Rational Functional Tester [RFT]

Main Features

• An automated functional testing and regression testing tool.
• Support GUI Testing
• Support Data-driven testing.
• Supports a range of applications, such as web-based, .Net, Java, Siebel, SAP, terminal emulator-based applications, PowerBuilder, Ajax, Adobe Flex, Dojo Toolkit, GEF, Adobe PDF documents, zSeries, iSeries, and pSeries.
• Storyboard testing capabilities 
• Use ScriptAssure technology for its Automated testing
• Data-driven testing: Lets you perform the same series of test actions with a varying set of test data.
• Test scripting: Combines a recorder of user actions with multiple customization options and intelligent script maintenance capabilities.
• Integrates with IBM Rational Team Concert and IBM Rational Quality Manager 
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More Features :

• Storyboard testing include:
  • Provides a visual, storyboard format for representing test actions.
  • Combines natural language test narrative with visual editing through application screenshots.
  • Understand test flow and edit test actions without reading or writing test script code.
• Automated testing include:
  • ScriptAssure technology to accommodate frequent user interface changes and to avoid increases in maintenance overhead.
  • Uses fuzzy matching algorithms to locate objects during test execution, even if the objects have changed since test creation.
  • Develop automation scripts that are associated with keywords.
  • Keyword testing promotes script reuse and enables manual testers to use automation within manual test cycles.
• Data-driven testing include:
  • Automatically detect data entered during test recording and prepare the test for data-driven testing.
  • Using a spreadsheet-like data editor, you can create customized data sets to be used by the test during playback.
  • Manages validation of dynamic data with multiple verification points and support for regular expression pattern matching.
• Test Scripting feature include:
  • Support Java language and working with Eclipse IDE
  • Support or Visual Basic .NET and working with Visual Studio .NET. IDE
  • Unix Support: Use scripting to create, edit, and execute tests on the Linux platform, including everything except a test recorder.
  • Windows Support recording, editing, and execution capabilities.
  • Supports automated version control to maintain multiple test sets and to enable parallel development.
• Integration
  • Integrate with Jazz: Jazz integration to support collaborative application lifecycle management.
  • Jazz Eclipse Client integration provides Rational Functional Tester access to work items within Rational Team Concert and Rational Quality Manager.
  • Enhanced SCM integration with Rational Team Concert supports the management and sharing of test assets.
• Other Features
  • Ensure playback resilient to application changes with ScriptAssure technology.
  • Validate dynamic data with dynamic data validation wizard.
  • Increase script re-use with wizard for data driven test creation.
  • Streamline automation with keyword testing.
  • Proxy SDK.
  • Native Java and Visual Basic .NET editor and debugger for advanced testers.
  • Linux test editing and test execution support.
  • Includes support for testing 3270/5250 terminal-based applications.
  • Includes support for Siebel® and SAP® applications..
  • Includes support for Adobe Flex applications.