Foglight Transaction Recorder 5.6.13

Captured images should be as small as possible

Use small unique images in your scripts. This reduces the impact of display changes to the script.

For example, the following image of the Quest Software logo is accurate, but much larger than needed.

The example below provides a much smaller, unique image to use to identify the logo.

Manually create the CitraTest scripts

While CitraTest® has a record feature, manual scripting using the “Capture image/Insert script function” method, results in scripts that are more reliable and easier to debug. After a short learning curve, manual scripts can be created almost as quickly as recorded scripts. When creating a new CitraTest script, use the following steps.

To manually create a CitraTest script:

Know precisely what each step in the script will be before starting.

Create a new folder for the script.

Create a new script in CitraTest.

Write comments and code that launch and then shut down the application and test by running the script. The topics below provide detailed procedures.

Write comments for each action needed in the script.

Code and test the actions commented in Step 5.

Besides creating easily readable code, this method forces the programmer to think about what the script needs to accomplish and how those actions will be performed.

In the following example, a script opens IE, launches Foglight, performs a few actions, and then closes IE.

'Launch IE to Foglight login page

'Maximize IE

'Login to Foglight

'Click on the End User Overview link

Use the AppStart function to start applications

The first step to accomplish in many CitraTest® scripts is starting the application. While it is tempting to double-click desktop icons, or use the Start menu to launch an application, the AppStart function is easier and more reliable.


	NOTE: AppStart will not work when the application is launched inside a Citrix/Terminal Services Client.

To start an application using the AppStart Function:

Launch and maximize the application to be monitored. If the application uses a web browser, set the browser home page to About:Blank.

Use CitraTest’s Image Capture to grab a portion of the title bar. Save the image as Launch_TitleBar. For example, if scripting a Foglight login page, capture, and save as an image of the login screen.

Select AppStart from the CitraTest Scripting menu. Choose the executable that launches the application and the image of the title bar used to verify the application is running.