Tool Mentor: Saving a Connection Configuration with Rational Functional Tester Extension |
This tool mentor describes how a host application tester creates a new connection configuration using Rational Functional Tester Extension.
Tool: IBM Rational Functional Tester Extension
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Main Description
### Overview Rational Functional Tester Extension for Terminal-based Applications (FTE) is used to automate the testing of MVS, VM, OS/400 and Unix host applications. This tool mentor assumes you have installed the Rational Functional Tester Extension and have some familiarity with Rational Functional Tester (RFT). With Rational Functional Tester Extension (FTE), the tester can establish host connections and save the connection configuration information to a file for later use. The tester can specify basic connection configuration information such as the terminal type (TN3270, TN5250 or VT), code page, and screen size; or specify advanced connection configuration information when necessary, for CICS terminals, SSL or SSH connections, and so on. For more information, see "Basic connection properties" and "Advanced Connection Settings window" in the FTE online Help. #### Tool Steps In FTE, perform the following steps to create and save a connnection configuration to a file, and to load a saved connection configuration file: Begin by entering your host connection information. You must supply the host name and the correct terminal type (TN3270, TN5250 or VT). At this point, you can also specify the code page and screen size, if you want something other than the default values. If you have a connection that requires more advanced connection configuration information, press the "Advanced..." button to bring up the Advanced Settings window. You can use the FTE menu or toolbar to Save this information to a host connection configuration file. After you have saved a host connection configuration file, you can use the FTE menu bar or toolbar to load it later. By using saved host connection configuration files, you can avoid having to enter this information repeatedly. For more information on saving connection configurations, see "Creating a new connection configuration file" in the FTE online Help.
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