This topic describes the Manual Tester menu and all its options and commands.
New - Creates a new manual test script in the Text Editor.
Open - Displays the Open dialog box, which you can use to select either the script file (.rmt) or the log file (.execution) you want to open.
Close - Closes the script file or the log file currently open in the Text Editor.
Save - Saves the script file or the log file currently open in the Text Editor.
Save As - Displays the Save As dialog box, which you can use to save under another name the script file or the log file currently open in the Text Editor.
Print - Sends to the printer the script file or the log file currently open in the Text Editor.
Import - Displays the Import Source Types dialog box, which you can use to select the type of text document you want to import.
Export - Displays the Export Wizard, which you use to export a log file.
Exit - Closes Manual Tester.
The Edit menu has the following commands:
Cut - Deletes the characters highlighted in the Text Editor and puts them on the clipboard. Cutting text in Manual Tester is somewhat different than in other text editors. See About Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text in Manual Tester for more information.
Copy - Copies to the clipboard the characters highlighted in the Text Editor. Copying text in Manual Tester is somewhat different than in other text editors. See About Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text in Manual Tester for more information.
Paste - Inserts at the cursor any characters previously cut or copied to the clipboard. Pasting text in Manual Tester is somewhat different than in other text editors. See About Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text in Manual Tester for more information.
Paste as Reference - Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the cursor location and adds the text to the Reuse view.
Delete - Deletes the text highlighted in the Text Editor.
Make Statement Local - Removes the reference to the original script where you saved test content. A statement that you make local is not updated when the statement in the original script is updated.
Add to Reuse - Adds the statements selected in the script to the Reuse view.
Find/Replace - Displays the Find/Replace dialog box, which you use to search for text in a script and replace it with alternate text.
Open Script - Opens the manual test script in which the selected reused statement was originally authored. SeeAbout Saving and Reusing Test Statements for more information.
Add to group - Indents the current statement so that it is a child of the group. If there is no group, clicking Add to group inserts a group folder.
Remove from group - Moves the current statement to the left, which removes it from the current group.
The Capture menu has the following commands:
Data for Insert - Associates the text on the clipboard with the current statement. During execution, Manual Tester places the text on the clipboard when you get to that statement. You can then easily insert the text into the application you are testing. See Entering Text into an Application for more information.
Data for Compare - Saves the text on the clipboard as a baseline for comparison. During execution, Manual Tester places the text on the clipboard when you get to that statement. You can easily verify that the text in the application is what is expected. See Verifying Text for more information.
Image - Displays the Capture Image dialog box that you use to include images in test scripts.
The Run menu has the following commands:
Run Script - Displays the execution viewer, which you use to run the manual test script currently open in the Text Editor.
Resume Script - Displays the Open dialog box, which you can use to navigate to the script you want to resume running.
The Window menu has the following commands:
Show View - Displays views not currently shown: Recent Files, Outline, Reuse, or Properties.
Switch to View - Displays a list of all the open components of the Manual Tester window; for example, the Text Editor, the Outline view, the Recent Files view, the Reuse view, and the Properties view. You select a component from the list to move focus to it.
Switch to Editor - Displays a list of all the open scripts and test logs. You select a script or test log from the list to move focus to it.
Preferences - Displays the Preferences dialog box, which you can use to customize Manual Tester .
The Help menu has the following commands:
Welcome - Displays the Welcome screen, which is automatically displayed the first time you start Manual Tester. The Welcome screen provides an overview of Manual Tester, which includes a tour of the product; First Steps, which lists areas where you can get more information on Manual Tester; Tutorials, which describes the four tutorials available for Manual Tester; Samples, which describes the sample application and the sample manual test scripts that are installed with the product; and What's New, which describes importing legacy test documents.
Help Contents - Displays the help window for Manual Tester. In the left pane, click Testing Software with Manual Tester to display the Table of Contents for the Manual Tester online help.
Software Updates - Enables you to search for and install updates of new features or currently installed features. You can also display product configuration information.
Tutorials Gallery - Displays the Tutorials gallery.
Samples Gallery - Displays the Samples gallery.
IBM Support Assistant - Displays the IBM Support Assistant, which you can use to find answers to questions when you use Manual Tester or other IBM software.
About Manual Tester - Displays information about the version of Manual Tester you are using.
Parent topic: Reference