Naming conventions
Relevant for: GUI tests and components and API testing
The following table lists the restrictions to consider when naming items in OpenText Functional Testing:
Item |
Naming Convention |
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Action |
|
Action parameter |
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Action
(for API tests) |
|
Application area |
|
Component parameter |
|
Checkpoint |
|
Component |
|
Data Table file |
ALM: cannot contain the following characters: ! % * { } \ | ' : " / < > ? ; , |
Data Table > Parameter name (first row of each column) |
|
Data table sheet name |
Limited by Excel's naming conventions:
|
Environment variable (parameter) |
|
Environment variables file |
File system: Cannot contain the following characters: ! % * { } \ | ' : " / < > ? ; ALM: Cannot contain the following characters: ! % * { } \ | ' : " / < > ? ; , |
Function library file |
File system: Cannot contain the following characters: ! % * { } \ | ' : " / < > ? ; ALM:
|
Function / Function argument |
|
Object repository file |
File system: Cannot contain the following characters: ! % * { } \ | ' : " / < > ? ; ALM: Cannot contain the following characters: ! % * { } \ | ' : " / < > ? ; , |
Output value |
|
ALM file or folder name |
|
Recovery Scenario |
File system: Cannot contain the following characters: ! % * { } \ | ' : " / < > ? ; ALM: Cannot contain the following characters: ! % * { } \ | ' : " / < > ? ; , |
Test name |
|
Test resources
(when saving a test with resources) |
The path name (resource name and file path together) cannot exceed 256 characters. |
Test object class (extensibility only) |
|
Test object name |
|
Test object description properties |
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Test object method / Test object method argument |
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