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Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test scripts and enhances them by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points.
Tests in the Functional Test perspective
When you develop Java, HTML, or Terminal-based applications, you can use HCL OneTest™ UI to create traditional functional tests for these applications. You must first record the tests and then use HCL OneTest UI to run the tests before you can view the test results.
Testing terminal-based applications
Use the HCL OneTest™ UI Terminal-based Applications feature to create test scripts and automate your host-application test cases. You can test host attributes, host field attributes, and screen-flow through a host application. It uses terminal verification points and properties, as well as synchronization code to identify the readiness of terminal for user input.
Creating a host connection script
You can create a host connection script so that you can interact with the host session, navigate to other screens, and create data verification points.

Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test scripts and enhances them by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points.
- Tests in the UI Test perspective
  When you develop web applications, Windows-based applications, or mobile applications, you can use HCL OneTest™ UI to create functional tests for these applications. You must first record the tests and then use HCL OneTest UI to run the tests before you can view the test results.
- Tests in the Functional Test perspective
  When you develop Java, HTML, or Terminal-based applications, you can use HCL OneTest™ UI to create traditional functional tests for these applications. You must first record the tests and then use HCL OneTest UI to run the tests before you can view the test results.
  - Preparing the functional test environment
    This section describes the tasks you must perform to configure the functional test environment.
  - Functional test assets
    This section describes the different types of functional test assets that are available in HCL OneTest™ UI.
  - Functional test projects
    A functional test project stores application test assets such as scripts, object maps, verification point baseline files, and script templates. You must create a functional test project before you can record scripts.
  - Working with functional test scripts (Windows-only)
    This section describes the process of creating functional test scripts to test your applications.
  - Verification points
    Verification points verify whether an expected behavior occurred during a test playback, or they verify whether there is a change in the state of a control or an object. When you create a verification point, you capture information about a control or an object in the application to establish this information as a baseline for comparison during the playback.
  - Functional tests with external data
    You can use external data to data-drive functional tests. When you data-drive a test, the script uses variables for key application input fields and programs instead of literal values so that you can use external data as you data-drive the application you are testing.
  - Testing terminal-based applications
    Use the HCL OneTest™ UI Terminal-based Applications feature to create test scripts and automate your host-application test cases. You can test host attributes, host field attributes, and screen-flow through a host application. It uses terminal verification points and properties, as well as synchronization code to identify the readiness of terminal for user input.
    - Importing certificates from the server for secured connections
      Starting from HCL OneTest™ UI 9.1.1, you can import certificates from the server to connect to the host machines securely. You can create a CustomizedCAs.p12 / CustomizedCAs.jks keystore through the Extension for Terminal-based Applications that produces the *.p12/JKS file. This file passes the host server's self-signed certificate credentials to the terminal to allow a secure connection.
    - Creating a host connection script
      You can create a host connection script so that you can interact with the host session, navigate to other screens, and create data verification points.
      - Creating a new connection configuration file
        Before connecting to your host session, you can create a new connection configuration by saving the connection values in a host connection configuration file.
      - Saving connection properties
        You can save your connection properties for later use. The connection properties are saved with a .conn extension in location specified in the Preferences window. On loading the connection properties file, the current properties are replaced with the properties stored in the file.
      - Creating scripts using multiple terminals
        You can create scripts that simultaneously automate the testing of multiple host terminals. Using this feature, you can create scripts with host applications that react to the interactions with other host applications.
      - Customizing screen size when connecting to a TN3270 or TN3270E host
        You can customize your screen size when connecting to a TN3270 or TN3270E session. Other types of sessions, such as TN5250 and VT sessions, are not affected by this feature.
    - Recording a host connection script
      You can automate the testing of a host application by recording a script that connects to, and interacts with a host system. The session is recorded as a set of commands and can be played back at a later time. This allows you to automate the navigation to specific screens.
    - Extension for Terminal-based Applications window
      Use the Extension for Terminal-based Applications window to connect to the host and record or play back host interactions in the scripts.
- Extending the UI Test perspective with custom Java™ code
  You can use custom code to extend the default Web UI testing capabilities. You can write custom Java™ code and call the code from the test. You can also specify that results from the tests that are affected by your custom code to be included in reports.
- Extending the Functional Test perspective
  You can use custom code to extend the default functional testing capabilities. You can write custom code and call the code from the test. You can also specify that results from the tests that are affected by your custom code to be included in reports.
- Extending the functionality in the Visual Studio IDE
  These topics describe various ways that you can customize HCL OneTest™ UI or use the application programming interface (API) to extend HCL OneTest UI functionality.
- Experimental Features
  HCL OneTest™ UI contains a set of pre-releases that enable you to test various experimental features. These experimental features, while still in progress, are introduced early in the release to seek your feedback on its overall functionality and performance. You can play around with these capabilities before they are made available and supported as a general feature in an upcoming release.

Creating a host connection script

You can create a host connection script so that you can interact with the host session, navigate to other screens, and create data verification points.

Procedure

Click the Record a Functional Test Script icon on the toolbar to start recording a new script.
Provide a name for the script, and click Finish.
The HCL OneTest™ UI window minimizes, and the Recording Monitor opens.
Click the Start Application icon on the Recording Monitor toolbar.
Select Extension for Terminal Based Applications from the list, and click OK.
Specify the basic connection properties. For more information about basic connection properties, see the related topics.
Optional: Click Advanced, and type the properties in the Advanced Settings window. For more information about advanced connection properties see the related topics.
Click the Open a Connection Properties File icon on the tool bar.
Select the file name, and click OK.
Click the Connect using the current connection properties icon on the tool bar.

Note: If you type invalid properties or leave any required properties unspecified, an error message is displayed. Correct the invalid entries in Extension for Terminal-based Applications window, and connect.

What to do next

After the session is connected, you can interact with the host session, navigate to other screens, and create data verification points.

You can also create scripts that start from a non-login host screen:

Start Extension for Terminal-based Applications.
Log in to your host session.
Navigate to the location where you want to start recording the script.
Start recording your script.