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IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1.1

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Abstract

This document describes how to download and install IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1.1.

Download Description

IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1.1 includes defect fixes to previous versions of Rational Functional Tester.

This release of IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1.1 includes the following enhancements:

  • Dojo 1.3 controls support: Record and test HTML applications that contain Dojo controls that are developed using Dojo Toolkit version 1.3.
  • Flex 3.5 support: Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1.1 supports testing functional aspects of applications developed using Adobe Flex 3.5. You can record and playback scripts against Adobe Flex 3.5 user interfaces inside a Web browser and verify that the application functions correctly.
  • Virtualization software support: Supports Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating systems.

The user assistance for Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1 is available in following translations:
    • Chinese
    • Spanish
    • German
    • French
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Portuguese - Brazilian

Note: The Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1.1 release does not include the updated translation content for a small number of topics.

Supported Domains
For details on the list of domains supported for functional testing, integration of Rational Functional Tester with other Rational products and compatible shell sharing products, see technote 7017504: List of domains supported for functional testing.

Prerequisites

  • Before you update Rational Functional Tester, close the Eclipse and Microsoft Visual Studio IDEs, as well as any open Web browsers, and all other applications that are enabled by Functional Tester.
  • If you are installing or upgrading Rational Functional Tester on Microsoft Windows , to use the .NET Scripting feature, you must copy msvcp71.dll into the System32 directory (C:\Windows\System32), if it is not already available. You can copy the msvcp71.dll file from any other Windows operating system such as Windows XP or download it from Internet.




Note: For details on the list of supported platforms on which IBM Rational Functional Tester can be installed, see, List of supported platforms

Installation Instructions

Installing Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.1.1.1



You can install Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.1.1.1 in two ways:



  • Using IBM Installation Manager:

  • If IBM Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.x is already installed on your computer, you can install this update using the Update Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager.
  • Local upgrade of an existing installation
    1. Download the Rational Functional Tester 8.1.1.1 fix pack from the location specified at the bottom of this page.
    2. Extract the files to a temporary directory. For example, extract the file to C:\temp
    3. In the IBM Installation Manager click File > Preferences and add the temporary directory to the list of repositories, for example, C:\temp\rft8111.update.disk1\disk1\.
    4. Use the Update Packages wizard of the Installation Manager to proceed with the update.


Support available for the help installation:



Rational Functional Tester help system is configured to use remote help. An internet connection is required to access help or to download and install help locally. For more information about configuring and accessing help, see Configuring help content in the Rational Functional Tester information center.

Additionally, see the following technotes:


Known problems



Known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base at

http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/functional/support/


As problems are discovered and resolved, the knowledge base is updated and maintained with new information. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.
The following links run customized queries of the live Support knowledge base:




Information Center for releases of Rational Functional Tester version 8.1.

Problems Solved


This release contains fixes for the following APARs:

AparsDescription
PM09841The check button for GEF support gets unchecked after enablement on Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1
PM05086Rational Functional Tester information centre must contain information about configuration management setup
PM07244Rational Functional Tester playback cannot click on objects on a three dimensional viewer
PM07049Rational Functional Tester Editor: Undefined method for script type with Simplified Chinese locale.
PM08937Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1 : Object recognition fails while playing back migrated Siebel scripts from Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.3 to Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1
PM07431An compilation error "System.IndexOutOfRangeException" is displayed in Rational Functional Tester Microsoft Visual Studio .NET if the Accesibility.dll file is copied to the Rational Functional Tester customization directory.
PK99778Unable to declare Flex button as a dynamic object
PM08065An 'IndexOutOfRangeException' is displayed when getTestData() method is used on .NET applications
PM07616Unable to make the table cell value reference a datapool
PM09759Null values are fetched from the datapool during playback
PM04618Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.2 cannot manipulate the items in <optgroup> in Internet Explorer 8
PM08929Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) controls that are developed using SWT_AWT bridge fails during playback
PM08934A 'SubitemNotFoundException' error is displayed as the checkbox in a tree view is not selected during playback
PM09064Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.3 : Position of the windows is used to differentiate between two similar popup windows
PM06254Rational Functional Tester recorder attempts to write files into a folder that does not exist
PM06668The same datapool is opened in Integrated Developement Environment
PM10570Exporting private datapools in Rational Functional Tester displays a java null pointer exception
PK97033Problem with userids containing special characters. For example, iv#1185
PK93718SVN files are displayed in the Functional Test Projects tab under the Functional Tester perspective after upgrading from Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0 to Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1
PM11524The regression default script name id in Japanese
PM11800Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1 and Rational ClearCase integration: New test objects are not included in the test object map while recording new test objects into an existing script
PM11785Datapool cannot be edited when the datapool view is maximized
PM09188An exception is displayed as a HTML link cannot be identified while recording
PM08529An 'StringNotInCodePageException' is displayed while playing back Hindi numerals
PM12627Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1: Unable to input Japanese characters to a text box on Internet Explorer 8 during playback.
PK95172Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and Internet Explorer crashes when testing Adobe Flex applications.
PM12712Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.1: Unable to input Simplified Chinese characters on Internet Explorer 8
PM11197Some input characters are missing while playing back a script with an IME enabled application
PM02901'Quick Find' does not work when you have to find a large object map for mixed domains




For details on the list of resolved APARs for the 8.x series, see, APAR list of Rational Functional Tester Version 8 releases

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Problems (APARS) fixed
PM09841;PM05086;PM07244;PM07049;PM08937;PM07431;PK99778;PM08065;PM07616;PM09759;PM04618;PM08929;PM08934;PM09064;PM06254;PM06668;PM10570;PK97033;PK93718;PM11524;PM11800;PM11785;PM09188;PM08529;PM11197;PK95172;PM02901

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Modified date:
20 July 2018

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