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2The user interface

Fig. 2.1Structure of a test suite Fig. 2.2Insertion marker Fig. 2.3Example table Fig. 2.4The simple search dialog Fig. 2.5The advanced search dialog Fig. 2.6Result list for 'Locate references'Fig. 2.7Incremental search Fig. 2.8The replace dialog Fig. 2.9The replace query dialog

3Quickstart your application

Fig. 3.1Quickstart Wizard Fig. 3.2Startup sequence created by the Quickstart Wizard Fig. 3.3GUI technology information

4Capture and replay

Fig. 4.1Disabled and enabled Record button

5Components

Fig. 5.1Components of a GUI Fig. 5.2Readability of SmartIDs Fig. 5.3Readability of identifiers Fig. 5.4Readability of SmartIDs in panels with description Fig. 5.5Component tree 1 Fig. 5.6Stable component recognition - Example 1 Fig. 5.7Stable component recognition - Example 2 Fig. 5.8Using a regular expression in the Feature attribute Fig. 5.9Component hierarchy of a Swing SUT Fig. 5.10Component node Fig. 5.11Extra feature attribute for component recognition via XPath or CSS selector.Fig. 5.12An Item for a table cell Fig. 5.13Update components dialog Fig. 5.14UI Inspector Fig. 5.15General information Fig. 5.16Web-specific information Fig. 5.17 Android-specific information Fig. 5.18 Windows-specific information Fig. 5.19 Swing-specific information Fig. 5.20 FX-specific information Fig. 5.21 SWT-specific information Fig. 5.22QF-Test specific information

6Variables

Fig. 6.1Direct and fallback bindings Fig. 6.2Definition of system variables in the options dialog Fig. 6.3Variable example Fig. 6.4Variable definitions Fig. 6.5Displaying variable groups in the debug mode

7Problem analysis and debugging

Fig. 7.1A simple test and its run log Fig. 7.2Error states in a run log Fig. 7.3Display of duration indicators in the run log

8Organizing the test suite

Fig. 8.1Test suite structure Fig. 8.2Test structure with simple Setup and Cleanup Fig. 8.3Test execution with simple Setup and Cleanup Fig. 8.4Packages and Procedures Fig. 8.5Dependency stack A-B-C Fig. 8.6Good practice Setup node Fig. 8.7Dependency stack A-B-D-E Fig. 8.8Dependency with Characteristic variables Fig. 8.9Exception in forced cleanup sequence of C causes B to clean up Fig. 8.10Typical Cleanup node Fig. 8.11Example Test set for name spaces Fig. 8.12Dependency handling for test case 'Data entry by User A'Fig. 8.13Dependency handling for test case 'Offer processing by User C'Fig. 8.14Dependency handling for test case 'Check offer 1 in DMS'Fig. 8.15Dependency handling for test case 'Data entry by User B'Fig. 8.16Dependency handling for test case 'Offer processing by User D'Fig. 8.17Dependency handling for test case 'Check offer 2 in DMS'

9Projects

Fig. 9.1The Project View

10The standard library

Fig. 10.1Standard library qfs.qft

11Scripting

Fig. 11.1Detail view of a Server script with help window for rc methods Fig. 11.2Overview of the types of variables in QF-Test

12Unit Tests

Fig. 12.1Unit Test node with Java classes Fig. 12.2Example Unit Test node with Injections Fig. 12.3Example Unit Test node with Injections Fig. 12.4Unit Test Report

14Web testing

Fig. 14.1Cross-Browser Tests

16Android application testing

17iOS application testing

Fig. 17.1Xcode in the macOS App Store Fig. 17.2Recommended App Store settings Fig. 17.3Platform management in Xcode Fig. 17.4The iOS Simulator menu Fig. 17.5Navigate to the iOS profile trust section Fig. 17.6Quickstart wizard screen to select the application type Fig. 17.7Quickstart wizard screen to select the test device Fig. 17.8Quickstart wizard screen to select an app file Fig. 17.9Quickstart wizard screen to specify the client name Fig. 17.10iOS setup sequence created by the quickstart wizard Fig. 17.11QF-Test iOS recording window Fig. 17.12iOS utility procedures

18PDF document testing

Fig. 18.1PDF Client main window with PDF document Fig. 18.2Check text 'default'Fig. 18.3Check text 'Text positioned'Fig. 18.4Check Items 'Text as items (whole page)'Fig. 18.5Check Items 'Text positioned as items (whole page)'Fig. 18.6Check text 'Text (whole page)'Fig. 18.7Check text 'Text positioned (whole page)'Fig. 18.8Check Image 'default' recording of a Text object Fig. 18.9Check Image 'default' recording of an Image object Fig. 18.10Check Image 'unscaled' recording of an Image object Fig. 18.11Check Image 'scaled' recording of an Image object

19Accessibility Testing

Fig. 19.1Quickstart wizard result Fig. 19.2Excerpt of the run log of an axe accessibility test Fig. 19.3Error message for the selected error above Fig. 19.4Screenshot: Overview of problematic and skipped elements Fig. 19.5Example settings for report generation

22WebAPI – Web services testing

Fig. 22.1Pre- and Post-request structure Fig. 22.2Pre- and Post-request flow Fig. 22.3Browser HTTP GET request Fig. 22.4Browser HTTP GET response

23Data-driven testing

Fig. 23.1A simple data-driven test Fig. 23.2Data table example Fig. 23.3Run log of a data-driven test Fig. 23.4Data-driven test with nested loops Fig. 23.5Second data table example Fig. 23.6Run log of a data-driven test with nested loops

24Reports and test documentation

Fig. 24.1Example report

25Test execution

Fig. 25.1Dialog to rerun test cases

26Using Artificial Intelligence

Fig. 26.1Options Dialog "Artificial Intelligence"Fig. 26.2Options Dialog "Agent Skills"Fig. 26.3AI Assistant Dialog Fig. 26.4Example of an AI-generated Test with Start Procedure Fig. 26.5Dialog "Generate Data with AI" with Prompt Fig. 26.6Example of an Check text with AI Step Fig. 26.7Example of an AI Instruction Step

27Distributed test development

Fig. 27.1Result of analyzing references

29Automated Creation of Basic Procedures

Fig. 29.1Recorded procedures Fig. 29.2The Procedure Builder definition file

30Interaction with Test Management Tools

Fig. 30.1Integration with ALM - QualityCenter Fig. 30.2QF-Test VAPI-XP-TEST test case in HP ALM - QualityCenter Fig. 30.3In Test plan create new Test set Fig. 30.4Create new test of type VAPI-XP-TEST Fig. 30.5HP VAPI-XP Wizard Fig. 30.6Test details Fig. 30.7Copy template content to script text area Fig. 30.8New test set in Test lab section Fig. 30.9Add test to execution grid Fig. 30.10Run the test Fig. 30.11Test result Fig. 30.12Uploaded run log Fig. 30.13Script debug run Fig. 30.14QF-Test run log in QMetry

31Integration with Development Tools

Fig. 31.1Eclipse plugin configuration - tab 'Main'Fig. 31.2Eclipse plugin configuration - Tab 'Settings'Fig. 31.3Eclipse plugin configuration - Tab 'Initial Settings'Fig. 31.4Jenkins after start-up.Fig. 31.5Install QF-Test Plugin.

33Keyword-driven testing with QF-Test

Fig. 33.1Excel file business-related keywords Fig. 33.2Test suite business-related keywords Fig. 33.3Procedure fillDialog Fig. 33.4Excel file of generic components Fig. 33.5Test suite for generic components Fig. 33.6Test suite Behavior-driven testing technical Fig. 33.7Test suite Behavior-driven testing from business perspective Fig. 33.8Excel file as scenario file Fig. 33.9Test suite scenario file

35Performing GUI-based load tests

Fig. 35.1Load testing scenario Fig. 35.2Overview load testing project Fig. 35.3Sample test suite daemonController_twoPhases.qft Fig. 35.4Call of rc.syncThreads in demo test suite

36Executing Manual Tests in QF-Test

Fig. 36.1Example for a ManualStepDialog

39Organizing test suites

Fig. 39.1Structure of multiple test suites Fig. 39.2Including test suites of level 1 Fig. 39.3Structure of different test suites with roles

43Options

Fig. 43.1Options tree Fig. 43.2Overview of general options Fig. 43.3General options Fig. 43.4Projects Fig. 43.5Saving test suites Fig. 43.6Display Fig. 43.7Editing Fig. 43.8Bookmarks Fig. 43.9External tools options Fig. 43.10Backup file options Fig. 43.11Library options Fig. 43.12License options Fig. 43.13Update options Fig. 43.14Overview of test management options Fig. 43.15Test management options Fig. 43.16TMT options Fig. 43.17Xray options Fig. 43.18Overview of recording options Fig. 43.19Recording options Fig. 43.20Options for events to record Fig. 43.21Options for events to pack Fig. 43.22Dragging to a sub-menu Fig. 43.23Options for recording components Fig. 43.24Popup menu for recording components Fig. 43.25Options for recording sub-items Fig. 43.26Options for the recording window Fig. 43.27Options for recording procedure calls Fig. 43.28Procedure Builder options Fig. 43.29Overview of replay options Fig. 43.30Replay options Fig. 43.31Client options Fig. 43.32Terminal options Fig. 43.33Event handling options Fig. 43.34Component recognition options Fig. 43.35Delay options Fig. 43.36Timeout options Fig. 43.37Options for replay backward compatibility Fig. 43.38SmartID und qfs:label-Optionen Fig. 43.39Options for Android Fig. 43.40Options for iOS Tests Fig. 43.41Overview of web options Fig. 43.42Web options Fig. 43.43Options for HTTP Requests Fig. 43.44Default values for the Web request step Fig. 43.45Options for web backward compatibility Fig. 43.46SWT options Fig. 43.47UI Inspector options Fig. 43.48Overview of the options for artificial intelligence Fig. 43.49AI options Fig. 43.50AI agent skills options Fig. 43.51Tool Exposure options Fig. 43.52Debugger options Fig. 43.53Overview of run log options Fig. 43.54General run log options Fig. 43.55Options for splitting run logs Fig. 43.56Options determining run log content Fig. 43.57Run log options for screenshots Fig. 43.58Options for mapping between directories with test suites Fig. 43.59Overview of variable options Fig. 43.60Variable options

44Elements of a test suite

48Running an application from QF-Test

Fig. 48.1Starting the SUT from a script or executable Fig. 48.2Starting the SUT through Java WebStart Fig. 48.3Starting the SUT from a jar archive Fig. 48.4Starting the SUT via the main class Fig. 48.5Launch the browser process Fig. 48.6Open the web site in the browser Fig. 48.7Opening a PDF Document

53Web

Fig. 53.1Reduction of complexity for "CarConfigurator Web" demo Fig. 53.2Installing the CustomWebResolver in the Setup node of the Quickstart Wizard Fig. 53.3CustomWebResolver configuration templates Fig. 53.4CustomWebResolver with a template for genericClasses Fig. 53.5CustomWebResolver with two generic classes Fig. 53.6CustomWebResolver with more complex mapping Fig. 53.7CarConfigurator Web Fig. 53.8CarConfigurator Web Fig. 53.9Simplification due to simple class mapping Fig. 53.10Recording of '-5%' button in "CarConfigurator Web" demo Fig. 53.11Recording with genericClasses in "CarConfigurator Web"Fig. 53.12Simplification due to advanced class mapping Fig. 53.13Recording of SPAN text fields Fig. 53.14Recording text fields in "CarConfigurator Web"Fig. 53.15Simplification for complex components Fig. 53.16Recording of a table in "CarConfigurator Web"Fig. 53.17Recording of resolved table item in "CarConfigurator Web"Fig. 53.18Simplification of the "CarConfigurator Web" demo

54Configuring the "Accessibility Checks" node

Fig. 54.1Example of the Accessibility Checks node with selection menu and definition

56Controlling native Windows applications via the UIAuto module - without the QF-Test win engine

Fig. 56.1UI Automation procedures in the standard library Fig. 56.2The WPF demo application

58Extension APIs

Fig. 58.1Pseudo class hierarchy for web elements

63Details about the algorithm for image comparison

Fig. 63.1Original image Fig. 63.2Classic image check Fig. 63.3Pixel-based identity check Fig. 63.4Pixel-based similarity check Fig. 63.5Block-based identity check Fig. 63.6Block-based similarity check Fig. 63.7Histogram Fig. 63.8Analysis with Discrete Cosine Transformation Fig. 63.9Block-based analysis with Discrete Cosine Transformation Fig. 63.10Bilinear Filter Fig. 63.11Image-in-image search: Expected image Fig. 63.12Image-in-image search: Got image

64Result lists

Fig. 64.1Sample result list for 'Locate references'

AFAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

Fig. A.1Set browser maximum memory

CKeyboard shortcuts

Fig. C.1Keyboard helper

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