Frequently asked questions about integrations with DevOps Test UI

This topic provides answers to some frequently asked questions about HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) integrations with other Rational products.

Does Test UI integrate with test management systems?

Test UI can be integrated with Engineering Test Management.

What are the benefits of connecting a functional test project to a test management solution?

Test UI is a test implementation application. On its own, it does not provide capabilities for test planning, test design, sophisticated test execution options, or in-depth results analysis. These capabilities come from a test management system that can use Test UI as one of several possible implementation and automation tools.

How does keyword testing work ?

Engineering Test Management users define the manual tests in the Engineering Test Management editor. They can identify test steps or sets of steps as keywords. These keywords are logical groupings of steps that can be reused across multiple manual tests.

The keywords are also visible within Test UI. An automation specialist can select a keyword and can record or associate it with a Test UI automated test. When the test is run, the keyword can be executed as an automated test. This provides limited automation specialists with the ability to automate the most high leverage test steps.

When working with keywords, when are licenses for Engineering Test Management and Test UI required?

To create manual tests, define keywords, and run tests containing keywords implemented with manual steps, a Engineering Test Management license is needed. To record automated tests as implementations of keywords, Test UI bits and license are needed. To run a manual test with automated keywords, both Engineering Test Management and Test UI must be installed, as well as a Test UI license.

Can Test UI be installed with Rational® Application Developer or Rational® Software Architect?

Test UI installs as a perspective into Rational® Application Developer or Rational® Software Architect.

Which source control management tools does Test UI integrate with?

Test UI can be integrated with IBM® Rational® Team Concert™.

Why should I use source control management systems with Test UI?

Test UI can integrate with source control management systems such as Rational® Team Concert™ to manage concurrent changes to test assets and to version test scripts changes. The Eclipse Shell (WSW), which iTest UIs the integrated development environment (IDE), assumes the use of a version control system. So, in a team environment where you want to share scripts, script templates, or object maps with others in your testing team, and prevent others from overwriting test assets, a source control management system is useful. Source control management systems also provide the benefit of storing versions of test scripts, merging scripts, and allowing branching.

Can Test UI be used without a source control system?

Yes, provided the environment is either a single tester working in a datastore, or testers who are not sharing any object maps or scripts. Test UI can also be used without a source control system if the environment is a team of testers sharing assets in a datastore, but you might still need some specific procedures to prevent users from overwriting each other’s work.