Software Test Engineering with IBM Rational Functional Tester: The Definitive Resource

The indispensable resource for all automated testing practitioners and managers using IBM Rational Functional Tester Provides solutions for all the key challenges companies face in automating testing with IBM Rational Functional Tester. Brings together everything from testing code to best practices - packed with examples drawn from real testing environments. Written by a team of IBMs most experienced automated testing experts. The first book focused on testing using Rational tools. Automated software testing is rapidly becoming indispensable, especially in development environments that are increasingly relying on iterative and agile development methods. However, to gain the full benefits of testing automation, testing teams need to understand it far more deeply than they normally do - and they need a deep understanding of their testing tools, as well. For thousands of organizations using IBM Rational Functional Tester (a key part of the Rational Unified Process), this book brings together all the expert insight and real-world solutions that are needed to succeed. Eight of IBM Rationals leading testing experts begin by systematically introducing IBM Rational Functional Tester. They cover issues ranging from licensing and installation through architecture, building testing environments and test harnesses, configuring applications for testing, creating test scripts, setting runtime options, and much more. Next, they move on to advanced techniques, covering tasks ranging from setting mouse delays and creating custom verification points to working with TestObjects. This book thoroughly address both the technical and non-technical challenges facing implementers and users. The authors present everything from high-level automated testing best practices to reusable code snippets drawn from their decades of experience with IBM Rational testing products.