This document contains information about system requirements, installation, and known issues about IBM® Rational® Functional Tester, Version 8.0. It also provides information about contacting IBM Rational Software Support.
Rational Functional Tester is an object-oriented automated testing tool that tests Windows®, .NET, Java™, HTML, Siebel, SAP, AJAX, PowerBuilder and Flex applications, and enables you to record reliable and robust scripts that can be played back to validate new builds of a test application. Rational Functional Tester runs on Microsoft® Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Linux® operating systems.
Rational Functional Tester is available in two integrated development environments and two scripting languages. Rational Functional Tester, Java Scripting uses the Java language and the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform. Rational Functional Tester, VB.NET Scripting uses the VB.NET language and the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET development environment.
This release of IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0 includes the following new features:
For information about hardware and software requirements for Rational Functional Tester, version 8.0, see either the Installation Guide or the detailed System requirements.
For information about installing Rational Functional Tester, version 8.0, see Installation Guide.
Known problems are documented in the form of individual Technotes in the Support Knowledge Base at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/functional/support/ As problems are discovered and resolved, the knowledge base is updated and maintained with new information. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.
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For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the product support page for Rational Functional Tester Software at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/functional/support/.
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