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Occasional Contributor

4 years ago

Data-driven Keyword testing, Selecting dropdown menu in fat client

Is it possible to make a Data-driven Keyword test, that will go through my fat client dropdown menu with clicks to open the client Windows? I've recorded the clicks and I have a name mapping for the...

Data-Driven Testing

Marsha_R
4 years ago
ok I'm guessing that the lines like this are the ones you want to read data for, and the part following LWComponent is what is changing

Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.LWPopupMenu.LWComponent.InpmngvpRegRegvpmldWAZO

Define a string variable that holds Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.LWPopupMenu.LWComponent. plus the variable from the ddt that you want to use.

The contents will look like Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.LWPopupMenu.LWComponent.InpmngvpRegRegvpmldWAZO

but it's a string and not an object

When you want to use it as an object, then you need

eval(stringvariable)

By putting the ddt variable in the string, you'll be able to use each value as it loops through the test.

Try it and let us know if you have more questions!

Marsha_R

Moderator

Do you just want to click each of those in order in your test, or do you want to read the menu entry from a file and click on the one that it read?

RemcoKok

Occasional Contributor

4 years ago

I want to click on the dropdown menu items, while reading the menu items from a list (= Excel file). This should be done in order, because every menu item can contain a new dropdown list, before the menu item will open a screen.

It works when I record the test and execute this test, but I want to use Datadriven test to open all screens of the application.

Hopefully this is possible in Testcomplete...

Marsha_R
Moderator
4 years ago
Okay, show me one line of the test where you recorded it and were choosing the dropdown and I can give you an example of it with DDT.
- RemcoKok
  Occasional Contributor
  4 years ago
  Hi Marsha,
  
  Thank you for your help so far, I hope that the information provided below, will show you what I want to make datadriven.
  
  A Keyword test example how to open a screen in the application:
  Step 1 Object: Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.MDIContainer.LWComponent.LWComponent.LWMenuBar.LWComponent.ToolbarInputMngVoorportaal
  Snapshot click toolbar:
  Step 2 Object: Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.LWPopupMenu.LWComponent.InpmngvpRegistreren
  Snapshot click first dropdown menu item:
  Step 3 Object: Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.LWPopupMenu.LWComponent.InpmngvpRegRegvpmldWAZO
  Snapshot click second dropdown menu item to open screen:
  - Marsha_R
    Moderator
    4 years ago
    ok I'm guessing that the lines like this are the ones you want to read data for, and the part following LWComponent is what is changing
    
    Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.LWPopupMenu.LWComponent.InpmngvpRegRegvpmldWAZO
    
    Define a string variable that holds Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.LWPopupMenu.LWComponent. plus the variable from the ddt that you want to use.
    
    The contents will look like Aliases.browser.BufferedFrame_new.LWPopupMenu.LWComponent.InpmngvpRegRegvpmldWAZO
    
    but it's a string and not an object
    
    When you want to use it as an object, then you need
    
    eval(stringvariable)
    
    By putting the ddt variable in the string, you'll be able to use each value as it loops through the test.
    
    Try it and let us know if you have more questions!