Tool Mentor: Starting a Host Connection with Rational Functional Tester Extension |
This tool mentor describes how a to start a host connection 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). From the Rational Functional Tester Extension (FTE) window, you can start a connection to the host system. This tool mentor describes the steps to start a connection to the host system. #### Tool Steps Open an RFT project and bring up FTE. In the FTE window, enter your host connection information. A basic configuration consists of the server name, terminal type, port number, code page, and screen size. You can use the FTE menu or toolbar to connect to the host using these parameters. Press the "Connect Using the Current Connection Properties" button, which looks like a lightning bolt. If invalid host connection configuration information was entered, or required information was not entered, the attempt to connect will fail. FTE will display an error message prompting you for valid values. You can also start the connection using a saved configuration. For more information on how to do this, refer to Tool Mentor: Saving a Connection Configuration with Rational Functional Tester Extension. For more information on starting a host connection, see "Creating a host connection script" in the FTE online Help.
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