Terminal Emulator Add-in

The following tables summarize basic information about the Terminal Emulator Add-in and how it relates to some commonly-used aspects of OpenText Functional Testing.

General Information

Add-in Type

This is a Windows-based add-in. Much of its functionality is the same as other Windows-based add-ins.

Supported Environments

For details on supported emulators, see the Terminal Emulators section of the OpenText Functional Testing Support Matrix.

Important Information

  • Before using the Terminal Emulator Add-in for the first time, you must enable OpenText Functional Testing to identify your terminal emulator.

  • You must configure your terminal emulator settings to work with OpenText Functional Testing. See Configure a terminal emulator.

Test Object Methods and Properties

The Terminal Emulator Add-in provides test objects, methods, and properties, which can be used when testing objects (controls) in Terminal Emulator applications. For details, see the Terminal Emulators section of the Object Model Reference for GUI Testing.
Known issues Known Issues - Terminal Emulator

Prerequisites

Opening Your Application

You can open your Terminal Emulator application before or after opening OpenText Functional Testing and creating a test.

Add-in Dependencies

None

Configuration

Wizard

Terminal Emulator Configuration Wizard Overview

Configuration Options

  • Use the Terminal Emulator pane.
    (Make sure that a GUI test is open and select Tools > Options > GUI Testing tab >Terminal Emulator node.)

  • Use the Windows Applications pane.
    (Tools > Options > GUI Testing tab > Windows Applications node)

Custom Active Screen Capture Settings

Use the Terminal Emulator section in the dialog box.
(Tools > Options > GUI Testing tab > Active Screen node > Custom Level)

Application Area Additional Settings

Use the Applications pane.
In the application area, click Additional Settings > Applications in the sidebar.

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