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Modeling

This option of the H-TEST tool allows the user to manage UML diagrams. It will also be able to manage the data and manage the repositories of the test cases that are designed.

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UML Diagram

This option of the H-TEST tool allows the user to manage all treatments associated with UML diagrams.

How to create an UML diagram

UML diagrams are completely necessary for the creation of the test cases. That is because every message of the diagram represents an action that will be carried on in the test (click or type, for instance). In the next paragraphs, it is explained how can an UML diagram be created.

When logged in the tool, the user can see a menu in the left side (see First-steps-in-H-TEST for further info). In this menu, the user will click on the button “Modeling”.

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Once in the Modeling page, the user can proceed in three ways:

  • Selecting and modifying one of the test cases already created.
  • Creating a new test case.
  • Importing a test case created with any other UML Design tool.

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  • If the user chooses to modify an existing UML diagram (left side of the upper screenshot), there will be 4 different colors for the test cases:green for cases where the mapping has been completed and executed correctly, yellow for cases where the mapping has been completed but not executed, red for cases where the mapping has been completed and executed with error and gray for cases that are empty.

  • When choosing to create a new UML diagram, it is needed to click on the “New diagram” icon (+) in the tab located on the upper right side. After this, a new window will open as shown below:

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Where you will have to fill in the following fields:

  • Domain: this is the domain which the test case will belong to.
  • Project: select the project where the test case will be linked to.
  • Folder: folder of the system where the test case will be stored.
  • Diagram name.
  • Diagram description.
  • Use diagram template.
  • Copy validation mapping.
  • Visibility as a template:
    • Public.
    • Domain.
    • Project.
    • Private.
    • None.

The projects and domains need to be created before the creation of the test case and, also, the user needs to be assigned to the domain and project. Otherwise, the user will not be able to see neither the project-domain, nor the test cases that might have already been created. For more information about domain and user creation, see the Customize-domains-and-projects page.

  • If the user chooses to import a test case already created, he will click the “Import” button near the “New diagram” button.   

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and a new window will open with information on where to save this diagram (see page Import-and-export-of-diagrams).

Edit diagram

This option of the H-TEST tool allows create / modify a diagram.

Below we see the screen or canvas to edit a diagram. It is the Canvas 2.0. At the top right (marked in red), is the Canvas toolbar, which offers different options for the design of the diagram. Let's look at them below:

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  • Select the elements to be included in the diagram by clicking on the '+' icon:

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  • Delete elements: allows you to delete the selected diagram object(s) using the 'trash can' icon.
  • Diagram actions: groups a series of actions that can be performed at the diagram level:

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  • Assistants: displays a list of available assistants:

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  • View diagram map: by clicking this button, a thumbnail of the current diagram (at a scale of 4:1) is displayed in a box at the top right of the Canvas.
  • Magnifying glass: allows you to perform free text searches on all diagram elements, and also allows you to narrow the searches on those elements that interest you at a given moment.
  • Reload repositories: allows us to reload YML or TXT files, which contain a series of keys that we can use in the diagrams.
  • Download diagram image: by clicking on the 'image' icon, an image is generated “on the fly” as the current diagram is, i.e. a preview of the diagram is created and downloaded to a .png file.
  • Validate mapping: validates the mappings included in the diagram using the 'validate mapping' icon.
  • Run validation: runs the validation of the diagram with the 'play' icon.
  • Show Canvas help: a modal appears with 3 tabs (Keyboard shortcuts, Global variables, Color guide) where the basic Canvas help is shown.
    • “Keyboard shortcuts” tab: displays all keyboard shortcuts that are equivalent to actions performed either through menu options or buttons:     

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    • “Global variables” tab: displays the standard global variables available in any diagram:

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    •  “Color Guide” tab: refers to the different colors that can now be found on the objects in the diagram.

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Checking in object properties tab

The object or objects (Adapters), is the main element when creating a diagram. Two tabs help to define the name of the object, its properties and initialization or configuration parameters, to be able to interact with web pages, files, API, scripts, remote, DB.

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Checking in message properties tab

In a message, by double click over it, is possible to indicate the type of action when the step is executed based on the following checkbox:

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  1. Locking step: If this message fails, the test execution will stop and the test will end.
  2. Optional step: The result of this step will not impact the test result.
  3. Comment out: If this check is marked, the message will not be executed.
  4. Breakpoint: The breakpoint check is used to stop the execution of the test in this step. It is helpfull during the creation of the diagram.

Guards

A guard is a logical condition that can be included in a UML message. The behavior is as follow, when the logical condition is true, the message is executed, when the logical condition is false, the message is NOT executed.

A guard is really useful when an action must or must not be executed, based on the result of a condition.

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The conditions inside a guard can be of two types:

  • Simple, by using logical operators like, < (less than), > (greater than), == (equal to), != (different than), ⇐ (less or equal to), >= (greater or equal to).
  • Complex, by concatenating the use of simple operators through logical operators as: AND (and), OR (or), && (exclusive and), || (exclusive or)

Following some examples about simple and complex conditions in a Guard:

  • #numCol < 25
    The message will be executed when, the variable numCol is less than 25.
  • #myFavoriteApp == “H-TEST”
    The message will be executed when the variable myFavoriteApp is equal to the string “H-TEST”. To be considered that the strings must be compared using “” (double coutes).
  • #fahrzeugtypTestData ==“Gebrauchtwagen”||#fahrzeugtypTestData==“Vorführwagen” || #fahrzeugtypTestData==“Tageszulassung”
    The message will be executed when the variable fahrzeugtypTestData, is equal to one of the following values: Gebrauchtwagen, Vorführwagen, Tageszulassung.
  • #str1 ==“H-TEST” AND #str2==“TaaS” AND #str3==“SIPSA”
    The message will be executed when the variable string str1 is equal to H-TEST and when the variable str2 is equal to TaaS and when the variable str3 is equal to SIPSA.

Multiple line text

In the mapping of a message, is possible to include a value with line skipping. For this, there is a checkbox 'Multiline Text':

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If the checkbox is selected, an editor will appear to include the text:

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Reply message

This message has to be tied to another message between two objects and is painted in the opposite direction. The two messages form a set and are not treated separately.

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  • The only function allowed in the reply message is assertion, that has as input parameters stepResult (result of the previous message), and can have more parameters. The output parameter is also stepResult.

  • This message allows us is to vary the result of the previous step by checking some conditions. This process is done using a javascript.   

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  DATA MANAGEMENT: It allows modifying the javascript of each one of the diagrams. 

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Gates

This option of the H-TEST tool allows the user to pass information between sequence diagrams. Gates can be an easy way to model the passing of information between a sequence diagram and its context. A gate is merely a message that is illustrated with one end connected to the sequence diagram's frame's edge and the other end connected to a lifeline and represents another diagram.

About Gates, please consider the following important topics:

  • The position of the adaptor inside the gate is very important for the correct behavior because the Gate is also related to the Adaptor you plan to instantiate. Thus, you should put the Gate not only in the number step, but also in the same lifeline where you can continue the test execution. For example, if you want to use a Gate to a HTML GUI Adaptor, you should put the Gate in a Lifeline of a GUI HTML Adaptor into the parent diagram.
  • The Isolated behavior always instantiates all adaptors.
  • The Non-isolated behavior: maps the messages of the first adaptor of the Gate that has the same type as the adaptor of the parent where it is drawn; the rest of the adaptors will be instantiated.
  • The concept of Isolated / Non-Isolated is internally configured in H-TEST. Currently, that concept only applies for these adaptorsGUI Adaptor and Web Services Adaptor.
  • For the User's Gates: all the Gates in lifelines belonging to User objects are mapping to the User object of the Father diagram.

How to Create a Gate:

In the toolbar, select the Gate and draw on the lifeline. Double click and open the Gate properties, where you choose the domain, the project and the diagram you want to copy

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The selected diagram can be visualized by clicking on the icon of the image.

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By clicking on the message map, it is displayed.

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DATA MANAGEMENT: Allows to assign test case data to each Gate included in the diagrams.

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EXECUTION OF TEST SET WITH GATES: A Test Set containing Gates is created and executed.

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Combined Fragments

This option of the H-TEST tool allows the user to handle bifurcations and loops.

H-TEST allows the following types of combined fragment:

  • To handle bifurcations:
    • CF ALT: if the condition indicated in the Guard of the Combined Fragment is true, the steps of the first part of the ALT will be executed; otherwise, the steps executed will be those of the 'else' part:

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  • To handle loops:
    • CF Loop do while: while the condition indicated in the Guard of the Combined Fragment is true, the steps of the Combined Fragment will be executed. The condition is check after the steps are executed, so do while loop guarantees the loop execution at least once:

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    • CF Loop while: this loop is similar to do while loop. The difference is when the exit condition of the cycle is evaluated. In the while loop this evaluation is done before entering the cycle, which means that the loop may not get executed:

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    • CF Loop for: All the steps included in this loop will be executed a number of times, according to the parameters indicated in the fragment properties tab:
      Guard: this field indicates the condition that the specified variable must meet to execute the steps of the For loop. This variable will appear in the section 'Variable for iteration'.
      Case start: contains the initial value that the variable will take for the iteration inside the loop.
      Type increment: type of increment of the variable. It can be incremental (+) or decremental (-).

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    • CF Loop for each: It enables to iterate one by one (from 1 … n) the selected row or column of a table introduced as variable. It makes possible to handle one by one the information selected in a Vertical or Horizontal way.


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      To get data from the object, use the name of the table, followed by the word “Row”, using the method getCellValue(n).

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      For the column, use the table name, followed by the word “Column”, using the method getCellValue(n).

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      Where (n) is the position of the cell in the row or the position of the cell in the column.

SubTestCases

Subtestcases are test cases that can be drawn inside a diagram. The reason to implement the subtestcases consists in having a visual option to create test cases in a diagram instead of only in Data Management. Also, to obtain a result (or/and log) with an isolated portion of a diagram (test case) apart of the main result or log.

How to use it in a diagram

To use a subtestcase in a diagram, go to the toolbar, click on the ”+” icon and then select subtestcase. You can also use “ALT + S” as a shortcut to draw it. To place it on the canvas you will have to click where you want to place it.

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Once drawn, the subtestcase can be resized with the small light green square at the bottom right of the subtestcase. Subtestcases can be moved (by selecting and dragging) in any direction. The only limitation to the vertical movement is that they do not exceed the line of the adapters.

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To open the subtestcases properties, double click in the subtestcase and it will appear, here you can change the name of the subtestcase (up to 100 characters) and add/edit a guard. Also you can set a name with a variable like: “name of the subtestcase” + #Variable It also works as: ‘name of the subtestcase‘ + #Variable.

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SubTestCases specs

There are some things to keep in mind using subtestcases:

  1. All the messages inside the subtestcase will work as usual in the diagram but will generate a different result and log. So, in the end, we will have one global and another with the content of the subtestcase. If you want to retrieve the logs from the client it will look like the following image, inside the folder is the subtestcase log. It will generate a folder for every subtestcase in the diagram.

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  1. You cannot nest subtestcases, it will only register one of the subtestcases nested it must be avoided.
  2. Inside a subtestcase can be placed steps and fragments, those fragments can be nested.
  3. Inside a fragment can be placed a subtestcase and that subtestcase can be like the point 3.
  4. The Subtestcases can be deleted, as well as copied and pasted.
  5. Various subtestcases can be placed in the same diagram (but not nested).
SubTestCases in Data Management

In Data Management once you have a diagram with a subtestcase (or various) the SubTestCase will appear as a red rectangle.

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Data Management can be used as usually with the addition of subtestcases appearing there.

SubTestCases in Results Page

In results page a new functionality has been added, with the symbol of “+” you can click to deploy a new table with all the subtestcases an execution has. For example, in the following image:

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We can see the result as always. But with the new addition:

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You can now see the subtestcases results. Here you can download the evidences and the result document of the subtestcase.

In the result document:

NECESITO IMAGEN con la página de los resultados de subtestcases listados. Aquí se puede descargar los documentos de evidencias y los logs de los subtestcases y sustituir esta.

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In test case data description, you can see the name of the subtestcase, in case that the test case data had a description it will show you “testcasedatadescription_subtestcasename”.

SubTestCase in ALM

In ALM it will show the full evidences of the execution, and all the subtestcases in the execution separatedly (also if you have gates with subtestcases those will be registered aswell).

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Delete a message

When you want to remove a message from a diagram, H-TEST offers several alternatives:

The first one allows us to delete the selected object(s) from the diagram by clicking on the trash can icon in the toolbar.

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The following window appears with 2 possible options for deleting (Delete elements and variables, Delete elements) and a Cancel/back option.


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  • Cancel: the message is not deleted. The delete confirmation window is closed.
  • Delete message and variables: the message and the references of the variables declared by that message are deleted. The delete confirmation window is closed.
  • Delete only the message: only the message is deleted, remaining the references of the variables declared by that message. The delete confirmation window is closed.

A second one would be to click with the right mouse button on any object in the canvas, a dynamic contextual menu appears, which presents a series of options depending on the type of object. If the “Delete” option is checked, the same previous screen appears and you will confirm whether you want to “Delete elements and variables”, “Delete elements” or “Cancel/go back”.

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And finally, we can delete an element (this option only allows us to “Delete elements” or “Cancel/go back”), in a faster way (shortcut), using the keyboard. In this case the Delete key. This information about the keyboard shortcuts in the canvas will be displayed by clicking on the ”?” icon in the toolbar.

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And then all the necessary help will be displayed:

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Information about the management of UML diagrams

Below, the screen to manage the UML diagrams :

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We can see the diagram information by clicking on the 'More info' icon.
You can page the diagrams using the page numbers at the bottom of the screen.

This screen allows:

  Create a new diagram (New diagram option).
  - Import a XML File from a directory (Import XML option).
  - Save the information of the active diagram on screen (diskette icon).
  - Delete a diagram, using the bin icon.
  - Create a new folder (Folder option).
  - Select diagrams using filter and mapping, clicking the filter icon.
  - Deactivate-the-filters-used, using the cross icon.
  - Edit a diagram for its update, double click. 

Message Properties Tab

In the mapping Tab you set the information at the message level:

  • Name: Message Name.
  • Description: Message Desscription.
  • Predefined Function: Selected Prefdefined Function (form a combo list).
  • Input Parameters: Depending of having or not parameters the selected PF.

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  • For the Input Parameters there are two important points to take in care:

    • Sensible: In case is checked, it means that the parameter is character's sensible. That is you cannot see the chraracters when you are setting the value for it (later, in the Mapping Tab). E.g, this is very useful for passwords, to hide the entered values.

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    • Variable: In case is checked, it means that the parameter could be used later in the diagram as a variable. One the checkbox is checked, the symbol # appears to indicate that this name will be a variable since that moment.

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Message Mapping Tab

In the mapping Tab you set the information of the parameters of the message. So, the “SearchBy” is the way to find an element in the parameter section (using tags) and the “Element” is the path you obtain from the real element to interact with.

  • Element: HTML element Identifier (related to the Attribute selected in the Search By field). E.g. XPath Identifier or CssSelector Identifier.
  • Search By: Attribute by which you wonder to find an HTML element. In the search by field you choose one of the following options: ClassName, CssSelector, Id, LinkText, Name, PartialLinkText,TagName or Xpath and those options are tags that the user can obtain for example in the html of a webpage in certain elements. The best way to obtain this information is using the F12 and search for the element we want or using the “selective mapping” we have developed.

    A visual example of this is: we want to click the yellow button.

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    To do that with F12, you search the button html and pick the id in this case:

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    On the other hand, using selective mapping you could pick the class or css…

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    And to finish this, the user have to put the information in the diagram.

  • Value (optional): Input Value to enter into the control.

Message documentation Tab

In a H-TEST diagram, the messages (steps) non-reply can be documented using the “Message documentation” tab in the properties of the same.

In this tab it will be possible to document everything that should be stored in the evidence repository tools such as ALM, Confluence, etc.

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This new tab contains the following elements:

  • StepName
  • Documenting evidences: this check is going to tell us if we should get the evidences (screenshot, files, etc) and if we should register the step in the documentation tool (alm, confluence, etc). Only one screenshot is going to be taken at the end of the execution of all the parameters of the message.
  • Step description: by default, the same description that has been included in the Message Properties, but there will be the possibility to write and change it.
  • Step expected result: by default is just empty or with OK, but you can write whatever you want.
  • Step execution result: at the moment is going to be empty.
  • Attachments: to paste the files into the Documentation tab using you can either use the “Control + V” shortcut and dragging the mouse (mouse down + mouse up).
  • Screenshots: to add an image in the screenshot zone from the clipboard, press “Ctrl + V”; a modal screen will open with the screenshot preview and a field to give it a name. It´s not necessary to be over any element, the paste event works anywhere in the modeling page as long as there is an image in the clipboard.

This feature is not supported on Internet Explorer due to IE limitations, so it needs to be performed using Chrome.

How to Move diagram

This option of the H-TTEST tool allows the user to move a diagram to another folder of any domain and project to which they have access. To be able to use it you have to: Go to Model, click on UML Diagrams. The table is shown, where you have to click on the arrow icon located in the Actions column (fourth element). A pop-up appears, in which you select the domain, the project and the folder where you want to move the diagram. Click on “yes”. The diagram has been moved to that folder.

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Global Variables

In a diagram, it is possible to use a set of global variables in all the parts where the help of variables is allowed (object mapping, message mapping, …).

The dropdown of variables (including global ones) will appear when typing the character '#':  NECESITO IMAGEN

In H-TEST, there are currently these global variables:

  • #caseResult: boolean variable that contains the result of the test case execution:
    • true: when the result of all steps execution of the test case has been correct.
    • false: otherwise; that is, at least the execution of a step of the test case has been failed.
  • #global_password: Contains the client access password.
  • #global_user: Contains the client access user
  • #pathLog: contains the path to the folder, which contains the screenshots, log file and other files generated during the execution.
  • #stepNumber: It contains a four-character number (e.g. '0001') and represents the number by which the next step marked to be documented in ALM will be recorded. When a step is recorded in ALM, this number will be incremented for the next step.
  • #stepNumberTast: Contains the old numbering for documenting steps in ALM before the 'stepNumber' variable was available. This format is “Step X.Y…Z Loop I.J…K” where X…Z is the step position, where Y…Z are positions within Gates, and I…K are the loop iteration number, where J…K are the iteration number of nested loops.
  • #stepResult: boolean variable that contains the result of the last step execution in the test case:
    • true: when the result of the last step execution has been correct.
    • false: otherwise; that is, the result of the last step execution has been failed.

We can also quickly access the list of global variables through the toolbar. Clicking on the ”?” icon will display “Show Canvas help”.

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Next a modal with 3 tabs and choose the “Global Variables” tab which displays the standard global variables available in any diagram.

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Predefined Functions - Generation of evidences

Below, the list of predefined functions and the indication of whether they generate evidences or not:

                      

Predefined Function Adaptor Generates evidences
connect Database NO
connect_DB Database NO
dBExecuteStatement Database NO
dBGetQueryData Database YES
disconnect_DB Database NO
getNumColumns Database NO
getNumRows Database NO
getTableValue Database NO
tableRecordCount Database NO
addSheet Excel File NO
deleteSheet Excel File NO
generateFileAsEvidence Excel File YES
getCellValue Excel File NO
getColumnByRowSearch Excel File YES
getExcelSheet Excel File NO
getNumColumns Excel File NO
getNumRows Excel File NO
getNumValueSearchOnColumn Excel File NO
getRowByColumnSearch Excel File YES
getTableValue Excel File NO
getTableValueByColumnName Excel File NO
getValuesByPosition Excel File NO
newFile Excel File NO
setCellValueOneParameter Ecxel File NO
setColumnValues Excel File NO
setHeader Excel File NO
setRowValues Excel File NO
setTableValue Excel File NO
setSheet Excel File NO
vTableLookUp Excel File YES
vTableLookupArray Excel File YES
allOptionsAreSelected GUI HTML YES
clear GUI HTML YES
clearAndType GUI HTML YES
click GUI HTML YES
clickByJavaScript GUI HTML YES
clickLink GUI HTML YES
clickPrint GUI HTML NO
closeAllWindows GUI HTML YES
closeOthersWindows GUI HTML NO
closeWindow GUI HTML NO
countElements GUI HTML NO
checkbox GUI HTML YES
checkRadio GUI HTML NO
doubleClick GUI HTML YES
deleteAllCookies GUI HTML NO
deselectAllOptions GUI HTML YES
fileDownload GUI HTML YES
fileDownloadDialog GUI HTML YES
fileUpload GUI HTML NO
getAttribute GUI HTML YES
isCurrentUrlContains GUI HTML YES
isCurrentUrlEquals GUI HTML YES
isCurrentUrlMatches GUI HTML YES
isDisplayed GUI HTML YES
isExist GUI HTML YES
isSelected GUI HTML YES
isTitleEquals GUI HTML YES
isTitleMatches GUI HTML YES
hasOptionWithValue GUI HTML YES
javascriptAlertAccept GUI HTML NO
javascriptAlertCancel GUI HTML NO
javascriptExecute GUI HTML NO
login GUI HTML YES
openUrl GUI HTML YES
optionWithValueIsEnabled GUI HTML YES
optionWithValueIsSelected GUI HTML YES
pressEnter GUI HTML YES
select GUI HTML YES
selectAllOptions GUI HTML YES
selectOption GUI HTML NO
submit GUI HTML YES
tableCellValue GUI HTML NO
tableCellXPathByPosition GUI HTML NO
tableColumnsNum GUI HTML NO
tableHLookUpXPath GUI HTML NO
tableHtml GUI HTML YES
tableRowsNum GUI HTML NO
tableVLookUpValue GUI HTML NO
tableVLookUpXPath GUI HTML NO
takeScreenshot GUI HTML YES
type GUI HTML YES
typeAction GUI HTML NO
typeKeys GUI HTML NO
uncheckbox GUI HTML YES
validateAttribute GUI HTML YES
waitFor GUI HTML NO
waitForElement GUI HTML NO
waitForPageLoad GUI HTML NO
newConnect_Script Script Generic NO
execute_Script Script Generic YES
disconnect_Script Script Generic NO
connect_Script Script Generic NO
closeFile Text Files NO
containsText Text Files NO
countFileLine Text Files NO
countTextFile Text Files NO
deleteFtpFile Text Files NO
deleteSftpFile Text Files NO
generateFileAsEvidence Text Files YES
getFileText Text Files NO
getFtpFile Text Files NO
getLineLength Text Files NO
getNumColumns Text Files NO
getOwner Text Files NO
getReadLine Text Files NO
getSize Text Files NO
getSftpFile Text Files NO
getTableValue Text Files NO
getTextFileData Text Files YES
lineContainsText Text Files NO
loadCsvData Text Files YES
newFile Text Files NO
openFile Text Files NO
openNewFile Text Files NO
putFtpFile Text Files NO
putSftpFile Text Files NO
replaceText Text Files NO
writeEnter Text Files NO
writeTo Text Files NO
assertion User Object NO
compareParameters User Object NO
compareVariables User Object NO
copyFile User Object NO
dateAddition User Object NO
dateDifference User Object NO
dateWeekDay User Object NO
executeCommand User Object NO
executeJavaScript User Object NO
failTest User Object NO
getCurrentDate User Object NO
getCurrentDateAsDate User Object NO
getCurrentDateAsString User Object NO
isExistVariable User Object NO
manualH-TEST User Object YES
removeVariable User Object NO
replaceAll User Object NO
saveRepositoryAsEvidence User Object YES
sendKeys User Object NO
sendKeysCombination User Object NO
sendKeysPaste User Object NO
setArrayVariable User Object NO
setVariable User Object NO
systemCloseProgram User Object NO
takeScreenshot User Object YES
waitFor: User Object YES
deleteRest API/WebService YES
getALLXMLElementValueByTagName API/WebService YES
getCookieValue API/WebService NO
getHeaderValue API/WebService NO
getHTMLElementValueByXPath API/WebService NO
getJSONElementValueByJsonPath API/WebService NO
getJSONElementValueByTagName API/WebService NO
getRest API/WebService YES
getResponseStatus API/WebService NO
getResponseTime API/WebService NO
getXMLElementValueByXPath API/WebService NO
getXMLElementValueByTagName API/WebService NO
patchRest API/WebService YES
postRest API/WebService YES
putRest API/WebService YES
responseBodyContainsText API/WebService NO
setNoneAuthentication API/WebService NO
setBasicAuthentication API/WebService NO
setBearerTokenAuthentication API/WebService NO
setDigestAuthentication API/WebService NO
clearAndWriteField Host 3270 YES
clearField Host 3270 YES
containsText Host 3270 YES
getLenghField Host 3270 NO
nextScreen Host 3270 YES
previousScreen Host 3270 YES
readField Host 3270 YES
readRow Host 3270 YES
readScreen Host 3270 YES
readScreen Host 3270 YES
rowContainsText Host 3270 YES
waitCRC Host 3270 NO
waitFor Host 3270 NO
waitForChange Host 3270 YES
waitForText Host 3270 YES
writeAfterLabel Host 3270 YES
writeBeforeLabel Host 3270 YES
writeField Host 3270 YES
writeKey Host 3270 YES
writeKeyUntilFind Host 3270 YES
writeText Host 3270 YES
checkTextInSlide PDF NO
checkTextOnDocument PDF NO
checkTextOnPage PDF NO
checkTextOnPageArea PDF NO
generateFileAsEvidence PDF YES
getGetTextByPageArea PDF YES
getNumPages PDF NO
getNumWhitePages PDF NO
getPageAsImage PDF YES
getPageText PDF YES
getTextCountOnDocument PDF NO
getTextCountOnPage PDF NO
isPageWhite PDF NO
generateFileAsEvidence XML YES
getElementAttrTextByXPath XML NO
getElementsCountByTagName XML NO
getElementsCountByXPath XML NO
getElementsTextByTagName XML YES
getElementsTextByXPath XML YES
getElementTextByTagName XML NO
getElementTextByXPath XML NO
replaceElementAttrTextByXPath XML NO
replaceElementTextByTagName XML NO
replaceElementTextByXPath XML NO
saveAs XML NO
saveXml XML NO
xmlToString XML NO
executeAllServiceOperations SOAP UI YES
executeAllTestSuite SOAP UI YES
executeServiceOperation SOAP UI YES
executeTestCase SOAP UI YES
executeTestStep SOAP UI YES
executeTestSuite SOAP UI YES
executePostmanCollection Postman Collection YES
getResponseBody Postman Collection YES
getResponseStatusCode Postman Collection YES

Shortcuts

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts in the canvas:

Shortcut Description
Esc Close menus and selects the pointer.
Supr Deletes elements if there is one or more elements are selected.
Alt + 9 Unlock diagrama for edition.
Alt + P Selects the pointer tool.
Alt + O Selects the “Adaptor” tool.
Alt + M Selects the “Message” tool.
Alt + R Selects the “Reply message tool”.
Alt + G Selects the “Gate” tool.
Alt + A Selects the “Combined Fragment: ALT” tool.
Alt + D Selects the “Combined Fragment: DO WHILE” tool.
Alt + W Selects the “Combined Fragment: WHILE” tool.
Alt + F Selects the “Combined Fragment: FOR” tool.
Alt + E Selects the “Combined Fragment: FOR EACH” tool.
Alt + S Selects the “Subtestcase” tool.
Ctrl + C Copy selected elements.
Ctrl + V Paste copied elements.
Ctrl + Shift + V Paste copied items on the position of the cursor.
Ctrl + Z Undoes some actions such as: Delete elements, Redistribute diagram, etc…
Ctrl + Shift + F Toggle comment out selected items (messages/gates).
Double click Edit element: double click on a diagram element to edit its properties.
Right button Context menu: by right-clicking on an element, you can access the dynamic context menu. The options of this menu vary and can appear active/not active, depending on the currently selected elements.
Mouse Wheel Zoom in/Zoom out: Ro ll the mouse wheel forward or backward to zoom in or zoom out the canvas respectively.
Shift + click Multiple selection: press “shift” key while click on items to select them.
Shift + drag Multiple drag&drop: press “shift” key while drag and drop all selected items
Click + drag Move diagram: click on an empty diagram place while drag the diagram to any direction to move it.

Multiple Selection of Messages

Selection of objects in the Canvas

By Selecting an object, we can then perform other actions with it (eg delete it, etc...).

Simple selection

To select an object in the canvas, just click on the object (in any of its parts, including the text). To deselect it, just click on an “empty” area of the canvas.

Multiple selection

To select several objects in the canvas, we will press shift-click on the different objects that we want to select. This allows us to perform actions on that group of selected objects (eg delete them, move them, copy them, etc...).


To deselect them, just click on an “empty” area of the canvas. In multiple selection there is no limitation regarding the type of selected objects. All types of objects can be selected at the same time (messages, gates, fragments…).

Selective Mapping

H-TEST has an important help when mapping objects and messages in a diagram: Selective Mapping.

The configuration, how to use the functionality, and some considerations are explained in the document below:

 TAST Selective Mapping 2024.doc

Tast Table Data Management

In an UML diagram, H-TEST allows the use of variables of a specific type of table, called TastTableData.

These variables can be used with practically all the adaptors available in H-TEST (HTML GUI, Excel Files, Database, …). They can be used in the “Value” box of a Predefined Function or in Javascript.

Once the TastTableData variables have been created (as output variables), they can be used as input variables in subsequent messages. The way to use them in a “Value box” is:
#TastTableDataVariableName.functionName(params…). From javascript, you will use the syntax functionName(params…)

The functions currently available are:

Output Function Description
int getNumColumns() Returns an integer with the number of columns.
int getNumRows() Returns an integer with the number of rows.
String getStringValue() Returns a string containing the content of the table separating cells with | and rows with ||.
TastRowTableData getTheRow(int index) Returns a row.
N/A addRowData(TastRowTableData rowData) Adds a row at the end of the table.
TastRowTableData getTheColumn(int index) Returns a column (as a row).
TastDataGeneric getCellValue(int row,int column) Returns the value of a specific cell.
TastDataGeneric getTableValueByColumnName(int rowNum, String columnName) Returns the value of a cell identified by row number and Column name.
N/A setTableValue(int row, int column, String value) Allows to add a value to a specific cell. The value can be a string, Float or Boolean value, either contained in a variable or hardcoded:

TastTableData is a multidimensional list, or a list of lists. By placing a list inside other lists, we can store information in rows and columns. Let's show an example:

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Then, in order to work with TastOutputTable we can use the functions or methods described above.

Tast Row Data Management

H-TEST allows the use of variables of a specific type of row, called TastRowValues.

These variables can be used with practically all the adaptors available in H-TEST (HTML GUI, Excel Files, Database, …). They can be used in the “Value” box of a Predefined Function or in Javascript.

Once the TastRowValues variables have been created (as output variables), they can be used as input variables in subsequent messages.

The way to use them in a “Value box” is: #TastRowDataVariableName.functionName(params…) From javascript, you will use the syntax functionName(params…)

In order to be able to work with these variables, some methods or Predefined Functions have been created. The functions currently available are:

Output Function Description
N/A addCellValue(String value) Allows to add a cell at the end of the TastRowValues.
String getCellValue(int index) Returns the content of a specific cell.
int getLength() Returns the number of cells of the TastRowValues.
String getStringValue() Returns the content of the row separating cells with |

TastRowTableData is a collection of data in the form of a list that can be repeated. The number of elements is not fixed or limited in advance. To access the elements an index is used which indicates the position of the element in the collection. This type of data is required in several Adapters.

Let's take an example with two Adapters: User Adapter and Excel Adapter. In the User Adapter we are going to create a variable of this type. We use the Method or the Predefined Function SetVariable, for this we only have to choose the data type: TastRowValue and fill in.

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In this other example (message), the column whose row meets a condition is collected from an Excel file through the Excel Adapter. The result is stored in this data type, in the variable OUTPUT.

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In this other example (message) we see that we are going to use the variable OUTPUT and we are going to obtain the index cell one, with these methods or Predefined Functions, the first cell is one, it is not zero.

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For more information about Variables Management, see the topic Variables-Management-in-H-TEST.

The H-TEST Canvas

H-TEST has an important feature: the Canvas, which is a place where the user can paint the UML diagrams.

Actually, the Using H-TEST workflow starts from its Canvas.

Currently Canvas/Modeling  does not work in Internet Explorer, because IE is a discontinued product. All other browsers Chrome, Edge and Firefox are supported. You can launch the Canvas from several places:

  • Creation of a new UML Diagram.
  • Editing an existing Diagram.
  • Navigation from several places of H-TEST to consult a diagram.

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We have created a page where it is explained in detail, its use, the improvements made and all the features it has.

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Data Management

With this option it will be possible to manage the data sets with which the tests corresponding to a specific diagram will be launched.

The Data Management option has three tabs:

  • Test Sets Data.
  • Test Set Data.
  • Test Sets Data Info.

Test Sets Data Window

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Displays the list of diagrams for a specific domain and project, with information about their test case data sets and test case sets. In general, we can filter by:

  • Domain.
  • Project.
  • Diagram.
  • User.

It will also allow you to modify and delete a folder.

In the main window of Data Management, the list of diagrams for the filters used will be displayed, with the following information:

  • Creation date.
  • Number of data sets of test cases.
  • Number of sets of test cases.
  • Action: with the following indicators:
    • Uploaded to ALM.
    • Owner.
    • More information: when you click on this option, the Test Set Data Info window appears.

Test Set Data Window

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In this window the data of the test cases of a diagram will be created. Is accessed by clicking on any diagram of the Test Sets Data window.

There will be a set of validation data and 1 to n data sets of values. It will be possible to indicate:

  • The description of the Test case data.
  • The type of test (positive or negative).
  • The values for the parameters of the objects.
  • The values for the parameters of the messages.

You can also view the diagram.

There will be the option to copy the data of the test cases, which can be modified later.

Test Set Data Info Window

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This new Information Window will provide us with information related to:

  • Owner user.
  • Diagram´s path.
  • Creation Date.
  • Name of the diagram.
  • Number of Test case Data.
  • Number of Test case Set and it´s path.

Delete Functionality

Back in the Test Set Data Window, we have another functionality to delete massively the Test Case Data (TCD) created for that Test Set (TS).

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Different features in this modal window:

  • Every TCD have a checkbox.
  • Those checkboxes can be selected by clicking on them, and they will remain clicked instead you click them again.
  • Also, you can multiselect TCDs while holding shift and clicking two of them. (You can select segments that are separated each other, just selecting the first one without holding shift and then holding it).
  • There is a “select all” checkbox, that selects and deselects all the TCD.
  • To close the modal window without doing any changes, you can either click the cross in the top right or click in the “No” Button.
  • Finally, to delete all the selected TCD, click “Delete” button. It will close when the changes are done. If you want to save definitively the changes, you have to save the TS.

Import TCD from an Excel file

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Then,

  1. You should provide an Excel file with the right order of data.
  2. To set in the page, the correspondence between the column in the Excel file (A, B, etc.) with the related field Description, Test Type, etc.

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How to search an UML diagram in Modeling

This H-TEST option allows the user to do a search of a diagram (and its Test Case Data) among all the domains of the application. H-TEST also allows the filtering of Test Set in TS Management in all domains.

To use the search for a UML diagram, click on the filter button for all domains and projects.

How to search an UML diagram in Data Management

This H-TEST option allows the user to do a search of a diagram (and its Test Case Data) among all the domains of the application. H-TEST also allows the filtering of Test Set in TS Management in all domains.

There are two types of searches:

  • by diagram ID.
  • by name (partial or total) of the diagram.

To use the search of an UML diagram in Data Management, follow these steps:

In Modeling, select the Data Management Option.

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Click on the filter button of all domains and projects.

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Search by diagram ID

In the search field you type the diagram ID of the search you want to perform, and click on the magnifying glass button. The application shows the Test Set Data corresponding to the diagram with the specified ID in the search.

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If you click on the file icon, the Test Set Data will open directly:

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Search by diagram name

In the search field you type the characters of the search you want to perform, and click on the magnifying glass button.
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The application shows all the diagrams of all the domains that contain the characters entered in the search.

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If you click on the list icon, the application will switch to the selected Test Case Data, Domain and Project:

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Clicking on the diagram, you can see the Test Case Data of the selected diagram.


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Repository Management

In this tab, all the repositories that the users are going to use in the diagrams will be stored The repositories are TXT or YML files (they must have YML /YAML format) that we create and upload to this tab and contains information that we can use in a diagram.

Glosary

To evade confusions with the functionality, and to briefly explain how to create repositories we have to know the details about the elements used here. Next we have a detailed example.

Concepts to create a repository:

  • Files: they can be Text files or YML/YAML there the user insert the code to use the repository. Mention that if we don’t have an environment (like Notepad++ or others) with transformation between tab spacing or normal spaces. The file won’t work if you use the tab for spacing instead normal spaces because the indentation with tabs don’t work in YML.
  • Keys: They are every word that comes before “ : ”
  • Value: Value is what comes after “ : ”
  • Properties: Is the entire path that includes the keys until the “ : ” using “ _ ” to separate them.

    Example:xpath1en.png

Also, you can do subkeys:xpath2en.pngSo in the end, the variable will have all the properties separated by “_” in this example should be: #wiki_url1.

The first key will always be one of the following words:

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Features

In the repository management we have different “features”:

  • Import repositories with a TXT and YML extension. The repositories are defined by keys. These repositories must have a first level key that will be a “searchBy” option listed in a diagram message. Then it will have a second key that will be a name to identify the property and finally the value that is the path of the searchBy we are using. (those keys are not “case sensitive”, nevertheless, when you put it in the element box in the message, it has to be exactly as the repository property.

    Example:  xpath3.png
  • Export repositories as YML files saved in repository management.
  • Open, edit, delete, and save repositories.
  • Create, edit and delete the folders in which those repositories will be kept. A folder with a repository saved in, can´t be deleted. You have to delete the repository before. (default folder can´t be deleted)
  • Clone a repository already imported into a new one.
  • Watch information about repositories such as creation date and diagrams that use it, works like more information tab in modeling.
  • Locate where a repository is being used.

Import repositories

In the repository management tab, we have to click the import button in the top right side. (LAS IMÁGENES SIGUIENTES HAY QUE CAMBIARLAS NO VALEN)

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Then a modal window will appear.

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In this modal window, we choose the name of the repository, domain and project also the name and where to save it.

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Once it is ready, we click import.

If the TXT/YML file is ok, the importation will be perfect.

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But if the file has some kind of error, this message will appear:

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Changes in modeling

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In modeling are some changes about repositories as well.

  • The properties tab in the diagram has been updated to show from now on, information about repositories in the right side.
  • From here the user can add a repository clicking the edit button.

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  • After clicking the edit button, a modal window will be displayed, as shown in the following image. Through Domain, Project and Folder, we will search for the available repositories.

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  • We can add or delete all the repositories we want. Once accepted it is saved and the diagram is updated with the repositories in the “selected repositories” list box, also this can delete old repositories from the diagram in case there was any and add new ones. Although the repositories are enabled immediately after selecting them, the relation repository-diagram can´t be confirmed until the diagram is saved.

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  • To delete a repository from the diagram properties, just click the thrash can icon in the repository´s row and the repository will be deleted with all the connections that could have with the diagram messages.Gestión de Repositorios8en.PNG
  • To go to the repository, click in the repository name and it will act as shortcut going to repository management exactly where the repository is.

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  • There are also updates in the messages section. As can be seen in the image, a drop-down field “Repository” has been added from which you can choose the repository you want to use in this parameter. Once the repository is chosen, the next step is to select “Repository” in the SearchBy field. And in the “Element” field you can use the repository keys as variables after typing hash ”#”, and have Repository and searchBy selected.

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  • Once you set the pad it is possible to autocomplete with the repository keys, as shown in the following image. To use these keys, the variables are generated by concatenating the levels of the keys with “_” (underscore), until the value is reached so the keys should be used as variables separated by “_” as shown in the glossary section.

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  • As an important note, do not use in the names of the properties of the repository names composed by “_” because when concatenating these, it could cause some error.