Add Existing Output Value Dialog Box

Relevant for: GUI tests and scripted GUI components

This dialog box enables you to select the test object to which you want to add an existing output value.

To access

  1. Ensure that a GUI action or component is in focus in the document pane.

  2. Insert an output value step and select the Existing Output Value option.
Important information

This option is available only if at least one of the object repositories associated with the current action (including the local object repository) contains at least one output object.
See also

Output Options Dialog Box

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element

Description
Test object

The test object for which you are adding an output value (read-only).

User interface elements are described below:

Option

Description
TestObjects tree

The objects stored in the object repositories associated with the current action.
Show/Hide Test Objects

Shows or hides the TestObjects tree.

The following image shows the Properties Grid area when only part of the properties are selected. Specific properties may vary depending on the type of object for which you are defining output values.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element

Description
Display only output values relevant to the selected test object

Instructs UFT One to determine which output value objects from the current action's object repositories are relevant for the selected object (based on the output value type and the properties selected to output in the output value object) and display only those output value objects in the Output Values list.

When using this option, we recommend opening your application and displaying the selected object so that UFT One can accurately determine all of the output values that can apply to that object.
Output values

The output values available for insertion.

If the Display only output values relevant to the selected test object option is cleared, this list includes all output value objects from all object repositories associated with the current action.

If the Display only output values relevant to the selected test object option is selected, this list displays only the relevant output value objects as described above.
Check box

Enables you to select one or more property for the object, and specify the output options for each property value you select.
Type

The icon indicates that the value of the property is currently a constant.

The icon indicates that the value of the property is currently a test or action parameter.

The icon indicates that the value of the property is currently a DataTable parameter.

The icon indicates that the value of the property is currently an environment variable parameter.

The icon indicates that the value of the property is currently a random number parameter.
Property

The name of the property.
Value

The expected value of the property.

The following image shows the Configure Value area when the Data pane is used to store the output value.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element

Description
Configure value area

The output definition for the selected property, in read-only mode.
Modify

Opens the Output Options Dialog Box , enabling you to change the output type and/or settings for the selected value.