Mercury QuickTest Professional JavaTM Add-in 8.2 Readme

This file provides the following information about the QuickTest Professional Java Add-in:

Overview

Welcome to the QuickTest Professional Java Add-in 8.2. The QuickTest Professional Java Add-in can record and run tests on Java applications using customized test objects and methods.

The QuickTest Professional Java Add-in recognizes and records Java toolkits such as AWT, Swing, and more. Tests are simple to read, maintain, enhance, and parameterize so that both advanced and less technical users can create sophisticated tests on Java applications and applets.

Note: Support for Oracle Applications and Oracle Forms applications is provided through the separate QuickTest Professional Oracle Add-in 8.2. For more information, refer to the QuickTest Professional Oracle Add-in Guide.

For more information on the QuickTest Professional Java Add-in and for details and syntax of Java test objects and methods, refer to the QuickTest Professional Java Add-in Guide and the Java section of the QuickTest Object Model Reference.

Customer Support

Technical support for QuickTest Professional and the QuickTest Professional Java Add-in is provided via our award-winning Customer Support Web Site. From this Web site, customers are able to review Frequently Asked Questions, submit and check the status of support requests, and access online documentation, patches, and other downloads. Please visit the Customer Support Web Site at:

http://support.mercury.com.

Customer Support contact numbers all over the world are available at:

http://support.mercury.com/cgi-bin/portal/CSO/contacts.jsp.

System Requirements

To successfully work with the QuickTest Professional Java Add-in, your system configuration should meet the requirements as specified for QuickTest Professional 8.2 (in the QuickTest Professional 8.2 Readme), plus the following add-in specific requirements:

Prerequisites:
QuickTest Professional, version 8.2.
Free Hard Disk Space:
77 MB of free hard disk space is required on the disk on which you want to install the Java Add-in (depending on your feature selection), in addition to the space required for the QuickTest Professional installation.
    
In addition, the disk on which Windows is installed (system disk) requires 115 MB of free hard disk space while the Java Add-in is being installed. After the installation is complete, 38 MB of this disk space is released (meaning that 77 MB of the system disk remains in use by QuickTest Professional).

Supported Environments

The QuickTest Professional Java Add-in supports recording and running tests on the following Java toolkits and environments:

The QuickTest Professional Java Add-in supports recording and running tests on the following Java run-time environments:

What's New in the Java Add-in

Known Problems and Limitations

Installation Issues

Verification Issues

Workaround: Create table checkpoints on Java tables while recording your test.

Workaround: If a checkpoint on a transient object is required, make sure the object is visible prior to executing the checkpoint. For example, in the case of combo box list, you should insert a statement that clicks on the combo box button before executing the checkpoint.

General Issues

Workaround: Before running your test or component, remove the extra step that was recorded.

Workaround: During a run session, do not use Alt+F4 on a Java object. Use the Close method instead.

Workaround: When testing with QuickTest Java support, do not use -Xincgc in your command line, or, alternatively, do not use the dynamic transformation support mechanism. For more information, refer to the QuickTest Professional Java Add-in Guide.

Workaround: Use a string instead of the original type. For example, instead of 1, use "1". For example: y = JavaCheckBox("Active").WaitProperty ("enabled", "1", 1000)

Workaround: To instruct the Java Add-in record these actions, use the Setting.Java method to set the record_win_ops variable to 1. For example: Setting.Java("RECORD_WIN_OPS") = 1

Workaround: Use the Object Spy and object repository to make sure the object's attached text and index attributes are correct.

Workaround: Ignore the exception.

Workaround: Use other verification methods (such as using GetTOProperty). For more details on verification methods, refer to the QuickTest Professional User's Guide.

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