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Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test scripts and enhances them by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points.
Testing with UI Test perspective
This section provides you the information about the tasks that you can perform to test the web, Windows, native and hybrid mobile applications. You can configure the applications in a common web interface, and then use the configured applications to record tests. You can also edit the recorded tests to modify the test details as required.
Testing Windows desktop applications
You can configure the Windows applications to record and play back tests on the Windows desktop applications. You can also test the Windows applications on dual monitors when you extend the display of your computer to a secondary monitor.

Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test scripts and enhances them by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points.
- Testing with UI Test perspective
  This section provides you the information about the tasks that you can perform to test the web, Windows, native and hybrid mobile applications. You can configure the applications in a common web interface, and then use the configured applications to record tests. You can also edit the recorded tests to modify the test details as required.
  - Creating a project
    The tests that you create, and the assets associated with the tests, reside in a project on your desktop. You can create the project separately, or you can simply record a test, which automatically creates a project named testproj.
  - Configuring applications for tests
    When you want to test Android, iOS, web, and Windows desktop applications, you must first configure them. You can configure these applications in a common web interface that helps you to manage all the applications in one place. You can use these applications anytime later to record and play back tests.
  - Testing web applications
    You can test web applications in HCL OneTest™ UI by using the industry-standard browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. You can record Web UI tests and then play back the tests to evaluate the test results. You can also test the web applications on dual monitors when you extend the display of your computer to a secondary monitor.
  - Testing mobile applications
    You can test the Android or iOS mobile applications by recording and playing back mobile tests on Android devices or emulators, iOS mobile devices or simulators by using HCL OneTest™ UI.
  - Testing Windows desktop applications
    You can configure the Windows applications to record and play back tests on the Windows desktop applications. You can also test the Windows applications on dual monitors when you extend the display of your computer to a secondary monitor.
    - Prerequisites for testing Windows desktop applications
      You can find information about the prerequisite conditions that you must satisfy before you can test Windows desktop applications.
    - Configuring a Windows application
      In HCL OneTest™ UI, you can test the native Windows desktop applications. To test the Windows applications, you must first configure the Windows applications in the common web interface.
    - Recording a Windows test
      You can record a Windows test to capture the actions that you perform on Windows desktop applications and on the Add-ins in Microsoft Office applications. The actions are captured as test steps in Windows tests.
    - Editing a Windows test
      You can edit the test by using the test editor. You can edit a Windows test by modifying the test steps, adding verification points, and so on.
  - Recording SAP tests
    When you record a test, the test creation wizard records your interactions with the SAP server, generates a test from the recording, and opens the test for editing. You can record tests from the SAP GUI. You can also record SAP batch input tests that can be used to produce a heavy load on the server while minimizing the processing requirements for virtual testers.
  - Working with Selenium or Appium tests
    You can manage your Selenium or Appium Java™ tests from the UI Test perspective, where you can import and modify the tests, add them to compound tests, and run them. You can also create new Appium Java tests from the Perfecto perspective on Windows™ and Mac OS, add the tests to compound tests, and run them. Perfecto is not currently supported on Linux®.
  - Compound tests
    You can create compound tests to help you organize smaller tests into scenarios that can then be run end-to-end. You can combine tests from different extensions to achieve end-to-end flow.
  - Creating an Accelerated Functional Test asset
    You can create an Accelerated Functional Test asset while running tests by using the distributed test option. When you create an Accelerated Functional Test asset, an XML file is generated that contains the selected tests along with the browsers. You can also add more tests, browsers, devices, and agents to extend the tests.
  - Working with keywords
    In HCL OneTest™ UI, you can record and then associate Test Workbench tests with the keywords that are created in IBM® Rational® Quality Manager. The keywords are used in manual tests in Rational Quality Manager. When you run a manual test that contains a keyword associated with a HCL OneTest Studio test, the Test Workbench test is run on the workstation where the adapter has been started.
- Testing with Functional Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn how to record and edit the traditional functional tests for Java, HTML, and Terminal-based applications.
- Extending the UI Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn how to use custom code to extend the default Web UI capabilities as per your requirements.
- Extending the Functional Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn how to use custom code to extend the default functional test capabilities as per your requirements.
- Experimental Features
  HCL OneTest™ UI contains a set of pre-releases that enable you to test various experimental features. These experimental features, while still in progress, are introduced early in the release to seek your feedback on its overall functionality and performance. You can play around with these capabilities before they are made available and supported as a general feature in an upcoming release.

Testing Windows desktop applications

You can configure the Windows applications to record and play back tests on the Windows desktop applications. You can also test the Windows applications on dual monitors when you extend the display of your computer to a secondary monitor.

HCL OneTest™ UI supports the testing of the following applications:

Windows desktop applications: The Windows desktop applications include two types of applications such as Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and Classic Windows applications.
Add-ins in MS Office: The Add-in applications are those which are integrated with the Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Outlook, Access, and PowerPoint. These applications are available on the toolbar of the Office application.

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