The Manual Tester Properties view displays information for each statement in the script. It is available when you are authoring the script and when you are running it. The Properties view also displays information for files in the Recent Files view.
The Properties view displays the following default properties when you select a statement in the Text Editor, the Outline view, or the execution viewer:
Attachments - Click in the Value column and click ... to display the List of Attachments dialog box, which you use to attach a file to a statement. You can also open or remove attached files.
Compare Data - Displays the expected text that is associated with the statement. When you run the script, you capture the actual text in the application to the clipboard. Manual Tester compares the actual text with the expected text and displays the Text Differences dialog box if there is a discrepancy.
Description - Displays the first few characters of the statement.
Execution Attachments - Click in the Value column and click ... to display the List of Attachments dialog box that lists files attached during execution. This property is only displayed in the execution viewer.
Execution Comment - Testers can type comments about the test run either in the Execution comments dialog box or directly into the Execution Comment property. This property is only displayed in the execution viewer.
Name - Displays the renamed statement label that is displayed in Outline view.
Paste Data - Displays the text that is associated with the statement. When you run the script, Manual Tester puts the text on the clipboard. You can press Ctrl+V to paste the text into the application.
Result - Displays the result of a verification point or a reporting point highlighted in the test log.
Type - Displays the statement type (Step, Verification Point, Group, or Reporting Point).
The Properties view menu has
the following options:
Show Properties With Values - Hides properties that do not have values.
Show All - Displays all properties whether or not they have values.
Refresh - Updates the Properties view with any changes made to the properties.
You can customize properties that appear in the Properties view. You can create either a text box or a list box for the property's Value field. Testers can type characters in a text box. In a list box, testers select from a list you specify.
Last Modified - Displays the date and time the file was last saved.
Name - Displays the name of the test log file or the script file.
Path - Displays the path of the file.
See Customizing the Manual Test window for information on resizing and relocating the Properties view on the Manual Tester window and in the execution viewer.
To open: Manual Tester displays the Properties view by default when it starts up. If you close the Properties view, in the Manual Tester menu click Window > Show View > Properties to re-display it.
Parent topic: Reference
Related tasks
Attaching a File to a Statement
Creating Custom Statement Properties