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Modifying Deployed Support
If you modify a deployed toolkit support set, you must reopen UFT One and re-run the
If you change the identification property definitions that specify the functionalities for which the properties are used in UFT One, see the following section.
Modifying Identification Property Attributes in a Test Object Configuration File
The following attributes of the Identification Property element in the test object configuration file specify information that can be modified in UFT One (using the Object Identification dialog box): AssistivePropertyValue, ForAssistive, ForBaseSmartID, ForDescription, ForOptionalSmartID, and OptionalSmartIDPropertyValue. These attributes determine the lists of identification properties used for different purposes in UFT One. For more information, see the UFT One Test Object Schema Help.
Therefore, by default, UFT One reads the values of these attributes from the XML file only once, to prevent overwriting any changes a user makes using the Object Identification dialog box. In this way, UFT One provides persistence for the user defined property lists.
If the user clicks the Reset Test Object button in the Object Identification dialog box, the attributes' values are reloaded from the XML.
If the XML changed since the last time it was loaded (based on the file's modification date in the system), UFT One reads the attributes from the XML. UFT One adds identification properties to the relevant lists (and adjusts their order if necessary) according to the values of these attributes, but does not remove any existing identification properties from the lists.
To instruct UFT One to completely refresh the identification property lists according to the attributes defined in the XML each time UFT One is opened, set the DevelopmentMode attribute of the TypeInformation element in this test object configuration file to true.
Considerations When Modifying Identification Properties Attributes
If you modify attributes of Identification Property elements in the test object configuration file, keep the DevelopmentMode attribute of the TypeInformation element set to true during the design stages of the custom toolkit support. This ensures that UFT One uses all of the changes you make to the file.
Before you deploy the toolkit support set for regular use, be sure to remove the DevelopmentMode attribute of the TypeInformation element (or set it to false). Otherwise, every time UFT One opens it will refresh the property lists based on the definitions in the test object configuration file. If UFT One users change the property lists using the Object Identification dialog box, their changes will be lost when they reopen UFT One.
Though UFT One does not remove existing properties from the property lists when reading a modified test object configuration file (unless the DevelopmentMode attribute is set to true), it does add properties and adjust the order of the lists based on the definitions in the file. If UFT One users removed properties from the lists or modified their order using the Object Identification dialog box, those changes will be lost when a modified file is loaded.
If you provide the custom toolkit support set to a third party, and you deliver an upgrade that includes a modified test object configuration file, consider informing the UFT One users about such potential changes to their identification property lists.
When defining a new control, you should define the ForDescription attribute as part of the test object schema. Leaving out this attribute causes your object not to be recognized during test runs (although it can be recorded).
