What to do after the install.

[Steveo251k]

Ok, I'm lost again.  Now that I have SAFS and RFT running, how do I create tests?  I looked at the c:\safs\sample\classics example but nothing looks right.  I don't have the directories the readme file talks about.  The .rec files look like Basic and RFT doesn't know what to do with them.  I created the directories manually and copied the files over.  I tried to run CycleDriverTest.rec script, but, of course, it is not Java so RFT does nothing.

 

I see the step files and map files in the classics example ( and other places) but I don't see how these are linked/called from what I have set up so far.

 

Am I missing an obvious piece of documentation?

 

Steve O'Shaughnessy
QA Project Lead
TransWorks
Fort Wayne IN
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The next step really is to look at the runTIDTest example in C:\SAFS\Project

 

This uses SAFSDRIVER to run tests instead of RRAFS and CycleDriverTest script.  Currently it contains no GUI testing pieces--only Driver Commands and other commands not requiring an engine like RFT.

 

You will have to modify the TIDTest.INI file to include the SAFS_ENGINES section and add the entry to use RFT as the ' First' engine.  Thus, you would have to add this to the TIDTest.INI file:

 

[SAFS_ENGINES]

First=org.safs.tools.engines.SAFSROBOTJ

 

[SAFS_ROBOTJ]

AUTOLAUNCH=TRUE

DATASTORE="C:\SAFS\DatastoreJ"  (or wherever your RFT Project/Datastore is defined)

 

Then, in the .SDD files that make up the TIDTest you can start adding Driver Commands and RFT-supported Component Functions as defined in the SAFS Keyword Reference to get GUI testing done with RFT.

 

Also, look at this new doc I just pushed today that provides a little more information for App map development with RFT:

 

http://safsdev.sourceforge.net/sqabasic2000/CreateRFTAppMaps.htm

 

Carl

 

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Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:49 PM
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Subject: [safs-developer] What to do after the install.

 

Ok, I'm lost again.  Now that I have SAFS and RFT running, how do I create tests?  I looked at the c:\safs\sample\classics example but nothing looks right.  I don't have the directories the readme file talks about.  The .rec files look like Basic and RFT doesn't know what to do with them.  I created the directories manually and copied the files over.  I tried to run CycleDriverTest.rec script, but, of course, it is not Java so RFT does nothing.

 

I see the step files and map files in the classics example ( and other places) but I don't see how these are linked/called from what I have set up so far.

 

Am I missing an obvious piece of documentation?

 

Steve O'Shaughnessy
QA Project Lead
TransWorks
Fort Wayne IN
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I think I am starting to figure this all out, but I still feel pretty stupid because I still am not quite getting it.

 

I copied runTIDTest.bat, TIDTest.ini, and safstid.ini to my project root.  I modified them to point to my project root and to the Datastore folder I created there.  I don't see any .SDD files in the C:\safs\Project path so I copied the JavaApp2.MAP, JavaTestSuite.STD, and JLaunchTestSuite.SDD from the c:\safs\Samples\Java\Datapool  to my project root\Datapool.  When I double click runTIDTest.bat (from my project root) I get the following error:

S:\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10>java -Dsafs.project.config="\\fs1\Public\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10" org.safs.tools.drivers.SAFSDRIVER

 

Insufficient configuration information available:
Cannot resolve valid Project RootDir:

 

null

 

S:\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10>pause

 

I thought it might be the UNC naming for my project root so I changed ProjectRoot in the tidtest.ini file to use a drive letter, and still had the same error.  What makes a valid project root?

 

Thanks,

 

Steve O

 

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From: safsdev-developers-bounces@... [mailto:safsdev-developers-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Carl Nagle
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:14 PM
To: Developers' List for SAFS--Software Automation Framework Support; Rational Robot SAFS--Software Automation Framework Support
Subject: Re: [safs-developer] What to do after the install. (RFT)

The next step really is to look at the runTIDTest example in C:\SAFS\Project

 

This uses SAFSDRIVER to run tests instead of RRAFS and CycleDriverTest script.  Currently it contains no GUI testing pieces--only Driver Commands and other commands not requiring an engine like RFT.

 

You will have to modify the TIDTest.INI file to include the SAFS_ENGINES section and add the entry to use RFT as the ' First' engine.  Thus, you would have to add this to the TIDTest.INI file:

 

[SAFS_ENGINES]

First=org.safs.tools.engines.SAFSROBOTJ

 

[SAFS_ROBOTJ]

AUTOLAUNCH=TRUE

DATASTORE="C:\SAFS\DatastoreJ"  (or wherever your RFT Project/Datastore is defined)

 

Then, in the .SDD files that make up the TIDTest you can start adding Driver Commands and RFT-supported Component Functions as defined in the SAFS Keyword Reference to get GUI testing done with RFT.

 

Also, look at this new doc I just pushed today that provides a little more information for App map development with RFT:

 

http://safsdev.sourceforge.net/sqabasic2000/CreateRFTAppMaps.htm

 

Carl

 

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Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:49 PM
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Subject: [safs-developer] What to do after the install.

 

Ok, I'm lost again.  Now that I have SAFS and RFT running, how do I create tests?  I looked at the c:\safs\sample\classics example but nothing looks right.  I don't have the directories the readme file talks about.  The .rec files look like Basic and RFT doesn't know what to do with them.  I created the directories manually and copied the files over.  I tried to run CycleDriverTest.rec script, but, of course, it is not Java so RFT does nothing.

 

I see the step files and map files in the classics example ( and other places) but I don't see how these are linked/called from what I have set up so far.

 

Am I missing an obvious piece of documentation?

 

Steve O'Shaughnessy
QA Project Lead
TransWorks
Fort Wayne IN
[phone]
sosha@...

 

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Stephen,

 

c:\SAFS\Project  is the root directory of what we might call a SAFS Project.  A valid SAFS Project contains the directory structure of:

 

  <root> \Datapool\

                                       \Bench

                                       \Dif

                                       \Logs

                                      \Runtime  (may be optional)

                                      \Test

 

You should see this directory structure under C:\SAFS\Project

If you 'runTIDTest.bat' from that directory everything should work because it is a valid SAFS Project.

 

The test table files (.CDD, .STD, .SDD) are in the Project\Datapool  directory.

 

I don't know if those (very old) Java samples you tried are going to work with SAFS and RFT.  They were originally designed MANY years ago for Rational Robot.  I recommend you first try to use the C:\SAFS\Project project first.

 

I also do not know if the Java validation is going to work using a remote UNC path.  Not sure if I ever tried that.

 

Something else I've seen is that some distributions of SAFS don't seem to have the following file:

 

C:\SAFS\DatastoreJ\resources\DatastoreDefinition.rftdsd

 

This file is critical when pointing to an RFT datastore.  The easiest thing to do is to have RFT create a new Datastore or Project which will then provide that file.  I've also got mine below:

 

DatastoreDefinition.rftdsd:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><DatastoreDefinition L=".DatastoreDefinition"><ProjectName/><ProjectPath/><ScriptSourceUID/><DefaultMapName/><MajorVersion>2</MajorVersion><MinorVersion>2</MinorVersion><ProjectSubType>java</ProjectSubType><Name>datastorej</Name></DatastoreDefinition>

 

If you attempt to copy our DatastoreJ directory instead of creating a new RFT Project you must add this file into the DatastoreJ\resources directory.

 

Carl

 

From: Stephen O'Shaughnessy
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:55 PM
To: Developers' List for SAFS--Software Automation Framework Support
Subject: Re: [safs-developer] What to do after the install. (RFT)

 

I think I am starting to figure this all out, but I still feel pretty stupid because I still am not quite getting it.

 

I copied runTIDTest.bat, TIDTest.ini, and safstid.ini to my project root.  I modified them to point to my project root and to the Datastore folder I created there.  I don't see any .SDD files in the C:\safs\Project path so I copied the JavaApp2.MAP, JavaTestSuite.STD, and JLaunchTestSuite.SDD from the c:\safs\Samples\Java\Datapool  to my project root\Datapool.  When I double click runTIDTest.bat (from my project root) I get the following error:

S:\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10>java -Dsafs.project.config="\\fs1\Public\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10" org.safs.tools.drivers.SAFSDRIVER

 

Insufficient configuration information available:
Cannot resolve valid Project RootDir:

 

null

 

S:\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10>pause

 

I thought it might be the UNC naming for my project root so I changed ProjectRoot in the tidtest.ini file to use a drive letter, and still had the same error.  What makes a valid project root?

 

Thanks,

 

Steve O

 

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Are the example table files part of the distribution?  There are no .STD or .SDD files in my c:\SAFS\Project directory.  There is TIDTest.CDD and several .MAP files.

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Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [safs-developer] What to do after the install. (RFT)

Stephen,

 

c:\SAFS\Project  is the root directory of what we might call a SAFS Project.  A valid SAFS Project contains the directory structure of:

 

  <root> \Datapool\

                                       \Bench

                                       \Dif

                                       \Logs

                                      \Runtime  (may be optional)

                                      \Test

 

You should see this directory structure under C:\SAFS\Project

If you 'runTIDTest.bat' from that directory everything should work because it is a valid SAFS Project.

 

The test table files (.CDD, .STD, .SDD) are in the Project\Datapool  directory.

 

I don't know if those (very old) Java samples you tried are going to work with SAFS and RFT.  They were originally designed MANY years ago for Rational Robot.  I recommend you first try to use the C:\SAFS\Project project first.

 

I also do not know if the Java validation is going to work using a remote UNC path.  Not sure if I ever tried that.

 

Something else I've seen is that some distributions of SAFS don't seem to have the following file:

 

C:\SAFS\DatastoreJ\resources\DatastoreDefinition.rftdsd

 

This file is critical when pointing to an RFT datastore.  The easiest thing to do is to have RFT create a new Datastore or Project which will then provide that file.  I've also got mine below:

 

DatastoreDefinition.rftdsd:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><DatastoreDefinition L=".DatastoreDefinition"><ProjectName/><ProjectPath/><ScriptSourceUID/><DefaultMapName/><MajorVersion>2</MajorVersion><MinorVersion>2</MinorVersion><ProjectSubType>java</ProjectSubType><Name>datastorej</Name></DatastoreDefinition>

 

If you attempt to copy our DatastoreJ directory instead of creating a new RFT Project you must add this file into the DatastoreJ\resources directory.

 

Carl

 

From: Stephen O'Shaughnessy
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:55 PM
To: Developers' List for SAFS--Software Automation Framework Support
Subject: Re: [safs-developer] What to do after the install. (RFT)

 

I think I am starting to figure this all out, but I still feel pretty stupid because I still am not quite getting it.

 

I copied runTIDTest.bat, TIDTest.ini, and safstid.ini to my project root.  I modified them to point to my project root and to the Datastore folder I created there.  I don't see any .SDD files in the C:\safs\Project path so I copied the JavaApp2.MAP, JavaTestSuite.STD, and JLaunchTestSuite.SDD from the c:\safs\Samples\Java\Datapool  to my project root\Datapool.  When I double click runTIDTest.bat (from my project root) I get the following error:

S:\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10>java -Dsafs.project.config="\\fs1\Public\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10" org.safs.tools.drivers.SAFSDRIVER

 

Insufficient configuration information available:
Cannot resolve valid Project RootDir:

 

null

 

S:\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10>pause

 

I thought it might be the UNC naming for my project root so I changed ProjectRoot in the tidtest.ini file to use a drive letter, and still had the same error.  What makes a valid project root?

 

Thanks,

 

Steve O

 

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Well…you're right.  The existing test only needs the .CDD file.  My bad.

 

I'm forwarding a ZIP file containing a simplified set of files to Extract into C:\SAFS\Project.

 

These instructions are included in the ZIP:

 

SimpleRFTTest_README

 

Extract files and folders of SimpleRFTTest.UNZIPME into C:\SAFS\Project.

 

Remember to select "Use Folder Names" for the Exctract so the files will

be placed in the appropriate subdirectories.

 

This simple test assumes C:\SAFS\DatastoreJ is setup properly as a working

RFT Project.  Otherwise, the DATASTORE= path in RFTTest.INI must be changed

to point to the RFT Project Datastore you are using.

 

Execute C:\SAFS\Project\runRFTTest.BAT once RFT setup is complete to verify

it is working properly for SAFS.

 

Use this test structure as an example of piecing together a SAFS test with

RFT.

 

I will be adding this ZIP file to the download area once we are happy with it.

 

Carl

 

 

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Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 10:58 AM
To: Developers' List for SAFS--Software Automation Framework Support
Subject: Re: [safs-developer] What to do after the install. (RFT)

 

Are the example table files part of the distribution?  There are no .STD or .SDD files in my c:\SAFS\Project directory.  There is TIDTest.CDD and several .MAP files.

 

---

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Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [safs-developer] What to do after the install. (RFT)

Stephen,

 

c:\SAFS\Project  is the root directory of what we might call a SAFS Project.  A valid SAFS Project contains the directory structure of:

 

  <root> \Datapool\

                                       \Bench

                                       \Dif

                                       \Logs

                                      \Runtime  (may be optional)

                                      \Test

 

You should see this directory structure under C:\SAFS\Project

If you 'runTIDTest.bat' from that directory everything should work because it is a valid SAFS Project.

 

The test table files (.CDD, .STD, .SDD) are in the Project\Datapool  directory.

 

I don't know if those (very old) Java samples you tried are going to work with SAFS and RFT.  They were originally designed MANY years ago for Rational Robot.  I recommend you first try to use the C:\SAFS\Project project first.

 

I also do not know if the Java validation is going to work using a remote UNC path.  Not sure if I ever tried that.

 

Something else I've seen is that some distributions of SAFS don't seem to have the following file:

 

C:\SAFS\DatastoreJ\resources\DatastoreDefinition.rftdsd

 

This file is critical when pointing to an RFT datastore.  The easiest thing to do is to have RFT create a new Datastore or Project which will then provide that file.  I've also got mine below:

 

DatastoreDefinition.rftdsd:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><DatastoreDefinition L=".DatastoreDefinition"><ProjectName/><ProjectPath/><ScriptSourceUID/><DefaultMapName/><MajorVersion>2</MajorVersion><MinorVersion>2</MinorVersion><ProjectSubType>java</ProjectSubType><Name>datastorej</Name></DatastoreDefinition>

 

If you attempt to copy our DatastoreJ directory instead of creating a new RFT Project you must add this file into the DatastoreJ\resources directory.

 

Carl

 

From: Stephen O'Shaughnessy
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:55 PM
To: Developers' List for SAFS--Software Automation Framework Support
Subject: Re: [safs-developer] What to do after the install. (RFT)

 

I think I am starting to figure this all out, but I still feel pretty stupid because I still am not quite getting it.

 

I copied runTIDTest.bat, TIDTest.ini, and safstid.ini to my project root.  I modified them to point to my project root and to the Datastore folder I created there.  I don't see any .SDD files in the C:\safs\Project path so I copied the JavaApp2.MAP, JavaTestSuite.STD, and JLaunchTestSuite.SDD from the c:\safs\Samples\Java\Datapool  to my project root\Datapool.  When I double click runTIDTest.bat (from my project root) I get the following error:

S:\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10>java -Dsafs.project.config="\\fs1\Public\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10" org.safs.tools.drivers.SAFSDRIVER

 

Insufficient configuration information available:
Cannot resolve valid Project RootDir:

 

null

 

S:\QA_Group\Testing_Framework\Example_2008-07-10>pause

 

I thought it might be the UNC naming for my project root so I changed ProjectRoot in the tidtest.ini file to use a drive letter, and still had the same error.  What makes a valid project root?

 

Thanks,

 

Steve O

 

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Is RFT or some batch file supposed to create this directory structure or do we create it by hand.  I added a datapool to my RFT project, but I don't get this structure.  I don't even get a Datapool folder.  It looks like just a MyDatapool1.rftdp file in my root.

 

FYI, sorry for the delay in getting back to this, I was pulled away on another project.

 

Steve O

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Subject: Re: [safs-developer] What to do after the install. (RFT)

Stephen,

 

c:\SAFS\Project  is the root directory of what we might call a SAFS Project.  A valid SAFS Project contains the directory structure of:

 

  <root> \Datapool\

                                       \Bench

                                       \Dif

                                       \Logs