Topic: Recording GUI Scripts in Rational Robot

The Recording Process

When you record a GUI script, Robot records:

To log in:
1. Your actions as you use the application-under-test. These user actions include keystrokes and mouse clicks that help you navigate through the application.
2. Verification points that you insert to capture and save information about specific objects. A verification point is a point in a script that you create to confirm the state of an object across builds. During recording, the verification point captures object information and stores it as the baseline. During playback, the verification point recaptures the object information and compares it to the baseline. The recorded GUI script establishes the baseline of expected behavior for the application-under-test. When new builds of the application become available, you can play back the script to test the builds against the established baseline in a fraction of the time that it would take to perform the testing manually.

The Recording Workflow

Typically, when you record a GUI script, your goal is to:

1. Record actions that an actual user might perform (for example, clicking a menu command or selecting a check box).

2. Create verification points to confirm the state of objects across builds of the application-under-test (for example, the properties of an object or the text in an entry field).

The following figure outlines the general process for recording a GUI script.

Edited by Mithi25 - 18Oct2009 at 11:03pm