You can use keywords in your manual tests to facilitate
statement reuse and automation. A keyword is a statement
or group of statements that you want to reuse in other test scripts.
Keyword overview IBM® Rational® Quality Manager supports
the use of keywords in manual test scripts, giving
these scripts reuse and automation capabilities.
Creating keywords
You can create new keywords using one of three methods:
by creating new steps in the Manual Test editor,
by associating manual test scripts with a keyword, or by dragging
steps in a manual test script to the Keyword View.
Searching for keywords
You can search for and reuse keywords from the repository
in any test script.
Creating automated keywords
Automated keywords run automatically during test execution.
You must first create a reference to an automated test script before
you can automate a keyword.
Creating keyword-enabled manual test scripts
After you have added keywords to the repository, you can
add them to a new or existing script. Keyword-enabled manual test
scripts can be composed solely of keywords, or they can be a mix of
keywords and manual statements.
Editing keywords
You can modify or update a keyword after it has been created.
All manual test scripts that use the keyword are automatically updated
with the changes.
Archiving keywords
Archiving keywords prevents them from being added to new
manual test scripts. While archived, however, the keywords can still
function in previous manual test scripts.