Execution Viewer

When you run a manual test script, you use the Manual Tester execution viewer to go through the statements one by one. You check off steps as you execute them and verify whether certain conditions pass or fail.

The window in the execution viewer displays a few lines of the script you are executing. It has a light blue highlighting bar that moves through the script one statement at a time. As you complete one statement, the highlighting bar moves to the next statement in the script.

The execution viewer has the following controls:

Result section:
  • Apply - Click to indicate you completed a step. Manual Tester places a small check mark small check mark to the left of the step to indicate that it is complete. If the statement is a verification point or a reporting point, click Apply to apply the result you selected in the list. Manual Tester places the result to the left of the statement. The four standard results are inconclusive, pass, fail, and error. You can create custom execution results in the Execution Results page of the Preferences dialog box.
  • Data Available icon Data available - Indicates that text is saved and associated with the current statement. Depending on how the text was saved, you can either insert the text into the application you are testing or use it to compare with text that is actually in the application.
% Transparent - Enables you to control how transparent the execution viewer is. Moving the slider to the left makes the execution viewer less transparent; moving it to the right makes it more transparent. To establish the current setting as the default, double-click % Transparent.
Notes:
  • By default, the execution viewer is transparent so that you can see the application you are testing while the viewer is displayed. You can also adjust the degree of transparency in the Main Preferences page of the Preferences dialog box. Setting the Percent transparency of execution window to 0 removes all transparency and displays the execution viewer as a solid window. Using the % Transparentslider in the execution viewer changes the setting in the Main Preferences page.
  • You can make the execution viewer visible over NetMeeting or other remote meeting software by setting the Percent transparency of execution window field on the Main Preferences page to 0.

Capture an image to associate with the current statement button - Displays the Capture Image dialog box, which you use during execution to capture an image of a region on the screen, a window or dialog box, or a picture of the entire screen.

Toggle display of the comments dialog button - Displays and closes the Execution Comments dialog box, which you use to enter comments about individual statements during execution.

Save the test results and end the test button Save the test results and end the test button - Writes the test results to the test log, closes the execution viewer, and redisplays the Manual Tester window.

Skip to next Verification Point or Reporting point Skip to next Verification Point or Reporting point button - Moves the highlighting bar to the next verification point or reporting point.

Compare Copied Text to Expected Text button Compare Copied Text to Expected Text button - Compares text you copy to the clipboard from the application to the expected text associated with the statement. If the actual text and the expected text are the same, Manual Tester displays a message. If there is a discrepancy between the two, Manual Tester displays the Text Difference dialog box.

Drop-down menu icon- Displays a list with the following options:
  • Capture Image - Displays the Capture Image dialog box, which you use during execution to capture an image of a region on the screen, a window or dialog box, or a picture of the entire screen.
  • Show Comments Dialog - Displays and closes the Execution Comments dialog box, which you use to enter comments about individual statements during execution
  • Submit - Writes the test results to the test log, closes the execution viewer, and re-displays the Manual Tester window.
  • Next Result - Moves the highlighting bar to the next verification point or reporting point.
  • Compare With Captured Text - Compares text you copy to the clipboard from the application to the expected text associated with the statement. If the actual text and the expected text are the same, Manual Tester displays a message. If there is a discrepancy between the two, Manual Tester displays the Text Difference dialog box.
  • Copy Text to Clipboard Mode - When unchecked, disables the features for entering text into an application and verifying text in an application.
The Properties view is in the lower right corner of the execution viewer. The Properties view on the execution viewer is floatable -- you can move the Properties view to anywhere on your screen and make it larger. Click in the tab of the Properties view and drag it. When you release the mouse button, Manual Tester places the Properties view on your screen outside the execution view.

The execution viewer menu has the following options:

File > Exit - Closes the execution viewer and redisplays the Manual Tester window.

Run > Stop/Return to Script - Closes the execution viewer and redisplays the Manual Tester window.

Run > Pause/Return to Script - Displays the Save As dialog box, which you can use to specify a name for the paused test log.

Window > Always on Top - When selected, makes the execution viewer remain in the forefront while you interact with the application you are testing.

Window > Show View - Re-opens the execution viewer or the Properties view if you have closed either of them.

Window > Switch to View - Displays a list of all the open components; for example, the Text Editor, the execution viewer, and the Properties view. Select a component from the list to move focus to it.

To open the Manual Tester execution viewer, on the Manual Tester menu click Run > Run Script.

Parent topic: Reference

Related concepts
About Viewing Results in the Test Log

Related tasks
Running a Manual Test Script
Customizing Results in the Execution Viewer
Entering Text into an Application
Verifying Text

Related reference
Properties View

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