About Importing Test Documents

You do not have to recreate test documents that you have authored using Microsoft® Word, Microsoft Excel, or ManualTest in Rational® TestManager. You can import these documents into IBM® Rational Manual Tester with ease.

You can import one or more files of a single type at a time (Word, Excel, or Rational TestManager ManualTest ). The Manual Tester Import wizard helps you each step of the way.

When you import a test document, you specify:

For the name of the manual test script, Manual Tester uses the file name of the document you import and appends an .rmt extension. For example, if you import an Excel worksheet named TestingClassicsJava.xls, Manual Tester names the manual test script TestingClassicsJava.rmt.

When you import a Word or Excel test document that has statements with embedded tables, graphics, or charts, the tables, graphics, or charts are displayed in the manual test script.

Manual Tester handles the elements of test documents differently depending on the type of file imported. The next following sections describe importing the three types of test documents and provide examples of the test documents and the manual test scripts that result from importing them. Click on any of the following links for more information.

About Importing Word Test Documents

When you import test documents created with Word:

Example 1

The following Word file creates a manual test script with a group within a group:

Example of a Word file that creates a group within a group

When you import the Word file, Manual Tester creates a group with the label Log in as New Customer, and includes the next three statements in the group. Manual Tester creates a subgroup with the label Verify Item and New Customer because it has a lower heading level than the Log in as New Customer label. This is the manual test script that results from the imported Word file:

Example of an imported manual test script that has a group within a group

Example 2

The following Word file has a Heading 2 style. Because it is the first heading style Manual Tester finds when importing the file, it creates a top-level group folder.

Example of a Word file that contains a Heading 2 style

When you import the Word file, Manual Tester creates a top-level group with the label Log in as Existing Customer, and includes the next three statements in the group.

This is the manual test script that results from importing the Word file:

Example of a manual test script with a top-level group created from a level 2 heading

About Importing Excel Test Documents

When you import test documents created with Excel:

Example 3

For this example, the Excel workbook contains three worksheet tabs: PushButton, ListBox, and EditBox. Here is an example of the PushButton worksheet:Example of an Excel Worksheet

When you import the Excel workbook, Manual Tester creates three group labels in the Outline view: PushButton, ListBox, and EditBox. It uses Column A of the first row of each worksheet tab as the description of the group in the Text Editor; for example To test all push buttons in the application. It uses Row 2 and subsequent rows in Column A to create statement labels for the group in the Outline view; for example, Test the OK Button, Test the Cancel button, and Test the Start button. Starting with Column B, Manual Tester combines all the columns in the row to form the description of the step in the Text Editor; for example, To test OK button action performed, To test Cancel button dialog closed, and To test Start application button Start Application dialog comes up.

Example of a manual test script created from an Excel spreadsheet

About Importing Rational TestManager ManualTest Scripts

When you import a Rational TestManager ManualTest script, Manual Tester imports all the scripts in the datastore you specify. If there are several files in the datastore, it is a good idea to select the Import document(s) into separate file(s) check box and clear the Display files after import check box on the Import Source Types page of the Import wizard.

Parent topic: Importing Test Documents

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