Properties Tab (Properties Pane - BPT)

Relevant for: business process tests and flows

This tab enables you to modify run conditions, On Failure settings, and comments for a selected component instance.

The options displayed in this pane depend on whether you are editing a test or a flow, and have selected a component, flow, or group in the document pane:

  • If you are editing a business process test, you can edit only on failure settings and comments for the selected component or flow.

  • If you are editing a business process flow, but have selected a group in the document pane, you can only edit comments for the selected group.

  • If you are editing a business process flow, and have selected a component, you can modify run conditions, On Failure settings, and comments for the selected component.

To access
  1. In the Solution Explorer, make sure that the business process test or flow for which you want to view properties is selected. In the document pane, make sure that specific component or flow you want to modify is selected.
  2. Select View > Properties.
  3. Select the Properties tab.
Relevant tasks Manage BPT tests and flows

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element

Description
Run conditions (for flows, with a component selected)

Use run condition

Indicates whether to use the defined run conditions for the selected component.

Select the checkbox to enable the other run condition options.

Run if:

Enables you to begin a conditional statement, defining that the selected component should run only if it matches the defined conditions.

This dropdown menu lists the parameter types defined for the selected component. The following types are available:

  • Input parameter. Available only if one or more input parameters are defined for this component.

  • Output parameter. Available only if one or more output parameters are defined for one or more of the previous components in the flow.

  • Flow parameter. Available only if one or more flow input parameters are defined.

When creating a run condition on a parameter that contains a dynamic date value, define the run condition as a static date (for example,12/10/2011), which is compared to the actual date used in the run.

<parameter name>

Lists the available parameters. If you selected Output parameter, the component name is appended to the parameter name.

Encrypted parameters are not listed.

Parameters with encrypted values cannot be chosen from the list when defining run conditions. We recommend that you do not use parameters whose default values are encrypted when defining run conditions.

Is:

Lists the operators that need to be met for the component to run. The following conditions are available:

  • equal to
  • not equal to
  • less than
  • less than or equal
  • greater than
  • greater than or equal

After you select one of the options from the dropdown menu on the left, enter the value for the relevant option in the text box on the right.

<value>

Enables you to enter the valid value for the condition.

Else:

Specifies what to do if the condition is not met. The following options are available:

  • Skip to next component and continue. If the condition is not met, the selected component does not run, and the test run continues with the next component in the flow. The component is not displayed in the run results.
  • End component run and fail. If the condition is not met, the component for which the run condition is set does not run, but instead sets the status of the component run as Failed. The flow either continues to the next component or ends, depending on the failure condition set for the component.
  • Go To: If the condition is not met, OpenText Functional Testing continues to the specified place in the test. You select the location in the Go To: dropdown list.

Your selection from the Else dropdown menu applies only if the run condition is not met. To specify whether to continue or end the entire run if a component run fails, modify the On failure settings for the component.

On failure settings (for tests and flows)

On failure:

Enables you to define whether a run continues or ends if a specific business component or flow in the test fails.

  • Continue. The business process test will run the next business component or flow if the selected component fails. By default, this failure condition is defined for each component when it is added to a test
  • Exit. The business process test run ends if the selected business component fails.

If you defined a default On failure condition in the component in ALM, OpenText Functional Testing displays the default value.

Comments (for tests and flows, when a component, flow, or group is selected)

<Comments box>

Enables you to view and edit comments for the selected component or flow.

Comments are free text entries that you can use to improve readability.