Rational TestSuite Interview Preparation Guide

user must create the datatype if none of the standard data
types contains the kind of values that user want to supply.
for example user need a database column named COLOR & the
values should be red,blue,green,yellow,etc .
but in predefined datatype there is no such datatype.
so we have to create a user defined data type named color
&have a predefined values RED,BLUE,GREEN.
1)to create user defined data type in rational robot
in Test Manager>>click Tools>>manage data types.
2)click new.
3)Type name(color) & description>>click ok
4)click yes when prompted to enter new data values now.
insert red,green,yellow,blue
5)click save

A datapool is a test dataset that supplies data variables
in a test script during playback. Using datapools allows
you to run multiple iterations of a script using different
data each time.

Sub Main
Dim Result As Integer -> Header file

'Initially Recorded: 9/22/01 12:45:07 PM
'Script Name: Classics Place an Order Datapool


Dim x As Integer 'variable for loop
Dim dp As Long 'variable for datapool
Dim quantity, expdate As String 'variables for fields


dp=SQADatapoolOpen("Order CD") -> Open the Data Pool


For x = 1 to 10 -> Start of loop

Call SQADatapoolFetch(dp) ->fetch a row from the data pool

Window SetContext, "Name=frmMain", ""
PushButton Click, "Name=cmdOrder"
'Result = WindowVP
(CompareProperties, "Name=frmOrder", "VP=Object Properties
1")

Window SetContext, "Name=frmOrder", ""
EditBox Click, "Name=txtQuantity", "Coords=84,8"

'Quantity data
Call SQADatapoolValue(dp,1,quantity)
InputKeys "{HOME}+{END}{DELETE}” &quantity
EditBox Click, "Name=txtCreditCard", "Coords=9,6"
InputKeys "{HOME}+{END}{DELETE}1234 1234 1234 1234"
EditBox Click, "Name=txtExpirationDate", "Coords=14,11"

'Expiration date data
Call SQADatapoolValue(dp,2,expdate)
InputKeys "{HOME}+{END}{DELETE}"&expdate

Result = ComboBoxVP
(CompareData, "Name=comboCardType", "VP=Object Data 1")

PushButton Click, "Name=cmdOrder"
Window SetContext, "Name=frmConfirm", ""
PushButton Click, "Name=cmdOK"

Next x
Call SQADatapoolClose(dp)


End Sub

Following are the problems that are solved by Datapools :

1. To provide data to the application which accept only unique data in each iteration to avoid already exist error ie. application that receives unique data only as input.
2. To provide data to the applications which deletes data from the database. If data is same and it is deleted in first iteration then it will give no data found error in subsequent iterations.
3. To provide unique data in performance testing so that application performance can be evaluated as per real time scenario.

We can do Data Driven Testing using Datapools...
Create Datapools through Test Manager...
Create Datapool to use variable data during Run time...

A datapool is a test dataset, a collection of related data
records which supplies realistic data values to the
variables in a test script during test script playback.

You can create data from scratch or import existing data
into a new datapool from another Functional Test datapool,
an IBM Rational TestManager datapool, or a .csv file.

we can analyze the pass/fail status of verification points
in Comparators. simply the results will be analyzed. In
comparators actual results are compared with baseline (expected behavior).

test manager opens the result window with appropriate
comparator.

Something like this
rtrobo.exe <path to.rec file> /project <path to .project
file> /play /close

To open java application for testing In robot click Insert>>
in that click Start Java Application..>> give path of java
appl.

For Java we have to enable the applications as follows,

!)Run the java Enabler to have it scan your hard drive for
java environment such as web browsers& sun JDK
installations that Robot Supports.The Java Enabler only
enables those environments that are currently installed.

we can use breakpoints to help debug our test scripts. A
breakpoint stops a test run at a specified line in the test
script, or in a specified function. You may want to stop a
test run using a breakpoint in order to:
1.monitor the entries in the Watch List
2.begin stepping through a test script using the Step commands