You can create a host connection script so that you can interact
with the host session, navigate to other screens, and create data verification
points.
About this task
To create a host connection script:
Procedure
- Click the Record a Functional Test Script
icon
on the toolbar to start recording a new script.
- Provide a name for the script, and click Finish. The Functional Tester window minimizes,
and the Recording Monitor opens.
- Click the Start Application
icon on the Recording
Monitor toolbar.
- Select Extension for Terminal Based Applications from
the list, and click OK.
- Specify the basic connection properties. For more information about
basic connection properties, see the related topics.
- Optional: Click Advanced, and
type the properties in the Advanced Settings window. For more information
about advanced connection properties see the related topics.
- Click the Open a Connection Properties File
icon on the tool bar.
- Select the file name, and click OK.
- Click the Connect using the current connection properties
icon on the tool bar. Note: If you type invalid properties
or leave any required properties unspecified, an error message is displayed.
Correct the invalid entries in Extension for Terminal-based Applications window,
and connect.
What to do next
After the session is connected, you can interact with the host session,
navigate to other screens, and create data verification points.
You can
also create scripts that start from a non-login host screen:
- Start Extension for Terminal-based Applications.
- Log in to your host session.
- Navigate to the location where you want to start recording the script.
- Start recording your script.