Task flow: Testing Flex applications

The diagram in this topic shows the task flow for testing the Flex application using IBM® Rational® Functional Tester.
Although the diagram implies that each task is completed sequentially, you can do many of the tasks at the same time.

The diagram shows the task flow for testing Java applications using IBM Rational Functional Tester. For information about the Flex testing process, see Flex applications testing process

Task flow for testing Flex applications using Rational Functional Tester Click this area to get information about setting up the development environment for testing Flex applications Click this area to get information about enabling a Flex application for testing Click this area to get information about enabling the flex application using the user interface Click to get information about using the compiler to enable the flex application Click this area for instructions to create an HTML wrapper Click this area to get information about embedding the .swf file in the HTML page Click this area to get information about providing an enabled flex application for testing Click this area to get information about configuring the non-enabled flex application for testing Click this area to get information about deploying the Runtime Loader files Click this area for instructions to provide the URL of the runtime loader test page to the test team Click this area for instructions to set up the test environment Click this area for instructions to set up the test environment Click this are to get information about compiling the Flex application with the Functional Tester agent and the Flex automation libraries Click this area for instructions to create an HTML wrapper Click this area to get information about embedding the .swf file in the HTML page Click this area to get information about providing an enabled Flex application for testing Click this area to get information about compiling the Runtime loader with the Functional Tester agent and the Flex automation libraries Click this area to get information about deploying the Runtime loader files and Flex applications to the web server Click this area for instructions to provide the URL of the runtime loader test page to the test team Click this area for instructions to set up the test environment Click this area for information about the process to test the enabled flex application Click this area for information about testing enabled flex application that is deployed to the web server Click this area for information about testing enabled flex application on a local test computer Click this area for instructions to set up the test environment Click this area for information about testing non-enabled flex applications Click this area to get information about creating a functional test project Click this area to get information about recording a simplified script Click this area to get information about inserting verification points using the application visuals Click this area to get information about inserting a data-driven commands into a scripts by using an application visual Click this area to get information about inserting an application control into the script by using an application visual Click this area to get information about switching to Java scripting Click this area to get information about recording a Java test script Click this area to get information about inserting verification points Click this area to get information about inserting data driven commands Click this area to get information about using test object maps to insert additional controls to the script Click this area to get information about running the scripts Click this area to get information about viewing functional test results in the logs

Basic tester: A basic tester can record functional test scripts that are generated as simplified test scripts. The tester does not require programming knowledge to edit the functional test scripts. The tester can switch to Java scripting, and use the Insert Java Code Snippet or Insert Java Method features that are available in the simplified script editor. The tester then starts to work with the Java test script directly. You can use the application visuals to insert verification points, data-driven commands, and additional controls for testing.

Advanced tester with scripting knowledge: A tester with Java or Visual Basic programming knowledge can either record functional test scripts or create the test scripts manually. You can use the test object maps to update the objects and insert additional objects for testing.

Developers: A developers enables the Flex applications for testing and provides it to the testers for functional testing.

Related concepts:
Flex applications testing process
Testing Rational Functional Tester enabled Flex applications
Test Flex applications that are not enabled using Rational Functional Tester
Related tasks:
Setting up the development environment for Flex applications
Setting up the test environment for testing Flex applications
Configuring Flex applications
Configuring Flex application using the user interface
Configuring Flex application using tools
Creating an HTML wrapper
Providing enabled Flex applications for testing
Testing an enabled Flex application that is deployed on a web server
Testing enabled Flex applications on a local test computer
Configuring the non-enabled Flex application
Deploying the Runtime loader components
Testing nonenabled Flex applications
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