Introduction |
Rational Test Script Services are testing services that you can add to your Visual Basic (VB) test scripts through the methods described in this reference. For example, you can add logging, synchronization, timing, and datapool services to your test scripts. You can also add verification services to validate the behavior of Visual Basic COM/DCOM components.
Test Script Services can be used with either or both of the following products:
TestManager is a product that lets you plan, design, implement, execute, and analyze tests, including system-level and component tests of functionality and performance.
TestManager fully supports Visual Basic test scripts enhanced with Test Script Services functionality -- for example:
The Test Script Services used with TestManager are documented in Test Script Services Reference.
QualityArchitect is a product that lets you test objects such as COM/DCOM components and EJB components. You can test, or verify, the behavior of COM/DCOM components using the verification services documented in the following sections:
Note: This document is primarily a reference document. For information on how to use QualityArchitect, see the Rational QualityArchitect User's Guide.
The following table describes the categories of Test Script Services that are available with TestManager and QualityArchitect. It also specifies the product(s) that the categories of services are commonly used with.
Datapool
Provide variable data to test scripts during playback, allowing virtual testers to send different data to the server with each transaction.
TestManager, QualityArchitect
Logging
Log messages for reporting and analysis.
TestManager, QualityArchitect
Measurement
Provide the means of fine tuning and controlling your tests through operations such as timing actions, setting think-time delays, and setting environment variables.
TestManager
Utility
Perform common test script operations such as retrieving error information, controlling the generation of random numbers, and printing messages.
TestManager, QualityArchitect
Monitor
Monitor test script playback progress.
TestManager, QualityArchitect
Synchronization
Synchronize multiple virtual testers running on a single computer or across multiple computers.
TestManager
Session
Manage test script session execution and playback.
TestManager, QualityArchitect
Advanced
Perform advanced logging and timing operations.
TestManager
Verification Point
Validate the behavior of objects such as COM/DCOM components.
QualityArchitect
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