Creating Custom Statement Properties

You can create a custom statement property for the Properties view.

Important: If you plan to share custom properties or custom results with a team, set the Customizations file location before creating custom properties and results. To set the Customizations file location, in the Manual Tester menu click Window > Preferences. Select a network directory to share the file among several Manual Tester users.
To create custom statement properties:
  1. In the Manual Tester menu, click Window > Preferences.

    Manual Tester displays the Preferences dialog box.

  2. In the left pane of the Preferences dialog box, click Custom Properties to display the Custom Properties page.
  3. Click Add.

    Manual Tester displays the Add Property dialog box.

  4. In the Name field, type the property name, which is the name displayed in the Property column of the Properties view.
  5. In the Type field, select the type of Value column you want to use:
    • TEXT includes a text entry box in the Value column.
    • LIST includes a list box in the Value column.
  6. If the field type for the new property is List, specify the values you want displayed in the list.
    1. In the Legal Values field, type a value you want included in the list box and click Add
    2. Repeat for each value you want included in the list box.

      Manual Tester adds the new value to the list.

  7. In the Used during field, indicate when the property is to be set. Select Authoring if the property is to be set when writing a manual test script. Select Execution if the property is to be set when running a manual test script.
  8. Click OK. Manual Tester adds the new property value, type, and legal values to the Custom Properties table.
  9. Click OK.
  10. In the Custom Properties tab, click Apply.
  11. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.

    Manual Tester displays the custom properties for scripts that you subsequently open or create. Manual Tester adds the custom properties to the Properties View in alphabetical order.

    You can edit custom properties and the values of list boxes.

Parent topic: Customizing Manual Tester

Related tasks
Editing Custom Properties

Related reference
Properties View
Custom Properties Page
Add Property Dialog Box

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