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Script Segments

Introduction

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Script Segments

A Pilot uses the application map to create script segments, which are the building
blocks for scripts. A script segment consists of a sequence of operations that
TestFactory performs in the AUT.

The Best Script

Each Pilot run produces, at most, one best script. To generate the best script, the
Pilot first creates and runs a large number of script segments. The Pilot then
evaluates every script segment based on the amount of user interface coverage and
source code coverage each provides. The resulting best script provides high coverage
of the AUT source code and user interface using the smallest possible amount of
nonredundant script code.

Defect Scripts

The script segments that a Pilot creates sometimes uncover severe defects such as
AUT crashes, run-time errors, assertion failures, as well as defects related to memory
access. If a script segment uncovers a defect, the Pilot retains it as a single-segment

defect script in the Pilot run results.

UAW Scripts

During a Pilot run, if script segments exposed controls in the user interface that are
not represented in the application map, TestFactory saves the script segments in a
single UAW (unexpected active window) script. After a Pilot run, you can use the
UAW script to trace the steps that the Pilot took to reach unmapped controls, and
use that information to improve the application map.

The UI Script

Each Pilot run generates one UI script that "attempts" to touch every control in the
tested area once. The UI script serves as a simple smoke test that you can run to
check the controls in a region of the AUT user interface. You can run a Pilot to
quickly generate just a UI script.