Rational Robot FAQ

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What's an identification method?
An identification method tells Robot how to identify the values to compare during record and playback.

There are four identification methods

1. By Content - to verify that the recorded values exist during playback.
2. By Location - to verify that the recorded values exist in the same locations during playback.
3. By Title - to verify that the recorded values remain with their titles (names of menus or columns) during playback, even though the columns may have changed locations.
4. By Key/Value - to verify that the recorded values in a row remain the same during playback.

How to rename a verification point and its associated files?

1. Right-click the verification point name in the Asset (left) pane and click Rename.
2. Type the new name and press ENTER.
3. Click the top of the script in the Script (right) pane.
4. Click Edit > Replace.
5. Type the old name in the Find what box. Type the new name in the Replace with box.
6. Click Replace All.

How to copy a verification point?

1. Right-click the verification point in the Asset (left) pane and click Copy.
2. In the same script or in a different script (in the same project), right-click Verification Points in the Asset pane.
3. Click Paste to paste a copy of the verification point and its associated files into the project. If a verification point with that name already exists, Robot appends a unique number to the name. You can also copy and paste by dragging the verification point to Verification Points in the Asset pane.
4. Click the top of the Script (right) pane of the original script.
5. Click Edit > Find and locate the line with the verification point name that you just copied.
6. Select the entire line, which starts with Result=.
7. Click Edit > Copy.
8. Return to the script that you used in step 2. Click the location in the script where you want to paste the line. Click Edit > Paste.
9. Change the name of the verification point to match the name in the Asset pane.

How to delete a verification point and its associated files?

1. Right-click the verification point name in the Asset (left) pane and click Delete.
2. Click the top of the script in the Script (right) pane.
3. Click Edit > Find.
4. Type the name of the deleted verification point in the Find what box.
5. Click Find Next.
6. Delete the entire line, which starts with Result=.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have deleted all references.

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