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Reference Guide
This guide describes the additional topics to gain more knowledge about HCL OneTest™ UI.
Reference information for the Visual Studio IDE
Development Environment options
You use the Development Environment page to control the behavior of the Development Environment while playing back, recording, and debugging Functional Test scripts.

Reference Guide
This guide describes the additional topics to gain more knowledge about HCL OneTest™ UI.
- Reference information for the UI Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn all the reference or additional information about the Web UI Test perspective.
- Reference information for the Functional Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn all the reference or additional information about the Functional Test perspective.
- Reference information for the Visual Studio IDE
  - HCL OneTest™ UI, VB.NET scripting command-line interface
    Some actions that can be performed from the HCL OneTest™ UI graphical user interface can also be performed from the VB.NET Scripting Edition specific command line.
  - Test application domain support
    HCL OneTest™ UI is an object-oriented automated testing tool that tests Java™, HTML, .NET, Windows®, SAP, and Siebel applications.
  - Add New Item dialog box
    You use the Add New Item dialog box to add a script, an empty script, a test object map, or a test dataset to the currently selected project.
  - dataset Literal Substitution dialog box
    You can use the dataset Literal Substitution dialog box to find or replace literal values in a test script with a dataset reference (an associated dataset). You can set the options in this dialog box to find and replace all, number, string, or boolean literals in a script with a dataset reference.
  - Development Environment options
    You use the Development Environment page to control the behavior of the Development Environment while playing back, recording, and debugging Functional Test scripts.
  - Menus
    This topic describes the product menu as it appears in Visual Basic when you have HCL OneTest™ UI installed. Menus and menu items on your machine might be different, depending on the version of Visual Studio .NET that is installed, the installation options selected, and what is open in Visual Studio.
  - Functional Test project properties page
    Use this page to change your default script helper base class.
  - Functional Test script properties page
    Use this page to change your script helper base class, test dataset, or dataset iteration for an individual script.
  - Toolbar
    This topic describes all the buttons and controls on the HCL OneTest™ UI toolbar.
  - Options dialog box
    You use the Options dialog box to customize HCL OneTest™ UI in a number of different areas, such as increasing/decreasing all time options and setting options for highlighting test objects; operating system values; playback; delays; logging; playback monitor; ScriptAssure(TM); recorder; Recording Monitor; and color settings for the Verification Point Editor, Verification Point Comparator, and the Object Map Editor; and the development environment
- Java API reference
  You can find the links to view the following API reference guides of HCL OneTest™ UI:

Development Environment options

You use the Development Environment page to control the behavior of the Development Environment while playing back, recording, and debugging Functional Test scripts.

The Development Environment page has the following controls:

Development Environment state during run

Controls the Development Environment display while playing back scripts.

Minimized: Reduces the Development Environment to a button on the task bar during playback.
Minimized and restored on playback termination (Default): Reduces the Development Environment to a button on the task bar during playback and restores it when playback finishes.
Hidden: Hides the Development Environment during playback and restores it when playback finishes.
Leave in current state: Does not change the Development Environment during playback.

Development Environment state during recording

Controls the Development Environment display while recording scripts.

Minimized: Reduces the Development Environment to a button on the task bar during recording.
Minimized and restored when recording finished (Default): Reduces the Development Environment to a button on the task bar during recording and restores it after recording stops.
Hidden: Hides the Development Environment during recording and restores it after recording stops.
Leave in current state: Does not change the Development Environment during recording.

Development Environment state during debug

Controls the Development Environment display while debugging scripts.

Minimized: Reduces the Development Environment to a button on the task bar during debugging.
Minimized and restored on playback termination: Reduces the Development Environment to a button on the task bar during debugging and restores it after debugging stops.
Hidden: Hides the Development Environment during debugging and restores it after debugging stops.
Leave in current state (Default): Does not change the Development Environment during debugging.

Restore Defaults

Restores the default values on this page.

Apply

Saves your changes without closing the dialog box.

To open: Click Tools > Options. In the left pane, expand Functional Test and click Development Environment or General.

Related Topics:

Advanced Development Environment Options

Setting Functional Test Options

About Functional Test Options