You need to configure your browsers
for HTML testing with Functional Tester. This provides name, path, and other
information that Functional Tester needs to access and use your browsers.
You use the Web Browsers tab of the Enable Environments
dialog box to do this.
About this task
To add and configure your browsers:
Procedure
- Click Configure > Enable Environments for Testing from
Functional Tester.
- Click on the Web Browsers tab. This
tab is used to add and edit browser configurations.
- Add your browser(s) by one of the following methods:
Search
To add a new browser by searching, click the Search button.
This opens the Search for Web Browsers dialog box. Choose one of
the search options in that dialog and click the Search button.
Note: You should not use the Search All option
to find browsers on Linux or UNIX systems. Instead use the Search
In option to locate the browser. See Enabling
Web Browsers for information on the search options. Functional Tester
will fill in all the detailed information on each browser.
Add
To add a new browser manually, click the Add button.
The Add Browser dialog appears.
Locate the directory
containing the browser you want to add.
With the file selected,
click the Add button.
The browser
will then show up in the Web Browsers list.
- Look at the information in the Detailed Information list.
Whether you use Search or Add,
Functional Tester will fill in all the detailed information on each browser.
Make any necessary edits.
For information on these fields, see
the Web Browsers tab of the Enable
Environments dialog box.
- Choose which browser you want to be your default browser. It will
be used in all HTML applications that have not specified a browser. Select
the browser in the list, and click the Set as Default button.
That browser will then become the default, and will be indicated
in parentheses. You can change the default any time by coming back to this
tab.
- You must click Finish or Apply to
save the changes you made.
Note: Once a browser has been added,
you can edit its information any time by opening this tab and selecting it
in the Web Browsers list.