Should you accidentally damage a test during editing, you can create
a new test from the recorded session.
When you record a test, three files are
created: the recording (.rec) file, the model (.recmodel) file, and the test
(.testsuite) file. You generate a test from the model file, which the Test
Navigator does not display. To see this file, you must open the standard Navigator
(or Java Package Explorer) as illustrated in step one.
To generate a new test from a recorded session:
- Open the base Navigator by doing the following: select Window
> Show View > Other, expand Basic, click Navigator,
and click OK. The Navigator view opens
and displays your test assets. For example, the figure below shows the Navigator
view of a test named visitIBM.

- In the Navigator, right-click the .recmodel file for the test that
you want to regenerate and select Generate Test. The Test Generation dialog box opens.

- Click Next to generate a new performance
test. The Test Generation dialog box
opens.

- In the list of projects (middle pane), click the Java project in
which you want to store the new test.
- In the Test file name field, enter a name
for the new test. Warning: if you use the name of the original
test, the file will be overwritten and any changes that you have made to that
test will be permanently lost.
- Click Finish.