Web Client FAQ

This section answers some of the questions frequently asked about Web Client.

What browsers does Web Client support?

Web Client is purely web-based, so it works with main-stream browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge, and runs on any type of PC or tablet with a browser.

For more information about the support matrix for Web Client, see Support Matrix.

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What can I do in Web Client?

You can do most of the common end-user tasks in Web Client, with the following modules: Dashboard, Releases, Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, and Defects. You can implement customizable workflow using JavaScript language as well.

Web Client has a modern user interface that provides a productive work environment. Web Client functionality is evolving in each release. See the following table for details:

Module Functionality 25.1.x 24.1.x 17.0.x 16.0.x 15.5.x 15.0.x
My Homepage  
Dashboard > Analysis View CRUD
Dashboard > Dashboard View CRUD View only View only View only View only
Management > Releases CRUD
Progress
Quality
Status
Management > Libraries  
Requirements > Requirements CRUD
Requirement tree
Requirement grid
Linked defects
Requirement traceability
Test Coverage

Starting from 17.0.1

Coverage analysis
Traceability matrix
Version control

Starting from 25.1 P1

View only View only
Requirements > Business Models  
Lab Resources > Testing Hosts  
Lab Resources > AUT Environments  
Testing > Test Resources  
Testing > Business Components  
Testing > Test Plan CRUD
Test Plan tree
Test grid
Parameters
Test configurations
Requirement coverage View only View only

View only

Starting from 17.0.1

Linked defects
Dependencies
Analysis
Version control

Starting from 25.1 P1

View only View only View only
Testing > Test Lab CRUD
Execution grid Manual tests only
Execution flow
Automation
Linked defects
Analysis
Testing > Build Verification  
Testing > Timeslots  
Testing > Test Runs CRUD
Defects CRUD
Project Report  
Project Customization User Properties * * * * * *
Project users * * * * * *
Groups and permissions * * * * * *
Module access * * * * * *
Project entities * * * * * *
Requirement types * * * * * *
Risk-based quality management
Project lists * * * * * *
Automail * * * * * *
Alert users
Workflow > Script Editor
Workflow > Toolbar Button
Project Planning and Tracking
Project Report Template
Business Process Test
Business Views
Sprinter
Common Functionality Filter Records
No Cross Filter

No Cross Filter
Work with attachments
Find, replace, and update data
Recycle Bin
Entity history
View entity dependencies
Add comments
Send email about entities
Set default values for fields
Work with users list
Copy/Paste entities

Not for Defects

Not for Defects

Task Manager
View administrator messages
Change your user properties
Reset your password
Alerts and flags
Favorite views
Pin items
Version control

Starting from 25.1 P1

Insert images to memo fields
Capture snapshots of your application
Event Log
Purge Runs
Keyboard navigation

Note:  

  • : Unsupported
  • : Supported

  • *: These customizations should be defined using Desktop Client. Existing customizations can all be used in Web Client.

  • CRUD: Create, read, update, and delete

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Can I run UFT tests with Web Client?

Yes, with the Test Execution Agent configured on your host machine, you can trigger UFT tests and view the results (passed/failed) in Web Client.

For details, see Run tests automatically.

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Does Web Client have any features to enforce processes?

You can use customizable workflow scripts to implement controls.

For details, see Web Client workflow customization.

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Does Web Client consume a full license?

Because Web Client has most of the common functionality, it consumes a full license.

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