By default, you can import Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Rational TestManager ManualTest test documents with the import formatters provided in Rational Manual Tester. If your test documents were created with a different program or have a non-standard statement format, you can create a customized import formatter. This section describes how to create an import formatter by modifying an example import formatter in Eclipse, building it, and moving it to Manual Tester.
Installing the Eclipse Development Environment
You must create an Eclipse plug-in to customize the import or export formatters. This section describes how to install the Eclipse development environment. The Eclipse environment is necessary because Manual Tester does not have the development tools to create and modify a plug-in.Setting Up the Example Import Formatter
To customize the example import formatter, you must load it into Eclipse and create a plug-in.About Customizing the Example Import Formatter
If you have imported date from Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, or When you customize the example import formatter, you must determine the modifications to make. This topic reviews the modifications you can make and describes the classes, interfaces, and methods to use to implement them in the Java code.Modifying the Configuration Page and Finish Action
After you have determined the changes that you want to make to the example import formatter, modify the code that specifies the configuration page and finish action.Modifying the Source Type, Configuration Page, and Finish Action
After you have determined the changes that you want to make to the example import formatter, modify the code that specifies the source type, configuration page and finish action.Removing the Example Source Type
If the customized import formatter source type is not based on the example source type, remove the example source type from the example import formatter. For example, if the customized import formatter uses a source type based on Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, or TestManager ManualTest file formats, you do not need the example source type. Removing it helps users avoid trying to import a file with an invalid source type.Building the Import Formatter
After you finish the modifications to the example import formatter, build the customized import formatter plug-in. To use the new import formatter, you must move it to Manual Tester.
Parent topic: Importing Test Documents