Select Tools > Options > GUI Testing tab > General node.

The Restore Factory Defaults button resets all Options dialog box options to their defaults.

Instructs UFT One to automatically save the copies of open tests every a few minutes as you work.

You can customize the auto-save interval in the Time period for auto-save. Default: 3 minutes.

Any changes to these settings take effect only after you restart UFT One.

Determines whether the defined virtual objects stored in the Virtual Object Manager are recognized while recording. For details, see Virtual Objects.

Open actions and scripted GUI components in this view

(UFT One version 2023 and later)

Specifies the view to use when opening a GUI action or scripted component.

Default = Last used view

You can still use the Toggle between the Keyword View and Editor button in the toolbar to switch between views.

UFT One version 2022 and earlier: By default, documents are opened in the Editor view or, if you changed the view, in the last opened view.

Determines whether to automatically update test and component steps when you rename test objects in the local or shared object repository. For details, see Modify object properties.

Instructs UFT One to automatically parameterize the test object method arguments in any action in which you recorded one or more steps during a recording session.

You can select to parameterize the steps with Global Data Table Parameters or Test Parameters.

For details, see Automatically parameterize steps.

Instructs UFT One to automatically generate With statements when you record. For details, see Generate With statements.

Indicates the minimum number of identical, consecutive objects for which you want to apply the With statement. This setting is used when UFT One automatically generates With statements after recording and when you select to generate With statements for an existing action.

Default = 2

For details, see Generate With statements.

Specifies the time (in tenths of a second) that UFT One waits before it sets the focus on an application window when using the pointing hand to point to an object in the application (for example, when using the Object Spy, checkpoints, Step Generator, or Recovery Scenario Wizard).

Default = 5

Generates a UFT One script containing most of the current global testing options.

When you click the Generate Script button, a Save As dialog box opens, enabling you to specify the name and file system location to store the generated file.

You can use some or all of the script lines from this generated script in a test. This can be useful, for example, if you want to create an initialization script that opens UFT One with a pre-defined set of options applied.

View a sample generated script

For details, see UFT One automation scripts and UFT One Automation Object Model Reference.