In this lesson, you add a verification point to the test
that you created previously.
Verification points verify that an expected
behavior occurred during a run, or verify the state of a control or
an object. When you create a verification point, you capture information
about a control or an object in the application to establish this
as baseline information for comparison during playback. When you run
a test, the property is compared to see whether any changes have occurred
in the application, either intentionally or unintentionally. This
comparison is useful for identifying possible defects when an application
has been upgraded for example. An error is reported if the expected
behavior did not occur.
- Start by opening the test that you recorded in Lesson 4: Recording a test. If the test is not already open,
double-click the test in the Test Navigator to view the test in the
test editor.
As shown below, the Test Contents window
of the test editor displays the chronological sequence of steps in
the test. If you used the UICatalog application to record the test,
the test looks like this:

The test editor consists of four quadrants,
with two quadrants across the top, and two at the botton. To the right
of the Test Contents window is the Details window.
The Details
window displays details about the currently selected step in the test.
Here is what the Details window looks like when the second step in
the test is selected.

Note: The full name of the Details window varies, depending
on the step that is selected in Test Contents. For example, in this
case, the window is named User Action Details.
The lower
half of the test editor looks like this:

The
lower left quadrant is the Mobile and Web UI Data window, which includes
two tabs: Screen Capture and Elements. To the right of that is the
Properties window, which shows the properties of the selected object.
Now that you have familiarized yourself with
the basic layout of the test editor, add a verification point.
The purpose of this verification point is to verify that the OK button
is selected.
- In the Test Contents window, select the step Click
item at Position 3 in Table view.
See how
the UICatlaog app is displayed below in the Screen Capture window.

- Now, in the Test Contents window, select the step Click
on Button 'OK'.
The Alerts page of UICatalog
is now shown in the Screen Capture window. The Details window shows
that the Button object is identified by its title, and the actual
title is labeled OK.

- Back in the Screen Capture window, scroll down until you
see the OK button selected.

- Right-click the highlighted OK button
and click Create Verification Point for Title.
A verification point is added to the test as a new line in
the Test Contents window - Verify that Title equals
OK on button.
- Click .
- Run the test.
In the Mobile and Web UI report a successful verification
point is displayed as follows:
