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Abstract
IBM Rational Functional Tester 8.5.1.2 has been made generally available and contains fixes to version 8.5.1 including all predecessor fix packs.
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The Change history section provides an overview on what is new in this release with a description of any new functions or enhancements when applicable. |
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The How critical is this fix section provides information related to the impact of this release to allow you to assess how your environment may be affected. |
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The Prerequisites section provides important information to review prior to the installation of this release. |
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The Download package section provides the direct link to obtain the download package for installation in your environment. |
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The Installation instructions section provides the installation instructions necessary to apply this release into your environment. |
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The Known side effects section contains a link to the known problems (open defects) identified at the time of this release. |
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Click to review the detailed system requirements information for a complete list of hardware requirements, supported operating systems, prerequisites and optional supported software, with component-level details and operating system restrictions. |
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The information center provides you with user assistance for the product. You can view, browse, and search online information related to the product. You can also visit the IBM Product information page to browse for additional information centers. |
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Click to review a complete list of the defects (APARs) resolved in this release including a list of resolved defects for the entire version family. |
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Find technical developer content and resources. |
Prerequisites
Version of IBM Installation Manager required: IBM Installation Manager 1.7 or above. |
Installation Instructions
Follow any of the paths listed below to upgrade to Rational Functional Tester 8.5.1.2:
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To upgrade Rational Functional Tester, review Updating Rational Functional Tester in the information center. |
Additional considerations:Accessing Help Rational Functional Tester help is included with the product. You can also connect to the ibm.com site and access the information center help. Review Accessing help in Rational Functional Tester versions 8.2.2 and later in the Rational Functional Tester Information Center. Note: It is recommended that you access information center help from the ibm.com website. After installing Rational Functional Tester version 8.5.1 or later, complete the following steps:
Installing Rational Functional Tester 8.5.1.2 .NET 2010 help If you have installed Rational Functional Tester 8.5.1.2 with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 .NET Integration, you must install Rational Functional Tester Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 .NET help manually.
Note: To view the Rational Functional Tester .NET Scripting help in the Visual Studio 2010 IDE, you must enable the local help option in the Help Library Manager. Tip: To view the complete table of contents of the installed local help in the Visual Studio 2010 IDE, install the Visual Studio Help Keyword Index plug-in that is available from the Microsoft website. Alternatively, you can upgrade to Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 to view help in the Microsoft Help Viewer. |
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The following sections provide detailed information related to this release.
How critical is this fix?
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Corrective |
This is a maintenance release. It contains fixes for client-reported and internally found defects. |
There are no known regressions to report. |
Problems Solved
Click the Fix List link in the table of contents above to review a list of the problems solved in this release. |
Known Side Effects
Review the Release Notes for additional information on known limitations and workarounds. |
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Review the following list of open defects. |
APAR | Description |
PI08035 | Unable to recognize controls from 64-bit windows application. |
PI06666 | Clicking the drop-down list does not trigger dynamic loading processes of the following cascaded list boxes. |
PI05772 | TestObject Inspector does not recognize the controls properly after scrolling down the page. |
PI07323 | Win 7 | IE | SetText fails in Protected Mode. |
PI09346 | RFT 8.5 throws ambiguous exception against Html.HtmlDialog. |
PI11349 | Java code snippet in simplified scripts disappears. |
PI11732 | Issue with DojoTree control in CQ 7.1.2 |
PI11327 | Simplified Scripting - The associated Java script shows incorrect "setSimplifiedScriptLine" loops. |
PI11732 | Firefox Version Independence | DojoTabContainerProxy | RFT throws "NoScreenPointFoundException" on clicking/closing a TabNode. |
PI10564 | Playback crashes with Java core dump on long runs. |
PI12253 | Playback fails on Firefox ESR 24 for applications that uses jQuery. |
PI08173 | Playing back Java processes crashes on long runs due to SpyHeap overflow. |
PI12158 | Chrome security certificate issue during Enablement Test. |
PI12056 | Simplified Scripting [Enable Capturing Application Visuals ] - Creating 5250 Verification Points takes long. |
Change History
Rational Functional Tester 8.5.1.2 includes the following features and enhancements:
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Review the Release Notes for a complete list of What's new release from release. |
Click the link in the Download Options column:
Problems (APARS) fixed
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 September 2018
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