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How to configure SAP GUI to test with Rational Functional Tester

Question & Answer


Question

What do you need to do to test against SAP GUI?

Cause

To use IBM Rational Functional Tester (RFT) against SAP GUI, both SAP client-side and server-side environments require configuration for the object recognition to work.

These steps are required for any automated testing tool.

Answer

You need to configure both server and client. To configure the server you need an SAP administrator.
The following document describes the server and client enablement.

Enabling SAP client and server

Once you enabled the server side, you need to restart the client.

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 February 2019

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