Preface

Welcome to the Oracle OpenScript User's Guide. Oracle OpenScript is an extensible, standards-based test automation platform designed to test the next generation of Web applications. This guide explains how to use the features and options of Oracle OpenScript for testing Web applications.

Audience

This document is intended for test engineers who will be developing Oracle OpenScript scripts for regression and performance (load and scalability) testing of a Web site or application. The guide does require an understanding of software or Web application testing concepts. Test engineers using Oracle OpenScript should be familiar with the concepts of regression testing, load testing, and scalability testing.

The record/playback paradigm of Oracle OpenScript does not require any programming experience to develop scripts for testing. However, the advanced programming features available in Oracle OpenScript do require experience with the Java programming language. The programming sections and code examples of this manual assume that you understand programming concepts in Java.

Using This Guide

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, "Getting Started With OpenScript" introduces OpenScript and provides an overview of the features and user interface.

Chapter 2, "Setting Preferences" explains the available options in the OpenScript Preferences categories.

Chapter 3, "Creating and Modifying Scripts" explains the procedures for creating and modifying basic scripts in OpenScript.

Chapter 4, "Using Databanks" explains the concepts and procedures of Data Driven Testing using Databanks.

Chapter 5, "Using the Web Functional Test Module" provides instructions on configuring and using the OpenScript Web Functional Test Module for functional testing of applications through the Document Object Model (DOM) of the Web browser.

Chapter 6, "Using the HTTP Module" provides instructions on configuring and using the OpenScript HTTP Module for load testing of Web applications through the underlying HTTP protocol traffic.

Chapter 7, "Using the Oracle EBS/Forms Functional Test Module" provides instructions on configuring and using the OpenScript Oracle Forms Functional Test Module for functional testing of Oracle Forms web applications.

Chapter 8, "Using the Oracle EBS/Forms Load Test Module" provides instructions on configuring and using the OpenScript Oracle Forms Load Test Module for load testing of Oracle Forms web applications.

Chapter 9, "Using the Oracle Fusion/ADF Functional Test Module" provides instructions on configuring and using the OpenScript Oracle Fusion/ADF Functional Test Module, which provides support for functional testing of Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF)-based applications.

Chapter 10, "Using the Oracle Fusion/ADF Load Test Module" provides instructions on configuring and using the OpenScript Oracle Fusion/ADF Load Test Module, which provides support for load testing of Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF)-based applications.

Chapter 11, "Using the Web Services Module" provides instructions on using the OpenScript Web Services Module for testing Web Services.

Chapter 12, "Using the Siebel Functional Test Module" provides instructions on configuring and using the OpenScript Siebel Functional Test Module for testing Siebel applications through the Document Object Model (DOM) of the Web browser and the Siebel test automation framework.

Chapter 13, "Using the Siebel Load Test Module" provides instructions on configuring and using the OpenScript Siebel Load Test Module for load testing Siebel web applications through the underlying HTTP protocol traffic.

Chapter 14, "Using the Utilities Module" provides instructions on using the OpenScript Utilities Module, which provides commonly used testing functions.

Chapter 15, "Using the Shared Data Module" provides instructions for using the Shared Data Module for transferring data using message queues and hash maps.

Appendix A, "Command Line Reference" provides reference information for command line settings.

Appendix B, "Error Message Reference" provides reference information for error messages.

Appendix C, "Troubleshooting" provides basic troubleshooting information.

Appendix D, "Third-Party Licenses" contains copyright information about certain third-party products used with Oracle Application Testing Suite.

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Application Testing Suite documentation set:

• Oracle Application Testing Suite Release Notes

• Oracle Application Testing Suite Getting Started Guide

• Oracle Application Testing Suite OpenScript User's Guide

• Oracle Functional Testing Functional Testing User's Guide

• Oracle Functional Testing Job Scheduler User's Guide

• Oracle Functional Testing Navigation Editor User's Guide

• Oracle Functional Testing Application Programming Interface Reference

• Oracle Functional Testing Result Objects Reference

• Oracle Functional Testing Settings Manager Reference

• Oracle Load Testing Load Testing User's Guide

• Oracle Load Testing Load Testing ServerStats Guide

• Oracle Test Manager Test Manager User's Guide

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