Additional Installation Requirements Utility

Relevant for: GUI tests and components

Several prerequisites for working with OpenText Functional Testing must be installed and configured after OpenText Functional Testing is installed. In addition, to take advantage of OpenText Functional Testing debugging and remote access features, certain Internet Explorer and DCOM settings need to be configured.

The Additional Installation Requirements screen displays any prerequisite software that must be installed or configured to work with OpenText Functional Testing, according to the options selected when OpenText Functional Testing is installed or the installation is modified.

The Additional Installation Requirements utility enables you to configure the required settings automatically, and to run the License Installation Wizard and Microsoft Debugger installation during the OpenText Functional Testing installation.

  • Select an option name in the Additional Installation Requirements dialog box to display a description of the feature.

  • Select the checkbox of one or more required options and click Run.

You can run the Additional Installation Requirements utility at any time by selecting it in the Start menu or running the <Installdir>/bin/UFTInstallReqs.exe program. In addition to the options to configure Internet Explorer and DCOM settings, and to run the License Wizard, the dialog box displays any prerequisite software that is still required to be installed to work with OpenText Functional Testing.

Additional installation requirements listed in the Additional Installation Requirements dialog box can include the following, according to the options selected when OpenText Functional Testing is installed or the installation is modified:

  • Terminal Emulator Wizard. Provides a wizard that enables you to configure terminal emulator identifying settings. This item is displayed only when the Terminal Emulator (TE) Add-in is installed.

  • Stingray Wizard. Provides a wizard that enables you configure OpenText Functional Testing to work with your Stingray application. This item is displayed only when the Stingray Add-in is installed.

In addition, the Additional Installation Requirements utility enables you to perform the following:

  • Configure Internet Explorer settings. Select this checkbox to automatically configure the Internet Explorer options that enable OpenText Functional Testing to use the Microsoft Script Debugger application during test runs.

    You can configure these options manually before running OpenText Functional Testing. In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Then select Disable script debugging and Enable third-party browser extensions.

  • Configure DCOM settings for ALM Integration. Select this checkbox to automatically change DCOM permissions and security settings and open a firewall port on your OpenText Functional Testing computer. These changes are only required if you want to run OpenText Functional Testing tests remotely from ALM. If you need to set these options manually, see the topic on Modifying DCOM Permissions Manually to Enable Remote Execution in the OpenText Functional Testing Installation Guide. You can also automatically configure DCOM later by running the Additional Installation Requirements tool (available in the Start menu) or the Remote Agent (<Installdir>\bin\UFTRemoteAgent.exe).

  • Configure DCOM settings for Automation Scripts. Select this checkbox to automatically change DCOM permissions and security settings to enable another computer to remotely control OpenText Functional Testing using automation scripts.

    Caution: Selecting this option enables remote users to control OpenText Functional Testing on this machine, exposing the OpenText Functional Testing computer to security risks. Make sure the OpenText Functional Testing machine does not contain or provide access to sensitive information.

    For information on how to configure this option manually, see the topic on Modifying DCOM Permissions Manually to Enable Remote Execution in the OpenText Functional Testing Installation Guide.

  • Run License Installation Wizard. Select this checkbox to run the Functional Testing License Wizard. If you want to run OpenText Functional Testing using the demo license for up to 30 days, do not select this checkbox.

    Note: This option is not automatically selected when upgrading from QuickTest Professional version 9.5 or later because license data is retained. If you did not install a license before the upgrade, select this checkbox to run the Functional Testing License Wizard.