You can use the Insert Data Drive Actions dialog box to select
the test objects and actions you want to data drive.
Object Finder Tool
Use to select an object and all the descendents of the selected object.
Using the Object Finder tool is the most common and direct method of selecting
an object.
Selection Wizard
Click to use the Object Finder Tool method and its options, or the Object
Browser method.
Data Driven Commands
Displays information about the test object or objects that you selected
to data drive the testing of your application-under-test. You can place your
pointer over a row in this table to view the line of code that Functional
Test inserts into the test script to data drive the application-under-test.
Role
Displays an icon that represents the type of test object you select to
data drive an application-under-test. To view a list of the test object icons
and their names, see Test Object Map Icons.
Test Object
Displays the name of a test object.
Command
Displays the command that you can perform on a particular test object.
Variable
Displays the name of the heading for the variable as the name appears
in a datapool. Type a descriptive name for the variable or select an existing
variable name by clicking the drop-down arrow. Descriptive headings make it
easier to add data to the datapool.
Initial Value
Displays the initial value of a test object. Double-click to change the
initial value of a test object to test your application with different values.
The following icons appear to the right of the Data Driven
Commands table:
Click to move the selected
row earlier in the order of execution in the Data Driven Commands table.
Click to move the selected row
later in the order of execution in the Data Driven Commands table.
Click to delete a selected row from
the Data Driven Commands table.
Click
to highlight a test object in the application-under-test. Select a test object
in the Data Driven Commands table, and then click this icon.
Click to display
or hide the recognition and administrative properties for a selected test
object.
Selected Command Description
Displays recognition and administrative properties about the test object
selected in the Data Driven Commands area of the Insert
Data Drive Actions dialog box. Appears when you click .
Recognition
Lists the property, value, and weight of a selected test object. You can
use this information to confirm that you have selected the correct test object
to data drive.
Administrative
Displays internal administrative data of a selected object. You cannot
edit this data. Use this data to locate and manage the test object in the
context of the associated script. You can use the administrative information
to determine what test object this is in the associated application-under-test.
To open: Click InsertData
Drive Commands ( ) on the Recording toolbar.