You use Robot to develop two kinds of scripts: GUI scripts for functional testing and sessions for performance testing.

Use Robot to:

• Perform full functional testing. Record and play back scripts that navigate through your application and test the state of objects through verification points.

• Perform full performance testing. Use Robot and TestManager together to record and play back sessions that help you determine whether a multi-client system is performing within user-defined standards under varying loads.
• Create and edit scripts using the SQABasic and VU scripting environments. The Robot editor provides color-coded commands with keyword Help for powerful integrated programming during script development. (VU scripting is used with sessions in performance testing.)


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