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About Visual Basic Test Script Services


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:


Using Test Script Services with Rational TestManager

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.


Using Test Script Services with Rational QualityArchitect

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.


Summary of Services

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.

Category Description 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

As indicated at the end of the preface, an HTML version of this manual is available from the Start menu and a PDF version from the Rational documentation CD.

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