Enabling JVM: If you are using Windows XP, you must enable the JVM by specifying the JRE location using the Add button.
But for other platforms, when you run the Functional Tester for the first time, it automatically enables the JVM of your browser's Java plug-in so that HTML recording works properly. If you install a different JVM, you must rerun the enabler to enable it.
However, if you experience an error regarding the Java plug-in during HTML testing, or when trying to launch the Verification Point Comparator from the HTML log, you need to make sure your plug-in is configured properly. See Enabling the Java Plug-in of a Browser for instructions.
You do not have to use the Search button to add an environment. You can click the Add button instead in Step 2. This brings up the Add Java Environment dialog box, which you can use to locate the new Java environment. After you select it and click Add, the environment will then be added to the Java Environments list, and you follow steps 4 - 7 to enable or disable it. If you try to add a file that is not a Java environment, you will get an error and it won't be added to the list.
If your JRE is not enabled, you will be able to tell because the Recording Monitor will be blank when you try to record against a Java application. We recommend leaving the Recording Monitor in view while recording for this reason. If you see this symptom, you need to run the enabler.
To enable browsers for HTML testing, see Enabling Web Browsers.
You can test that your JRE is enabled properly by clicking the Test button in the enabler. This opens the JRE Tester, which reports the JRE version, JRE vendor, and whether the JRE is enabled successfully. Click OK to close the JRE Tester.
Upgrade Note: If you are upgrading to Functional Tester from either RobotJ or XDE™ Tester, please see Upgrading from RobotJ or XDE Tester to Functional Tester for important information about re-enabling your Java environments.