Do one of the following:

• For a business component: With a component in focus, select File > Settings > Applications node.

• For an application area: Open the application area and select Additional Settings > Applications in the sidebar.

• You can use the Applications pane to set or modify your application preferences in the following scenarios:

  • You have already recorded one or more steps in an associated component and you want to modify the settings before you continue recording.
  • You want to record and run the component on a different application than the one you previously used.
• You can record component steps only on the specified applications.
• If you are recording a new component, set your application settings in the Applications pane of the Application Area Additional Settings using the Applications dialog box. This dialog box opens when you start to record, and contains the same options as the Applications pane, described in this section.
• The Applications dialog box and Applications pane may also contain options applicable to any OpenText Functional Testing add-ins installed on your computer. For details regarding these options, see the documentation provided for the specific add-in.

Instructs OpenText Functional Testing to record all operations performed on any Windows-based application that is opened while recording your test (including e-mail applications and file management applications). OpenText Functional Testing records and runs only on applications that have a user interface, and it does not matter how the applications are opened (as child processes of Windows Explorer or child processes of OpenText Functional Testing).

When selecting this option, make sure that all the applications on which you want to record are currently closed. For some environments, OpenText Functional Testing can recognize and/or record on the applications that you open manually only after you select this option and click OK. Instances of these applications that are already open when the Record and Run Settings dialog box opens may be ignored or may not be recognized or recorded correctly.

Restricts record and run (and in some cases pointing hand) operations to selected applications. Additionally, you can configure whether OpenText Functional Testing should open these applications for you at the beginning of a record or run session. The following options are available:

• Applications opened by UFT. This option records, recognizes, and runs only on applications invoked by OpenText Functional Testing (as child processes of OpenText Functional Testing).

• Applications opened via the Desktop (by the Windows shell). This option records, recognizes, and runs only on applications that are opened using the Windows Desktop. For example, applications opened from the Windows Start menu, by double-clicking executable files in the Windows Explorer, by double-clicking a shortcut on the Windows Desktop, or by clicking icons on the Quick Launch bar.

• Applications specified below. This option records, recognizes, and runs only on applications listed in the Application details area.