In lesson 3.1, you logged in as the test manager and created
a new test case to cover a requirement. In this lesson, you log in
as the tester to create a manual test script and add it to the test
case. A manual test script is a series of test instructions, called
statements, that guide a tester through a manual test.
To begin test script development:
- Log in as the tester (Userid: tony, Password: tony) when prompted with the login dialog box. Tony's dashboard opens.
Notice that the work item that you created in the previous
lesson is listed in the tester's My Tasks viewlet:
- To open the work item, from the My Tasks viewlet, click Test Case is ready for manual test script. Click the Overview tab of the work item.
You can see that the tester is instructed to create the test script:

- Return to the dashboard by clicking Back to
Rational Quality Manager at the upper, left corner of
the page.
- To open the test case, click New Customer Order
Test Case in the Artifacts column of the My
Tasks viewlet.
- To create a manual test script for testing the ordering
function:
- Click the Test Scripts section.
Important: You can use the installed manual test
script sample to decrease the time it takes you to complete this lesson.
Click the
Add Existing Test Scripts icon (

). From the list of test
scripts, select
New Customer Order Test Script (Sample), and click
OK. Click the name to open it,
and then skip to step 7.
- Click the Add New Test Scripts icon (
), type the name as New Customer Order Test Script and the description as Manual script to test ordering functionality of the Classics Java
application.
- Select Tony, Tester as the owner,
click OK, and then click Save.
- To open and begin editing the test script, click the
test script name. The Manual Test editor opens.
- Click Click to add step, and
type the following statements into the Description and Expected Results fields of the steps.
Press Enter to advance to the next step.
Step |
Description |
Expected Results |
1 |
Start the Classics Java A application. |
Classics CD window opens. |
2 |
Expand the Bach folder. |
|
3 |
Click Violin Concertos. |
|
4 |
Click the Place Order button. |
Member Login window opens. |
5 |
Make sure Existing Customer is
selected. |
|
6 |
In the Full Name field, type Trent
Culpito. |
|
7 |
In the Password field, type 1234567. |
|
8 |
Click OK. |
Order is placed correctly. |
9 |
In the Card Number field of the
Place an Order dialog box, type 5555 1212 5555 1212. |
|
10 |
For the card type, select Visa. |
|
11 |
In the Expiration Date field,
type 10/12. |
|
12 |
Click the Place Order button. |
Credit card information is processed
and message window indicates that the order was received. |
13 |
Click OK to close the window. |
Window closes. |
The test script will look similar to the following
image:
Note: In the this image, the statements
use the default Execution Steps. Execution Steps are actions for the
tester to perform when running the script. Notice that steps 8 and
12 have different icons. These are reporting steps. Reporting steps
summarize the result of several steps.
- Change the statement types of steps 8 and 12 to reporting
steps by clicking the statement, clicking the down arrow next to the Step icon (
), and selecting Reporting Step
from the list.
- You can also add pictures inline for clarification when
testing. To add pictures:
- Click the statement to add the image to.
- Click the Insert Image icon (
) on the Action bar.
- When the dialog box opens, click Browse.
- Browse for the file, and click Open, and then OK. The image is added to the statement.
Tip: You can choose the display format for the images.
Click the
Manage All Images (

) icon, and
select
Full size,
ThumbNail, or
Link.
Note: Images are displayed in a manual test script when a test
is running. You can also add attachments, comments, and verification
text by clicking the appropriate icon in the Action bar.
- When you are finished with the script, click Save.
In the next lesson, you continue as the tester and add test
data to the manual test script.