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  • Edit Selectors

    Selectors describe the identification and the targeted property of controls during playback. During recording, these are automatically generated by the suxxesso Test Pilot and can be edited afterwards if required.   How…

  • Insert manual steps

    Manual steps can be inserted at any position within a recording, both in the recording mode and in the display mode of the suxxesso Test Pilot. If necessary, position the recording bar…

  • Set field

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Set field” function. Select…

  • Call Data Manager

    As of release 8.0, it is possible to call up the Data Manager query of another test case during the runtime of a test case. If necessary, position the recording bar at…

  • Verify PDF

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “PDF” function. Enter the file…

  • Extract text

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Extract text” function in the…

  • Verify field against reference value

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Verify field” function. Select a…

  • Position recording bar

    The recording of a test case can be continued at any point in the test script. Likewise, manual steps can be inserted at any point within a recording, both in the recording…

  • Processing of IDocs

    With the suxxesso Tool Suite, XML files can be read in and optionally processed (transformed) via an XSL file. This functionality allows the XML file to be read and dynamically manipulated for…

  • Load value from file

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Load value from file” function…

  • Drag & Drop

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Drag & Drop” function.…

  • Insert manual steps

    Manual steps can be inserted at any position within a recording, both in the recording mode and in the display mode of the suxxesso Test Pilot. If necessary, position the recording bar…

  • Set field

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Set field” function. Select…

  • Set field

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Set field” function. Select…

  • Insert manual steps

    Manual steps can be inserted at any position within a recording, both in the recording mode and in the display mode of the suxxesso Test Pilot. If necessary, position the recording bar…

  • Save value to file

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Save value to file” function…

  • Extract text

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Extract text” function in the…

  • Assemble text

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Assemble text” function in the…

  • Decision trees

    You can use decision trees to influence the course of test cases via conditions. Select one or more steps of a recording and press the button “Execute selected steps only conditionally” in…

  • Loops for dynamic table variables

    A prerequisite for this type of loop is that you have created a table variable for your test case. Select one or more steps of a recording Click the “Wrap selected steps…

  • Loops – Repeat while / until

    Loops are necessary to be able to execute steps repeatedly. Select one or more steps of a recording and press the “Wrap selected steps in repeat” button in the context menu in…

  • Fixed Width Label Tables

    In SAP there are display transactions that prepare data in table-like constructions that have no columns but are mapped row by row.   If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired…

  • Terminal tables

    In SAP, there are many display transactions that prepare data in table-like constructions, but whose cells are not directly addressable by column name and row.   Create text table step (with display…

  • Table step – Table variable as data source

    Table variables can contain 1 – n “lines” and thus also process 1 – n lines of an SAP table. When controlled via line number, the line number of the table corresponds…

  • Table step – Control via key column

    In order to identify a row/value of a table not via the row number but via certain selection criteria, the suxxesso Test Pilot offers the possibility of a control via key columns.…

  • Create / edit table step

    You can recognize that recorded steps refer to a table in the SAP session by the “Table” note in the recorded step.   Create table step: Select the steps that you want…

  • Edit role step

    Edit role step: Edit the role step with the “Edit Step” button. The following actions are now possible: Change role Activate/deactivate the “Reuse the session if possible” checkbox. Click on the “Open…

  • Insert role switch

    Role changes are used to perform workflow and authorization tests, e.g. for: E2E test cases that require different users for the entire process. Authorization tests where a test case is deliberately run…

  • Partial referencing and splitting of a building block

    Building block call – Partial referencing: To prevent an explosion of building blocks, the suxxesso Test Pilot allows “partial” use of building blocks through partial referencing. Edit the building block call via…

  • Changes in a referenced building block

    The suxxesso Test Pilot detects an intermediate change of a building block and indicates this by a message and the colored background of the building block call. Edit the building block call…

  • Link building blocks

    In order for a building block to work with correct data or for the calling test case to learn about data generated in the building block, it is important that parameters are…

  • Create / insert building blocks

    Building blocks allow you to combine several recording steps and store them together for reuse in other test cases. Building blocks can be inserted into a recording script and strung together. Technically,…

  • Inactive steps

    Each step of your recording (except the screenshots) are marked with an icon on the left side. This icon shows you the category of the step (input, verification, table, role, calculation step…

  • Test step options

    Certain options can be set for each test case step. To do this, edit the test case step by clicking the “Edit Step” button for the test case step.   Optional step:…

  • Position recording bar

    The recording of a test case can be continued at any point in the test script. Likewise, manual steps can be inserted at any point within a recording, both in the recording…

  • Handling of test steps

    Copy / Cut / Paste a test step: A test step can be copied, cut or pasted by using the shortcut “CTRL+C/TRL+X” and “CTRL+V” or by using the context menu. Paste is…

  • Show runtime variables

    If a test case is executed in single step mode or the execution is stopped at a certain point, the current values of all variables defined in the test case can be…

  • Replay test case

    Play back test case: Connect to an SAP session (SAP GUI or Web). See also User interfaces / Connect / Link to SAP session. Start the replay of the test case via…

  • Training videos

    Activate the “Screen recording” option in the main menu to additionally create a video documentation of your entire screen while recording a test case. Also define in the main menu whether this…

  • Create test case description

    The function “Main menu / Export to Word” automatically creates a test case description from the recorded steps of the test case script. Select a template. Define the path and name of…

  • Enter short description

    A short description can be entered for each test case, which is transferred to the automatically generated test case documentation and displayed in the suxxesso Test Cockpit next to the test case…

  • Close browser tab

    The “Close browser tab” function is only available for web applications. If several browser tabs are opened during a process that are not closed again automatically and this prevents the process from…

  • Resize

    The resize function works for SAP GUI and web sessions and resizes the current SAP window in the course of the test case execution. If necessary, position the recording bar to the…

  • Insert screenshot manually

    When recording processes in the SAP GUI, a screenshot is automatically created by server communication and inserted into the recording. Nevertheless, it may be necessary to add additional screenshots for documentation purposes.…

  • Insert Wait Step

    With the Wait step you can deliberately delay the execution of a test case, e.g. to wait for background processing. If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also…

  • Calculation

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Calculation” function in the…

  • Verify variable

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Verify variable” function in…

  • Set variable

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Set variable” function in…

  • Call ranorex test

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Call ranorex test” function…

  • Call SAP function

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Call SAP function” function…

  • Browser instruction

    The “Browser instruction” function is only available for web applications. The following actions can be performed with this function: Open URL Reload page Go back Go forward   If necessary, position the…

  • Drag & Drop

    The “Drag & Drop” function is only available for SAP GUI applications.   If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording…

  • Verify message

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Verify message” function. The…

  • Call method

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Call method” function. Select…

  • Read out field

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Read field” function. Select…

  • Verify field

    If necessary, position the recording bar at the desired location. See also Test Case – Editing / Position recording bar. Click on the recording bar and select the “Verify field” function. Select a…

  • Variables window

    Call up the variables window via the “(x) Variables” button in the footer of the suxxesso Test Pilot. Via this window you can: Add variables Remove variables Change variable name, value and…

  • Set variables in test case step

    In order to design test cases flexibly, variables must be defined. These variables are also necessary for the automated test data delivery by the suxxesso Data Manager, since this fills these variables…

  • Record test case

    To start a recording, you must be connected to an SAP session (SAP GUI or Web). See also User Interface / Connect / link to SAP-Session. Click the “Start recording” button. The…

  • Used shortcuts

    The following shortcuts can be used in the suxxesso Test Pilot: CTRL + N = New test case CTRL + O = Open Test Case CTRL + E = Recently opened Test…

  • Quick navigation

    The option “Show quick navigation” in the footer of the suxxesso Test Pilot displays a navigation area for the test case, in which the test case steps are shown summarized by transaction.…

  • Connect / link to SAP-Session

    To record or play a test case, the suxxesso Test Pilot must be connected to an SAP session (SAP GUI or Web). All SAP sessions that are already open are displayed in…

  • Main Menu

    The main menu of the suxxesso Test Pilot includes the following functions: New Test Case Open test case / Recently opened test cases Save Test Case Save test case as Export to…

  • User Interface – general

    The title bar of the suxxesso Test Pilot shows the name of an open test case in the center. The following functions can be called via buttons: Dock window: If the suxxesso…