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Abstract
IBM Rational Functional Tester 8.6 has been made generally available and contains new features as well as fixes for client-reported and internally found defects.
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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. |
Version of IBM Installation Manager required: IBM Installation Manager 1.7.3 or later. |
Installation Instructions
Download the software from Fix Central.
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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 IBM Knowledge Center for more details. 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 .NET 2010 help If you have installed Rational Functional Tester 8.5.1 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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Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express clients are required to sign in to download the software package. |
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IBM Software Group OEM offerings are designed for partners who develop and sell business solutions with embedded or bundled IBM middleware software. Clients with Flexible Contract Type (FCT) license purchases and IBM Business Partners must sign in to download the software package. |
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Fix Central provides fixes and updates for your system's software, hardware, and operating system. |
How critical is this fix?
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This is a service release. It contains new features as well as 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 known limitations and workarounds section of the Rational Functional Tester, version 8.6 Release Notes for details. |
Open defectsReview the following list of open defects for Rational Functional Tester on the IBM Support Portal. Review technote 1461170: Open APARs for Rational products available on the Web for information on how to configure your MyNotifications subscription account and subscribe to the APARs you are interested in following. |
Change History
Rational Functional Tester 8.6 includes the following features and enhancements:
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Problems (APARS) fixed
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 September 2018
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