Verification Point and Action wizard

You open the Verification Point and Action wizard dialog box with the Insert Verification Point or Action Command button on the Recording toolbar. You use the wizard to select objects to test in your application, and to select the types of tests to perform on them. You record a verification point by using this wizard.

The Verification Point and Action Wizard has the following pages. Click on the page name below for information about how to use that page.

Select an Object -- where you select the object you want to perform a test on. There are three selection methods.

Select an Action -- where you select the test to perform on that object. You can create a Data verification point, create a Properties verification point, get a specific property value, or set a wait state for an object.

Variable Name -- this is the third page when you choose a single property value as your action, which you can use to name the variable, and to choose whether to declare the variable in your script.

Verification Point Data -- this is the last page when you choose a Data or Properties verification point as your action. In both cases, you can select the verification point data you want to include in the test.

While recording, you can drag the Insert Verification Point or Action Command button off of the Recording toolbar to immediately start selecting an object in your application. This is a shortcut for selecting it from the Select an Object page of the Verification Point and Action Wizard. You will then be in the wizard after you select the object.

• Select an Object page of the Verification Point and Action Wizard
  The Verification Point and Action Wizard is opened with the Insert Verification Point or Action Command button on the Recording toolbar or the Functional Tester toolbar. It is used to select objects or images to test in your application, and to select the types of tests to perform on them.

• Select an Action page of the Verification Point and Action wizard
  You open the Verification Point and Action Wizard with the Insert Verification Point or Action Command button on the Recording toolbar. Use the wizard to select objects to test in your application, and to select the types of tests to perform on them. This is how you record a verification point.

• Select an Action page of the Verification Point and Action wizard (from Insert)
  When you open the Verification Point and Action Wizard while inserting a verification point from the Script Explorer, the Select an Object page appears.

• Insert Verification Point Data Command page
  Use to create a Data verification point for the selected object. The Data verification point tests the data in your object when you play back your script. The object name is listed at the top of the page. The list of tests shown in the Data Value field depends on information provided by the object proxy. Select the data value that you want to test.

• Insert Image Verification Point Command page
  Use this page to create an image verification point for the selected object or the image. The image verification point compares the image of the selected object or the specified image region with the object in the application under test when you play back the script.

• Insert Properties Verification Point Command page
  Use to create a Properties verification point for the selected object. The Properties verification point tests the properties in your object when you play back your script. The object name is listed on the page. This verification point tests all properties of the object. You can edit the properties list later if you want to test only some of the properties.

• Insert getProperty Command page
  Use to get a single property value for the selected object. Functional Test puts a getProperty command into your script and returns the value during playback. This information is useful when you need to make a decision based on the property. For example, you might want to query whether a button was enabled.

• Insert waitForExistence Command page
  Use to set a wait state for an object during playback to check for its existence. The waitForExistence command is useful when waiting for an object right after your application starts, or after other actions that may take a long time.

• Variable Name page of the Verification Point and Action wizard
  The Variable Name page is the fourth page of the Verification Point and Action Wizard when you choose Get a Specific Property Value as your action. On the Variable Name page, you can name the variable that holds the property value, and choose whether to declare the variable in your script.

• Verification Point Data page of the Verification Point and Action wizard
  The Verification Point Data page is the last page when you choose a Data, Properties or Image verification point as your action. In the Verification Point Data page, you can select the verification point data you want to include in the test.