Datapool Literal Substitution dialog box

You can use the Datapool Literal Substitution dialog box to find or replace literal values in a test script with a datapool reference (an associated datapool). You can set the options in this dialog box to find and replace all, number, string, or boolean literals in a script with a datapool reference.

You can also add a literal from a script to a datapool. If you do not use an existing datapool variable, Functional Tester uses the same literal values (the values that Functional Tester captured when you recorded the test script) each time you run the script.

Literal

Displays the name of a selected literal in a script.

Datapool Variable

Type the name of the datapool variable with which you want to replace a literal or click the Datapool Variable arrow to select the existing datapool variable that you want the script to reference. The default type for a new datapool column is string. You can change the variable type later.

Direction

Select the direction that you want to move through a script. This setting works with theLiteral Type setting. Click Find or Replace to move either forward or backward through a script starting from the insertion point of your cursor.

Forward

Click to move forward to the next literal in the script from the insertion point.

Backward

Click to move backward to the next literal in the script from the insertion point.

Literal Type

Click to set the type of literal that you want to find; either all, number, string, or boolean literals in a script. A literal is a letter or symbol that stands for itself as opposed to a feature, function, or entity associated with the literal in a programming language: $ can be a symbol that refers to the end of a line, but as a literal, it is a dollar sign. The Literal Type setting works with the Direction setting. Click Find or Replace to move to the next type of literal through a script starting from the insertion point of your cursor.

All

Click to find all literals in a script.

Numbers

Click to find number literals in a script. A number includes integers (a whole number, not a fractional number, that can be positive, negative, or zero) or floating numbers (positive and negative decimal numbers).

Strings

Click to find string literals in a script. A string stores alphanumeric values such as name, city, or state.

Booleans

Click to find boolean literals in a script. Any use of the boolean literals true or false are flagged for substitution.

Add Literal to Datapool

Click to add a selected literal to a datapool variable when you click Replace. The selected literal is added to the datapool in the variable that you specify in Datapool Variable. A datapool reference replaces the selected literal when you click Replace.

Find

Click to find the next literal in a script. The Find setting works with the Direction and Literal Type settings.

Replace

Click to replace the selected literal with a datapool reference. The datapool reference is made to the datapool variable you specify in Datapool Variable. When you click Add literal to datapool, Functional Tester adds a selected literal to the datapool variable you specify in Datapool Variable. Automatically moves to the next literal in the test script after replacing a literal. The Replace setting works with the Direction and Literal Type settings.

Close

Click to close the dialog box without finding a literal or replacing a literal with a datapool reference.

To open: Click Script > Find Literals and Replace with Datapool Reference.


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