all instances of it i e all steps that are linked to the same transition are changed automatically MA Yellow Composite steps or sub tasks that refer to a building block The building block name is used as step name and cannot be edited If the sub task has been defined as mun loop the step has a double lined border al Light Yellow Same as above The lighter color signifies that the task flow of the building block is still undefined IDATG tries to avoid such steps during test case generation 15 09 2014 Page 43 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model Grey Undefined steps that have not yet been assigned to a window or sub task and Ka contain no information about event test Commande conditions or actions They are ignored during test case generation Steps are updated automatically after GUI changes like renaming a window redirecting a transition etc Only if a window transition or task is deleted all steps that refer to this object become undefined The most important properties of a step are displayed in a tooltip window as soon as the mouse cursor is moved over it The abbreviations signify A Action C Condition E Event L Loop Settings P Parameter S Script Commands Steps and connections cannot be dragged around by the user but are instead placed automatically by the editor This avoids awkward manual adjustments after inserting or d
88. o a pencil In this mode it is only possible to draw transitions e The rest of the procedure is very similar to drawing a new transition Just click on the new start and destination window of the transition All conditions actions and other properties of the transition remain unchanged Deleting a Transition e Switch to transition mode with View Show Transitions e Select an existing transition with the mouse e Press Delete 15 09 2014 Page 59 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification e Confirm the appearing message box Do you really want to delete this transition Printing The window and its transitions may be printed using the corresponding toolbar button 7 2 Menu Editor The Menu Editor allows you to specify the behavior of a windows menu Basically the behavior of this editor is quite similar to that of the Window Editor To open this editor choose a menu in the Application Editor and press the Edit Menu toolbar button BER A Management Help Figure 31 Menu Editor Initial State of the Editor The editor shows the top level menu items of the menu All sub menus are closed they can be opened like in a normal MS Windows menu Transitions are only shown when a sub menu is opened and the corresponding menu item has been selected Creating a new Menu Item New menu items can be created using Draw Create Menu Item The new item is always added a
89. ocumentation Export the GUI specification as HTML files A project must be opened 3 2 7 Help Menu Item Purpose Activation Condition Help Topics Call the IDATG online help None About IDATG View version no of IDATG and None copyright information 15 09 2014 Page 21 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Project Administration 4 Project Administration 4 1 Project Administration Dialog After creating a new project or clicking on the menu Project Administration Project Properties the Project Administration Dialog appears Name Default GUI Builder Demo Visual C v Default Output Format WinRunner v Description This is a simple demo application that shall help to understand the basic principles of IDATG Master Project File C Program FilesyldatgiProjectsyProject M aster vrm Browse cre Figure 5 Project Administration Dialog Changing the project name You can enter a new project name in the field Project The name must be unique and may be up to 30 characters long Defining the default GUI builder Select the principal GUI builder with that your application has been created If you are later adding new windows in IDATG they will automatically get the correct classnames If your GUI builder doesn t appear in the list you can define it with the GUI Builder Editor Defining the default output format Apart from exporting t
90. of its task are also displayed Selecting a Designator Just double click on an item or select it and press OK The full name of the selected designator will be copied into the active field In the example above this would be the string HumanResources Caption 6 8 Sub Task Editor The Sub Task Editor is used for task steps that are a sub task yellow steps The name of such a step is always the name of the building block and cannot be edited This editor serves to define the values of the sub task s parameters Name Loop Settings Enter Person Data Oe v s a time s Priority Data Set Person 3 po V Loop through Valid Records I Loop through Invalid Records Parameters er Type Value DialogMode String Create Admin Bool TRUE Value Create Set Value Browse Designators Cancel Figure 25 Sub Task Editor Assigning a Priority to a Step If the task flow includes branches it may be helpful to assign different priorities to the steps 1 highest 999 lowest The test case generator works according to the following rules 1 Use connections that are not already covered by a test case 2 Use step with highest priority 3 Use steps with undefined task flow only if no other possibilities are available Defining the Loop Settings If a sub task should be executed more than once it can be defined as loop The simplest way is to define the number of times it should be repeated any
91. ole Application EE WinewID T Caption Window Type TP y Abus Search in Ze Window Search C Whole Application Cancel Figure 43 Search Window Dialog You can combine different search criteria window ID caption window type and the name of a user defined attribute that belongs to the window It suffices to enter part of the ID Caption Attribute Name For example all radio buttons whose ID contains ma can be searched After pressing OK all matching windows are highlighted in the Application Editor e g Male Married Email etc 9 2 Search Task Dialog If you are searching for a particular task switching to the Tasks tab of the Application Editor and using the toolbar button Search Object brings you to the Search Task Dialog If a task was selected before calling the dialog the scope of the search is limited to this task and its children unless you check Whole Application Task Name m Search in Ze Task Project Demo Whole Application L Cancel Figure 44 Search Task Dialog It suffices to enter part of the Task Name For example all tasks whose name contains crea are searched After pressing OK all matching tasks are highlighted in the Application Editor e g Create_Person Feed_Creature etc 15 09 2014 Page 74 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Search Dialogs 9 3 Search References Dialog This functi
92. on is particularly useful for finding e References to a task in task steps i e where has the task been used as sub task e References to a requirement in tasks i e to which tasks a certain requirement has been assigned e References to a window in conditions actions or task steps Just use the menu Edit Search References If you selected a task all of its super tasks are highlighted in the Application Editor If you selected a requirement all tasks to which that requirement has been assigned are highlighted in the Application Editor If you selected a window or didn t select anything the Search References Dialog appears Search References ME Search Transitions and Tasks that refer to this Window ID MaidenName Browse Windows Cancel Figure 45 Search References Dialog If a window was selected before calling the dialog its ID is used as default value You may either use the Browse Windows button to select a window or enter its ID manually Useful if the window has already been deleted but is still referenced Please note that the complete ID has to be entered After pressing OK the search results are displayed in the following dialog Objects referring to MaidenName SE Transitions Start State Destination State Transtt OK NoMaidenNameforS 3 MaidenNameMissing 4 OK NoMaidenN amefork 5 Edit Transition Task Steps Task Task Step Create Person Enter Maiden Name Transtt
93. orresponding toolbar button 15 09 2014 Page 8 TEMPPO Designer IDATG User s Guide Part II Workspace Application Editor Edition 16 0 2 3 Window Hierarchy The hierarchy levels of the tree represent the parent child relationships between the windows Like in the task hierarchy the editor always contains a root node called Project from which the entire window hierarchy is descending Menus and menu items are also shown in the tree Windows that are the start state of a transition are displayed blue The same applies to their parent windows If the current project is a sub project the windows from its master project are displayed grey and marked as READ ONLY L Project Demo zl HumanResources a Invalid ge E 0K3 Static2 A Theagemustbeanumberb TXT MaidenNameMissing Hu NoMaidenN ameforM ales NoMaidenN ameforSingl ProfessionMissing Wrong cademicDegree Windows Figure 3 Application Editor Window Hierarchy E E E E El a a ES Selecting a Window Simply select a window by clicking on its name in the tree Several toolbar buttons become active that allow you to edit the behavior and properties of the window The selection of the root node has no effect Editing the Window ID Edit the ID of a window in the same way you would edit a file name in the Windows Explorer Select ID press F2 or click again It must be unique may only contain alphanumeric characters and _
94. p Simply drag the desired task with the mouse over its new folder Cut amp Paste e Select a task and press Cut in the toolbar or the menu The selected task is displayed green e Select a folder e Press Paste to move the green task to the selected folder If you want to leave the Cut mode without pasting the task press Cut a second time Editing the Task Flow Double click the desired task or select it and press the toolbar button Edit Task Flow The Task Flow Editor opens where you can define the steps of the task Deleting a Task The selected task may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button If the task is used as sub task in other task flows the corresponding steps become undefined 15 09 2014 Page 7 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Workspace Application Editor 2 2 Requirement Hierarchy The editor always contains a root node called Project from which the entire requirements hierarchy is descending Each requirement is represented by its ID and title Requirements that have already been assigned to a task are displayed blue others black This feature makes it very easy to track the achieved test coverage If the current project is a sub project the requirements from its master project are displayed grey and marked as READ ONLY GEZ EZ Project Demo R up RO Administration of Personal Data R up R02 Data Inte
95. pears first when the tested application is executed In the Application Editor its name is displayed bold To change it simply select the desired window and press Set as Start Window in the Edit menu Note Only a window that has no parent and is visible and enabled can be a start window Editing the Window Layout There are 2 possibilities either select the desired window and press the toolbar button Edit Window or Edit Menu in case of a menu or double click on the desired window Deleting a Window The selected window may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button The window will be deleted with all its children and transitions Semantic dependencies must be removed manually Creating new parentless Windows New windows are usually drawn in the Window Editor of their parent window However there is also a possibility to draw windows that have no parent Just double click on the root node Project to open a completely empty Window Editor where you can define the new window Creating new Menus Since menus are a very special type of window they cannot be drawn in the Window Editor However new menus can be created using the menu item Draw New Menu IDATG then opens a new Menu Editor showing an empty menu Menu Items can now be added using Draw New Menu Item please refer to the chapter about the Menu Editor for more info Changing the Window Sorting
96. properties of a task by selecting it in the Task Editor and pressing the toolbar button Edit Properties Properties of Task Test_Person_Data E x Name Type Test Person D ata Use Case Task y Assigned to Data Set Person v Requirements Test Level Test Type System Test y Data Driented Test DI Description Data oriented test for the data set Person Path to External Document Browse Cancel Figure 20 Task Properties Editor Editing Task Properties The Name must be unique may only contain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 50 characters long The Type defines the context of the object It can either be Folder Building Block or Use Case Task Note Once you change the type to Folder the selection cannot be reversed If you assign a use case task to a Data Set it gets the icon SH and you will be able to generate data oriented test cases for it See User s Guide Part I for more information The Test Level refers to the test phase according to the General V Model in which the resulting test cases should be used Apart from the standard levels Unit Test Integration Test System Test and Acceptance Test you may also enter a self defined string The Test Type can be used for a further categorization of the test cases Apart from the pre defined values like Functional Test API Test etc you may also enter a self defined string You can enter an arbitrary Description that expl
97. r Depending on the type of function they can have various arguments Arguments do have the same syntax as conditions and therefore also can be complex expressions For example SetInputField HAgeH 5 3 Aboutbox Calls The Action Editor allows you to specify an arbitrary sequence of actions for each step ais Available Actions Selected Actions Close pplication CloseWindow Set gt gt lt lt Delete OpenModalDialog o enwindow Arguments SetAttibute HHumanResources DBE mptytt H SetlnputField HName 7 SetComboBox HProfessiontt 77 SetlnputField H gett 7 SetCheckBox SetT ableCell Name Designator HumanResources DBEmpty Browse Designators Set Argument DK Cancel Figure 28 Action Editor The left list box contains the complete list of available actions in alphabetical order In case of a new transition the right list box is empty otherwise it contains the actions that have already been selected for the transition The right list is NOT ordered alphabetically since the actual sequence of the selected actions is important It is also possible that it contains more than one call for the same action 15 09 2014 Page 53 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model Adding an Action e Select the desired action by clicking on it in the left list box gt The arguments appear in the Arguments list
98. r Date e The Default Value will be used for this field when a new data record is created e f Create Default Equivalence Classes is checked IDATG automatically creates a set of default equivalence classes depending on the type of the field e For numeric fields the Definition Range has to be entered This is the range of values that a field can theoretically assume including invalid ones For example it may be possible to enter any 3 digits into an Age field 0 999 even if only ages above 18 are considered valid Details regarding the validity are defined in the Equivalence Class Editor or Data Effects Editor e An arbitrary Description may be entered for the data field 8 3 Equivalence Class Editor The Equivalence Class Editor opens when the user double clicks on the Equivalence_Classes item that can be found below each data field in the data hierachy tree For detailed information on simple equivalence classes and how to work with them please refer to User s Guide Part I Equivalence Classes of Field Age Num 2 x Equivalence Classes Class Name Mame Valid Range fri IV Valid N gt 200 N invalid sign Range Textual Description SS EN 0 199 Y 0 199 3 Lower Border Value Upper Border Value fo 199 Other Representative Values 55 77 New Set Delete OK Cancel Figure 39 Equivalence Class Editor Creating a new equivalence class e Click the New button e The Class Name must be unique may only con
99. r effects are never combined s Use all combinations The last strategy generates a maximum number of records in which all possible combinations are covered Exception 2 invalid classes or effects are never combined Finally the user fixes the desired record type by selecting Generate Valid Records and or Generate Invalid Records e A valid record consists only of values that come from valid equivalence classes or effects e An invalid record includes exactly one value from an invalid equivalence class or effect all other values come from valid ones Combining 2 or more invalid values is not allowed After confirming the options with the OK button the generation will be executed Afterwards a message box informs the user about the success of the operation and the number of generated records Note If 1 or more of the generated records already existed before they are not saved again This may result in a message that 0 records have been generated 15 09 2014 Page 73 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Search Dialogs 9 Search Dialogs 9 1 Search Window Dialog If you are searching for a particular window switching to the Windows tab of the Application Editor and using the toolbar button Search Object brings you to the Search Window Dialog If a window was selected before calling the dialog the scope of the search is limited to this window and its children unless you check Wh
100. r webpages open the IE and navigate to the desired page Open the GUI Spy While it is active all other IDATG windows are hidden in order to facilitate recording Click on the cross hair symbol in the GUI Spy and keep the mouse button pressed Drag the mouse cursor over the screen Note that the window under the cursor is highlighted with a red frame and that information about that window is displayed in the list box If you have reached the window you wish to record release the mouse button Note that exactly the window under the cursor and its successors are recorded but not the parent You may change your selection by dragging the image another time or confirm it by pressing OK In this case the new window is added to the IDATG project and a Window Editor opens for it Recording a complete webpage If you wish to record all HTML objects in a webpage just select Record complete webpage before dragging the mouse over the IE window Displayed Information The following window information is displayed in the list while recording e Numeric window ID decimal can only be used as tag for windows that have a parent Window handle hexadecimal Class name Caption may be empty Coordinates measured from the upper left corner of the screen left top right bottom May be negative if the upper left corner is not positioned in the visible area of the screen For HTML windows the following information is provided HTML Tag
101. rds you have to take care that no ambiguities are possible For instance ThunderRT would match both ThunderRT5CheckBox and ThunderRT5List Box Although self defined classnames have to be unique you may notice that the classname Button is used for different window types in Visual C The cause for this exception is the dubious design of the MFC classes that use the same name for completely different window types Check Box Push Button Radio Button Group Box The IDATG GUI Spy treats these windows separately and solves the problem by analyzing the button style 15 09 2014 Page 28 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces Creating a New Window Class e Press New Enter the name of the new class and select the IDATG base class that best matches the behavior of it The name may contain arbitrary characters and be up to 50 characters long can be used as a wildcard e If you wish that this classname should be used for new windows of this base class drawn with the Window Editor check the corresponding box For instance if you have entered a new class MyDialog and assigned it the base class Dialog Box every time you draw a new Dialog Box in the Window Editor it gets the classname MyDialog This is only necessary if there is more than one class of the same base type Note that if another class of the same base type has been set as default earlier its default flag is cleared automatically e Press
102. rs for Defining the Data Model 8 1 Data Set Editor The Data Set Editor opens when a new data set is created or when an existing data set is selected and the user presses the tool bar button Edit Properties Name Person Description ia Data Set Data Source DAS tefan Datal est txt Browse coca Figure 37 Data Set Editor e The Name must be unique may only contain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 30 characters long s An arbitrary Description may be entered for the data set e If test data has been imported from an external file the field Data Source contains the path to the file It can be changed using the Browse button this has no effect on the test data 8 2 Data Field Editor The Data Field Editor opens when a new data field is created or when an existing data field is selected and the user presses the tool bar button Edit Properties ais Name Type z L OK Default Value c Cancel I Create Default Equivalence Classes r Definition Range for numeric fields Minimum Value Maximum Value fo 399999 Description employee s age in years Figure 38 Data Field Editor 15 09 2014 Page 67 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Data Model e The Name must be unique may only contain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 30 characters long e A data field has one of the Types String Num Bool o
103. s child of the currently selected item For example if File is selected in our sample figure the new menu item will be added to this sub menu behind Quit If nothing is selected the new menu item will be added as top level item right of Help The parent child relationships can be changed in the Application Editor Selecting a Menu Item A menu item can be selected by opening the corresponding sub menu and clicking on it Selected items are displayed with a red rectangular border together with their transitions Editing Menu Item Properties and Attributes Pre defined Properties of the selected menu item may be edited by choosing the menu Properties Editor or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button User defined Attributes of the selected menu item may be edited by choosing the menu Attributes Editor or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button Deleting a Menu Item The selected menu item may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button The menu item will be deleted with all its children and transitions Semantic dependencies must be removed manually Creating a New Transition With the editor you are able to define transitions that are triggered by menu items Transitions are represented by blue arrows a bold arrow symbolizes the transition that is 15 09 2014 Page 60 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification currently selecte
104. s that the user has to edit the tags manually Especially user defined windows and windows without a caption may be a problem In this case please refer to User s Guide Part I 15 09 2014 Page 85
105. s translated into edit set for WinRunner and SetText for SilkTest The event always refers to the start window of the step If you wish to use a designator as parameter for the event you can insert it conveniently into the field using the button Browse Designators For non GUI testing or for specifying self defined test commands please use the field Commands for Test Script instead Specifying a Start and Destination Window Usually you define the start and destination window of a step by pointing on it either during its creation in case of a transition or when using the toolbar button Assign Object to Step in case of a task or test step However you may change this selection by writing different window IDs into the corresponding fields You may also use Browse Designators to copy a window ID into the active field Note that the start and destination window of a transition may also be changed with the menu Draw Redirect Transition Specifying Commands for the Test Script For non GUI testing or for specifying self defined test commands you can enter arbitrary text into this field If a text is entered here the field Event will be ignored The text is exported directly without translation and therefore you are responsible for the correct syntax There are 2 exceptions e Designator names that can be conveniently inserted into the field using the button Browse Designators They are replaced by their actual
106. select Show in Task Tree If you want to find one of the yellow building blocks in the Task Hierarchy right click on the building block instead Copying Steps e Select one or more steps and press Copy in the toolbar or the menu All connections between the selected steps are also copied but no others The tasks s start step may not be copied e Select a step or connection may also lie in another task e Press Paste to insert the copied steps If a step is selected the copied steps are added as successors of this step If a connection is selected the copied steps are added between the start and destination step of this connection Moving Steps The selected steps can be moved to another location by using Cut and Paste The result is equivalent to pressing Copy Delete and Paste Deleting Steps The selected steps may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by pressing the corresponding toolbar button All successors of the steps will be connected to their former predecessors to avoid that they become isolated It is not possible to delete the start step Adding a new Connection This works very much like drawing a new transition in the Window Editor e Press the toolbar button Connect Steps e Select the start step e Select the destination step Cycles in the graph are not allowed Deleting a Connection The selected connection may be deleted by choosing the menu Delete or by press
107. selected the window attributes are edited else the global attributes A project must be opened Properties Editor Open the appropriate editor for the selected object A window task step requirement data set data field or equivalence class is selected in any editor User defined Fields Editor Open the User defined Fields Editor A project must be opened Meta Condition Editor Open the Meta Condition Editor A project must be opened 15 09 2014 Page 20 User s Guide Part II Edition 16 0 TEMPPO Designer IDATG Toolbars and Menus GUI Builder Editor Open the GUI Builder Editor A project must be opened 3 2 6 Generate Menu Item Purpose Activation Condition Generate Test Cases Generate test cases for the selected object A project must be opened Convert Test Cases Convert test cases into tool specific test scripts for selected object A project must be opened View Test Cases Open the Test Case Editor for the selected object A project must be opened Delete All Test Cases Delete all test cases of this project A project must be opened Generate Data Records Generate data records for the selected data set A data set or one of its underlying tree items is selected Generate Window Tags Generate window tags for the selected window and its children A project must be opened Generate HTML D
108. ses for a certain object you can view the finished test cases by pressing the toolbar button View Test Cases If there is only one test case for the selected object the Test Case Editor opens immediately Otherwise a list of all available test cases opens first from which you can choose the test case you want to view Fai Test Case Delete_Person_1 16 steps ES Create Create Create Create Person Person Person Person Person Figure 52 Test Case Editor Test cases are displayed very similar to tasks in the Task Flow Editor However there are some differences e A test case may not contain branches therefore it is not possible to change the connections between the steps e For task based test cases it is helpful to know which task steps are concerned Since the step names are not always unique the task names are written below the steps too Note that a test case usually contains steps from different tasks e lf atest step refers to a transition this means that it has the same properties as the transition However the link is much weaker as between task steps and transitions Remember that changing a transition also means changing all task steps that refer to it However changing a transition does not change any test steps and vice versa e The event of a test step must only contain concrete values Designators are not allowed e Test steps do not require conditions or actions e Editing a test case does not make much sense s
109. signators into the condition All conditions must be linear in nature This means that it must be possible to transform them into the form a var1 b var2 lt n where ab n are constant numbers In particular it is not allowed to multiply or divide two variables 5 Age lt HP is allowed HP Age lt 5 is not Specify if data sets fulfilling the condition are Valid or not Each valid effect is supposed to set an Effect Variable to a certain Value An effect variable can be seen as a provisional result and is useful for expressing semantic dependencies You can define the effect variables of a data set in the Attributes Editor that can be reached with the Effect Variables button Press Set 3 the condition parser is called to check the condition for syntactic correctness If an error occurs a message box with a detailed description of the error appears and the focus moves to Condition Editing an Effect Select an effect in the list Edit the data Click the Set button Deleting an Effect Select an effect in the list Press Delete A message box appears that has to be confirmed by the user 15 09 2014 Page 70 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Data Model 8 5 Data Records Editor The records of a data set can be edited by selecting the tree item Records in the workspace and pressing the tool bar button Edit Properties R
110. st script If you assign a new step to a window its ID is used as step name Of course you may change this name later on It may only contain alphanumeric characters and _ and be up to 50 characters long Specifying a Delay In some cases the test execution tool reports an error because the tested application did not respond quickly enough may happen e g when loading a web page You can solve this problem by specifying a delay for time consuming steps 0 3 600 000 Milliseconds An additional wait command will be inserted in the generated test script after the step This causes the test execution tool to wait for the specified time before continuing with the next step 15 09 2014 Page 46 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model If you select the Optimize Wait option when converting the test cases for WinRunner the delay is used as parameter for the following set_window command if possible In this case the test continues as soon as the specified window is available To wait until a window property reaches a certain value you can use the Wait event instead of specifying a delay Specifying an Event If the step is assigned to a window you can specify the trigger event of the step using the event language please consult User s Guide Part for more information The event is later on translated into a command for the selected test tool For instance the IDATG event Input i
111. t displayed However master project tasks and requirements will be considered during the import if the checkbox Synchronize Master Projects is checked The box is only displayed if both projects 1 and 2 have master projects and these master projects have different file paths In the special case that project 2 itself contains duplicate items of project 1 s master project they are not displayed and cannot be imported Otherwise severe inconsistencies would be produced 5 6 1 2 Selecting Items for Import The user can select the items that shall be imported from project 2 into project 1 Beside each tree item a checkbox is displayed that shows its current selection state The following rules apply e Only items from project 2 can be selected e The user can use the button Select All New Items to select all green items in the current tab Once pressed the button label changes to Deselect All New Items which gives the user the opportunity to reset his selection e The user can use the button Select All Duplicate Items to select all red items in the current tab Once pressed the button label changes to Deselect All Duplicate Items which gives the user the opportunity to reset his selection e Default settings are all new items are selected all others deselected e The user can also select individal items from the tree a Ifa folder parent item is de selected all of its children are de selected as well b Ifa gree
112. t into another project you can use IDATG s powerful Import function Just use the menu Project Import Project Data and select the XML file you wish to import A dialog is displayed that shows a tree hierarchy of the existing items in the original 15 09 2014 Page 32 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces project project 1 and the new duplicate items in the imported project project 2 As in the IDATG workspace there are 4 tabs labelled Tasks Requirements Windows and Test Data Import Project Data HE Tasks Requirements Windows Test Data Deselect all New Items g a z OG _Building Blocks Select all Duplicate Items E E Input Person Data MS Input Verify Reset EE MS Reset Person Data IV Associated Building Blocks a Verify Person Data V Associated Requirements BS All_Records_In_One_Test A S 149 One Test Per Record T Associated Windows ORO Delete R Few Dalila Fs oo Graph Test_Renamed lt Graph Oriented T est A A D49 Edit Person FO PersonNeu DQ NewFolder BOG _fotnaBlocks W 3 CloseApplication O Create Person 3 NewBlock W Search Person 3 VerifyFieldsE mpty Only import new items D NewTask Also update duplicates m Other Model Elements JV Import Global Attributes IV Import Meta Conditions JV Import User def Step Fields I Synchronize Master Projects Cancel
113. tain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 30 characters long e Please choose if the class contains Valid or invalid values e The Range of the equivalence class can be described as an arbitrary string examples 0 100 a z prime numbers English words e f applicable a Lower and Upper Border Value can be defined These values can later be used by the data generator to create boundary value test cases e In addition one or more Other Representative Values can be entered using the following syntax Values are separated by commas e g value1 value2 value3 Empty strings or strings containing blanks can be defined by enclosing them in quotes e g StringWithLeadingBlanks 15 09 2014 Page 68 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Data Model If a comma quote or any other character is preceded by a backslash the backslash is ignored and the character interpreted as part of the value e g value val ue2 val ue3 e Click the Set button The following rules are checked Atleast one value either a border value or a representative value must be entered If Valid has been checked all values must be compatible with the type of the data field Each value must be unique for the entire data field Editing an equivalence class e Select a class in the list e Edit the data e Click the Set button The cursor automatically moves to the next row Delet
114. task with ID 1YEHLK84aK2b not found 0813 SaveLogfie Figure 7 Loading Status Dialog 15 09 2014 Page 23 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Project Administration 4 3 Project Save Dialog IDATG offers 2 different methods for saving your project in XML format You can either save all data to a single XML file or allocate the data to multiple XML files The first option is recommended for smaller projects because it facilitates configuration management However for larger projects the second option may help to reduce loading saving times and to keep a better overview of the data structure File Name C Program Files Idatg Projects Project_Demo xml Browse Save Options Ze Create a single XML file Allocate the data to multiple XML files cma Figure 8 Project Save Dialog If IDATG was called from TEMPPO Test Manager the following Project Save Dialog will be shown Ssendorsare gt sp The data can now be transmitted to SITEMPPO Proceed Q0044 e Yes Send data to SITEMPPO No Save data as XML file E Nein Abbrechen Figure 9 Project Send or Save Dialog If you confirm this dialog with Yes the data will be transmitted to TEMPPO Test Manager and IDATG will be closed If you confirm this dialog with No the upper Project Save Dialog will be offered as next step and the IDATG project will be kept open 15 09 2014 Page 24 User s Guide
115. the GUI Spy to record windows directly from the screen ACTIVATION CONDITION A project must be opened 3 1 2 Editor Toolbar aja lol Edit Window PURPOSE Open a Window Editor window ACTIVATION CONDITION A window is selected in any editor exception menus and menu items 15 09 2014 Page 13 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Toolbars and Menus El Edit Menu PURPOSE Open a Menu Editor window ACTIVATION CONDITION A menu or menu item is selected in any editor Z Edit Attributes PURPOSE Open the Attributes Editor ACTIVATION CONDITION A project must be opened Edit Properties PURPOSE Open the Window Properties Editor Task Properties Editor Step Editor Data Set Editor or Data Field Editor depending on the selected object ACTIVATION CONDITION A window task step data set or data field is selected in any editor Generate Test Cases PURPOSE Generate test cases for the whole application or the selected object ACTIVATION CONDITION A project must be opened a Convert Test Cases PURPOSE Convert test cases into tool specific test scripts for the whole application or the selected object ACTIVATION CONDITION A project must be opened zl View Test Case PURPOSE Open the Test Case Editor for the whole application or for the selected object ACTIVATION CONDITION A project must be opened Kl Help PURPOSE Show context sensitive help ACTIVATION CONDITION
116. tive New Transition Draw a new state transition A Window or Menu Editor window has the focus and is in transition mode Redirect Transition Change the start and or destination state of a transition A Window or Menu Editor window has the focus and a transition is selected 3 2 4 View Menu Item Purpose Activation Condition Workspace Show hide the application bar None containing the Application Editor Tool Bars Show hide the tool bar that contains None gt General Tool Bar the general functions e g Open Project Tool Bars Show hide the tool bar that controls None gt Editor Tool Bar the IDATG editors Tool Bars Show hide the tool bar that contains None gt Draw Tool Bar the drawing functions Tool Bars Show hide the tool bar for window type A Window Editor is active gt Window Tool Bar selection Tool Bars Show hide the status bar at the bottom None gt Status Bar of the main frame Show Step Info Show hide step information when None moving the mouse over a step in the Task Flow or Test Case Editor Show Grandchildren Show hide all successors of a window None in the Window Editor If disabled only the direct children are shown 15 09 2014 Page 19 User s Guide Part II Edition 16 0 TEMPPO Designer IDATG Toolbars and Menus Show Transitions Switch all Window and Menu Editors to transition mode i e all transitions are s
117. toolbar button An exception are the Effects Records and Equivalence Classes items that cannot be deleted Confirm the appearing message box Do you really want to delete this data object 15 09 2014 Page 12 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Toolbars and Menus 3 Toolbars and Menus IDATG is a multi document application which means that there can be more than one editor window open at the same time Most functions can be accessed both over the menu and the toolbar To avoid erroneous user actions all menus buttons remain disabled until all conditions for their activation are fulfilled 3 1 Toolbars Several toolbars facilitate working with IDATG Most buttons can be used in several sub editors which guarantees a consistent and easy workflow 3 1 1 General Toolbar slala e The icons known from most Windows applications are from left to right Project Open Save Print Cut Copy Paste The IDATG specific icons are el Undo Last Action PURPOSE Reset the project to the state before the last user action ACTIVATION CONDITION A project has been opened and something has been edited e Redo Last Action PURPOSE Set the project to the state before the last undo ACTIVATION CONDITION The Undo function has been used E Search Object PURPOSE Search the project for a specific window or task ACTIVATION CONDITION A project must be opened GUI Spy PURPOSE Open
118. tor If you have defined your project s requirements in the Requirement Editor see 6 1 you can later associate these requirements with one or more tasks This gives you the advantage that you know exactly which requirements are already covered by your test specification The assignment of requirements to a task is the purpose of the Task Requirements Editor that can be reached from the Task Properties Editor Requirements associated with Task Create Person d 2 x Available Requirements Selected Requirements ID 1 Title D i mm Data Integrity Hp AO Administration of Personal Data HR_RO3 Error Handling Set gt gt Description Appropriate measures have to be taken to avoid unintentional Title data destruction Before a data set is deleted the user has to Data Integrity confirm this action explicitly Path to External Document e Figure 21 Task Requirements Editor 15 09 2014 Page 42 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for Defining the Task Model The editor contains two lists In the left one you see all requirements that have been defined for the project the right one contains only the requirements that have been assigned to the current task Note It is possible to assign the same requirement to more than one task Assigning a Requirement to the Task e Select a requirement in the left list e Press Set gt gt The requirement moves from the left list into t
119. type of window e g IMG Class class expected by WinRunner e g html rect Caption the displayed text or the object name defined in the HTML source code Coordinates measured from the upper left corner of the IE client window left top right bottom 15 09 2014 Page 26 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Interfaces 5 2 GUI Builder Editor The GUI Builder Editor can be opened with the menu Window GUI Builder Editor It contains a list of pre defined GUI builders and also allows you to specify additional ones GUI builder information is used by the GUI Spy to determine the correct type of the recorded windows Thus it is recommended to specify the window classes of the used GUI builder before using the GUI Spy GUI Builder Editor ax GUI Builders Name Predefined MET Y Delphi Y HTML Y Java Swing Y Y Y Window Classes OK Cancel Figure 11 GUI Builder Editor Note that the pre defined GUI builders cannot be renamed or deleted but it is possible to add new window classes to them Creating a New GUI Builder e Press New Enter the unique name of the new GUI builder It may only contain alphanumeric characters and and may be up to 30 characters long e Press Window Classes to specify the windows of the new GUI builder with the Window Class Editor e Press Set 3 it is checked whether the name is unique If not a message box appe
120. ual C y Classname Edit Multiline E Canti Number a Caption Want retum T Opened by P aert E Read only TF Visible Iv Enabled Y Syntax Io 20 i Initial value Jee Tag flass edit MSW class Edit MSW id 1015 Figure 32 Window Properties Editor for Input Fields Editing Window Properties e Change the desired window properties e Press OK gt all fields are checked for correctness see the details below If an error is detected a message box appears and the cursor moves to the erroneous field Press Cancel to discard your changes The most important properties are e Window ID The unique name of the window used to address it in IDATG It may only contain alphanumeric characters and and be up to 50 characters long Depending on the available properties the caption attached text or numeric ID is used by default often followed by a number to guarantee uniqueness OK1 OK2 The window ID is also used in the generated test scripts as identifier of the window When changing the ID of a window all references to it in conditions actions etc are updated automatically thus no manual editing is necessary e Numeric ID The numeric window ID is used during the execution of your application only in MS Windows based GUls This ID can be used as a reliable tag for window recognition Exception For parentless windows the ID is invalid and may not be used as tag e GUI Builder The GUI builder
121. use the project s software requirements specification as basis for entering the tasks into the editor In the tree the following types of objects may be found Folder Used for structuring the task hierarchy Like tasks folders can have properties like test type test level etc and may also be assigned to requirements Pa TEMPPO Test Manager Folder If IDATG is called from TEMPPO Test Manager the imported test structure is represented as blue folders to avoid confusion with normal IDATG folders In order to guarantee consistency with TEMPPO Test Manager some special rules and restrictions apply to editing items in this type of folder For more information see User s Guide Part I SS Use case task A complete test sequence usually consisting of smaller building blocks Generated test cases are always assigned to the selected use case task Use case task assigned to a data set The additional database symbol indicates that this use case task has been assigned to a data set and can be used for generating data oriented test Cases Building block tasks A re usable sequence of test steps May also consist of other building blocks Tasks whose task flows have already been defined are displayed blue The same applies to their parent folders If the current project is a sub project the tasks from its master project are displayed grey and marked as READ ONLY Use case tasks for which test cases have already been generated are display
122. utomatically set to Parent If the window is the initial page of the tab Visible is set to TRUE otherwise to FALSE 7 5 Change Window Type Dialog After selecting a window and pressing the menu item Edit Change Window Type a small dialog appears that allows you to change the type of the window This is particularly helpful for unidentified Custom Windows recorded with the GUI Spy but should only be used with care for other windows Change Type of MaritalStatus GRP ES Warning All type specific information will be lost Make sure to remove all references to type specific properties in conditions and actions Cancel Figure 34 Change Window Type Dialog 15 09 2014 Page 64 User s Guide Part II TEMPPO Designer IDATG Edition 16 0 Editors for GUI Specification All common properties of the window ID visible etc are preserved during the conversion but the type specific information is lost For instance converting an Input Field into a Push Button deletes the Input Field specific properties like read only and initial value On the other hand the Push Button specific properties are initialized with default values The classname automatically changes depending on the default specified in the Window Class Editor Note If you have specified references to the type specific properties of the window in conditions or actions they may get invalidated and cause the Test Case Generator to report an error For instance th
123. values during generation For instance you may want to specify a Tcl command like puts myvar that refers to a global attribute During generation the designator name is replaced by the current value of myvar resulting e g in puts Hello World Of course you can also use more than one designator in this field e For WinRunner commands keyboard key names can either be entered in WinRunner syntax e g lt kPgUp_E gt or in IDATG syntax e g lt pgup gt see Type event in User s Guide Part I The second method has the advantage that the key name is not country dependend and will be translated into the appropriate WinRunner name during conversion e g lt kPgUp_E gt for US keyboards and lt kBild_auf_E gt for German ones Specifying Instructions for Manual Testing For manual testing the fields Event and Commande for Test Script are typically left empty Instead the three fields Instruction Input and Expected Result can be filled with a textual description of the step They correspond to the fields with the same name in TEMPPO Test Manager The text will be exported directly without translation The only exceptions are designator names that can be conveniently inserted into the fields using the button Browse Designators They are replaced by their actual values during generation Specifying Conditions Semantic conditions that have to be fulfilled before the step can be executed can be defined in the Condition

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