Starting your test applications

When recording tests on your application, it is best to have Functional Tester start the application during recording using a startApp command. This makes playing back the tests more reliable because startApp uses the application configuration information. Functional Tester will open either Java™ applications that you specify or HTML pages in your browser, or run applications in executable form.

To start an application while recording:

  1. During recording, click the Start Application button on the Recording toolbar. The Start Application dialog box opens.
  2. Click the arrow in the Application Name field to see the list of applications you can test. Java applications will be indicated as "Application name - java", HTML applications will be indicated as "Application name - html", and executables or batch files as "Application name - executable"
  3. Select the application you want to open and click OK. The dialog box disappears and your application opens. Functional Tester inserts a startApp command into your script.
    Note: You can configure your own applications so that they will appear in the Application Name list and you can start them using this dialog box. You add your applications by clicking the Edit button. For information on editing or adding application information see Configuring Applications for Testing related topic.

    Functional Tester is shipped with several sample applications that will appear in the Application Name list. For example, "ClassicsJavaA - java" is used in the Functional Tester Tutorial.


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