.NET Add-in Extensibility Configuration XML Overview

This Help file describes the elements and attributes that comprise the .NET Add-in Extensibility configuration file. You need to modify this file as part of your .NET Add-in Extensibility project.

The .NET Add-in Extensibility configuration file, SwfConfig.xml, provides UFT with the configuration information it needs to load Custom Servers for each custom .NET Windows Forms control. The file is located in the < UFT installation path>\dat folder.

For each custom .NET Windows Forms control listed in the .NET Add-in Extensibility configuration file, you can define:

  • A MappedTo attribute, if you want the custom control to correspond to a test object other than the default generic test object SwfObject.
  • A CustomRecord element if you want to customize recording on the control.
  • A CustomReplay element if you want to customize how test steps are run on a custom control.
  • A CustomVerify element if you want to add table checkpoint and output value support to custom table controls.
  • A Settings element, in which you can use the Parameter element to pass values to the Custom Server at run-time.

The CustomRecord, CustomReplay and CustomVerify elements each include the following elements:

  • The run-time context and coding option for the Custom Server.
  • The name of the DLL Custom Server that contains the implementation of the record, run, or table checkpoint and output value support for the custom control.

    • Note: Only DLL Custom Servers can support table checkpoints and output values.

  • The name of the Custom Server class (.NET code class) in the DLL, including wrapping namespaces.

The CustomRecord, CustomReplay, CustomVerify, and Settings elements are contained within one Controls element, which represents the .NET Add-in Extensibility configuration file as a whole.