Creating a script helper base class

By default, all Functional Test scripts extend the RationalTestScript class, and thereby inherit a number of methods (such as CallScript). If you are an advanced user, you might want to create your own helper base class, which extends RationalTestScript and adds additional methods or overrides the methods from RationalTestScript.

About this task

To create a script helper base class for a script:

Procedure

  1. Click Project > Add Helper Base Class.
    The Add New Item dialog opens.
  2. In the Name field, enter a class name.
  3. In the Location field, enter the appropriate path to the folder or click Browse to select the path that contains the project for which you want to create a helper base class.
  4. Click Open.
    Test UI creates a new script in the Code Editor that you can use to manually enter VB.NET code. The cursor appears at the top of the script.
  5. Enter the methods and member variables you want to make available to the script.
    Note: When you create a script helper base class, you can override base-level functionality from the RationalTestScript class.