Introduction to Rational Functional Tester v7.0
Onsite Instructor-Led Format



Audience
Developers and programming professionals that will be using IBM’s Rational Functional Tester for building successful test scripts.
   

Duration

 2 Day
   
Course Abstract
This introductory course is designed to familiarize testing professionals with the basics of the IBM® Rational® test automation tools for use in testing Java™ and Web applications.

This seminar will illustrate how testers can build, enhance, and maintain scripts in a full-function Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that integrates with the IBM® Rational® Software Delivery Platform products. It incorporates hands-on exercises that will allow students to explore the power of using IBM® Rational® Functional Tester. It will demonstrate how Rational Functional Tester application builds effective and resilient test scripts using Java code through IBM’s ScriptAssure.™ technology.

The focus is on the practical application of Rational Functional Tester to resolve common Java and Web automated testing challenges. Additionally, some basics about Java code relevant to creating scripts for testing are covered. This course focuses on getting started with Rational Functional Tester.

   
Objectives

Upon conclusion participants will have acquired these skills:

  • Install and configure Rational Functional Tester
  • Describe the function and purpose of Functional Tester
  • Illustrate the use of Javascript for develop test script applications
  • Depict the recording of automated scripts
  • Illustrate the play back of our automated scripts
  • Demonstrate how to modify each automated scripts
  • View and analyze results with the HTML log
  • Depict the usage of test object maps
  • Understand the use of pattern-based recognition
  • Create data-driven tests and use datapools
  • Illustrate the creation of resilient scripts with ScriptAssure technology to test object maps, perform object recognition, create recognition scores and pattern-based recognition
  • Performing user actions with a script (including verification points)
  • Depict how to extend scripts with script support features
  • Understand the layout and structure of a script
   
Class Format Lecture and Lab
   
Prerequisites

Each student should have a basic knowledge of application development and have been eEach student should have a basic understanding of the application development process.
Course Topics

The following list represents the sections and topics discussed in this virtual instructor-led course offering.
 

Effective Software Testing

  • Overview of effective testing
  • IBM Rational solution
  • Illustrate test management lifecycle
  • Test Management challenges
    • Comprehensive
    • Distributed
    • Extensible
    • Configurable
  • Defining automated testing
    • Challenges
    • Benefits

Role of Rational Tester

  • Illustrate use of testing
  • Depict testing support
    • Java
    • Web
    • Siebel
    • SAP
    • Visual Studio
  • Demonstrate test automation
  • Define functional vs regression testing
  • Basic functionality
    • Record user actions
    • Customization options
    • Script maintenance
    • Execution and debugging
  • Understand GUI interface
  • Based on open standards
  • Integration with Rational Tools

Benefits of Testing

  • Enable regression testing
  • Role in quality assurance
  • Testing automation
  • Human error reduction

Rational Tester Features

  • Building Scripts
  • Understanding ScriptAssure
    • Object recognition technology
    • Script play back
  • Setting threshold tests
  • Write log file warnings
  • Understanding object maps
    • Recognition properties
    • Adding objects
    • Use with updated application
  • Inserting verification points
    • Menu hierarchy
    • Table
    • Text
    • Tree Hierarchy
    • List
  • Using Verification Point Comparator