11.4

Setting up a test suite

The top-level nodes of the test suite define its basic structure:

• Right after the "Test-suite" node an arbitrary number of "Test set" and "Test case" nodes may be added specifying the functional tests.
• "Procedures" contains reusable sequences (procedures) that can be organized into packages.
• "Extras" is the scratch pad for recording and experimentation.
• "Windows and components" contains the all-important elements of the test suite: registered elements of the SUT , e.g. windows, menus and buttons. The details of each element in the "Windows and components" section contains the properties of the recorded UI element required by QF-Test to find the component when replaying a test.

Functional test cases are represented by "Test case" nodes and can be grouped and structured with the help of "Test set" nodes.

"Setup" and "Cleanup" nodes are intended for test steps ensuring a well-defined state before and after a test case.

• ActionLet's start by renaming the top-level test set node from "unnamed" to "Demo Tests".
• If a dialog pops up asking us whether to update references we can simply confirm with "Yes".
• The second step is to move the "Setup" node generated by the Quickstart Wizard from the "Extras" node into the "Test set" node - right before the "Test case" node. Moving the "Setup" node can be done via mouse (Drag&Drop), context-menu (right mouse-button copy/paste) or by [Ctrl-X] and [Ctrl-V] keyboard commands.

		Figure 11.11:  Start organizing the test suite

The next step is to make a test case of the two sequences previously recorded.

• ActionPlease rename the test case node from "unnamed" to "First".
• Open the test case node by clicking the '+' symbol.
• Move the two sequences from "Extras" into the test case.

You need to open the test case node because otherwise QF-Test would try to place the sequence nodes after the test case node on the same level, which is not a valid option.

QF-Test always records sequence nodes. They have the same functionality as test step nodes, only they do not show up in the report. So, just to show you, we will transform the two sequence nodes into test step nodes.

• ActionPlease open the context menu for the first of the two sequence nodes by a right-click.
• Choose »Transform node into...«-»Test step«
• Repeat this for the second sequence node.

Your test suite should now look like this:

		Figure 11.12:  The Organization of your test suite

Now you've completed the most important steps of structuring a test suite.

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