The manual testing functionality is deprecated. Do not use it for creating new tests. It will be removed in a future TestComplete release.

Description

Use this property to work with the root step of the manual test that you are creating with the ManualTestBuilder object.

Declaration

ManualTestBuilder.Root

Read-Only Property A ManualTestStep object

Applies To

The property is applied to the following object:

Property Value

A ManualTestStep object that provides scripting access to the test’s root step.

Example

The following code snippet demonstrates how to create a new manual test, specify its name, add steps to it and save the test to a file.

JavaScript, JScript

function CreateManualTest()
{
  // Clears the test properties
  ManualTestBuilder.Reset();

  // Specifies the test name
  ManualTestBuilder.Name = "NewManualTest";

  // Creates the root step of the test
  var RootStep = ManualTestBuilder.Root;
  // Specifies the root step properties
  RootStep.ID = "RootStep";
  RootStep.Caption = "Manual Test";
  RootStep.IsXMLContent = false;
  RootStep.InstructionsText = "Click Begin Test";

  ...

  // Adds new substeps and specifies their properties
  var TestStep = RootStep.AddSubstep();
  TestStep.Id = "STEP_1";
  TestStep.Caption = "Step 1";
  TestStep.Enabled = true;
  TestStep.IsXMLContent = false;
  TestStep.InstructionsURL = "C:\\Work Folder\\Manual Tests\\Step1.htm";

  ...

  // Saves the created test to a file
  ManualTestBuilder.Save("C:\\Work Folder\\Manual Tests", true);

}

Python

def CreateManualTest():
  # Clears the test properties
  ManualTestBuilder.Reset()
  # Specifies the test name
  ManualTestBuilder.Name = "NewManualTest"
  # Creates the root step of the test
  RootStep = ManualTestBuilder.Root
  # Specifies the root step properties
  RootStep.ID = "RootStep"
  RootStep.Caption = "Manual Test"
  RootStep.IsXMLContent = False
  RootStep.InstructionsText = "Click Begin Test"
  # Adds new substeps and specifies their properties
  TestStep = RootStep.AddSubstep()
  TestStep.Id = "STEP_1"
  TestStep.Caption = "Step 1"
  TestStep.Enabled = True
  TestStep.IsXMLContent = False
  TestStep.InstructionsURL = "C:\\Work Folder\\Manual Tests\\Step1.htm"
  # Saves the created test to a file
  ManualTestBuilder.Save("C:\\Work Folder\\Manual Tests", True)

VBScript

Sub CreateManualTest

  ' Clears the test properties
  ManualTestBuilder.Reset

  ' Specifies the test name
  ManualTestBuilder.Name = "NewManualTest"

  ' Creates the root step of the test
  Set RootStep = ManualTestBuilder.Root
  ' Specifies the root step properties
  RootStep.ID = "RootStep"
  RootStep.Caption = "Manual Test"
  RootStep.IsXMLContent = False
  RootStep.InstructionsText = "Click Begin Test"

  ...

  ' Adds new substeps and specifies their properties
  Set TestStep = RootStep.AddSubstep
  TestStep.Id = "STEP_1"
  TestStep.Caption = "Step 1"
  TestStep.Enabled = True
  TestStep.IsXMLContent = False
  TestStep.InstructionsURL = "C:\Work Folder\Manual Tests\Step1.htm"

  ...

  ' Saves the created test to a file
  Call ManualTestBuilder.Save("C:\Work Folder\Manual Tests", True)

End Sub

DelphiScript

procedure CreateManualTest();
var RootStep, TestStep;
begin
  // Clears the test properties
  ManualTestBuilder.Reset;

  // Specifies the test name
  ManualTestBuilder.Name := 'NewManualTest';

  // Creates the root step of the test
  RootStep := ManualTestBuilder.Root;
  // Specifies the root step properties
  RootStep.ID := 'RootStep';
  RootStep.Caption := 'Manual Test';
  RootStep.IsXMLContent := false;
  RootStep.InstructionsText := 'Click Begin Test';

  ...

  // Adds new substeps and specifies their properties
  TestStep := RootStep.AddSubstep;
  TestStep.Id := 'STEP_1';
  TestStep.Caption := 'Step 1';
  TestStep.Enabled := true;
  TestStep.IsXMLContent := false;
  TestStep.InstructionsURL := 'C:\Work Folder\Manual Tests\Step1.htm';

  ...

  // Saves the created test to a file
  ManualTestBuilder.Save('C:\Work Folder\Manual Tests', true);

end;

C++Script, C#Script

function CreateManualTest()
{
  // Clears the test properties
  ManualTestBuilder["Reset"]();

  // Specifies the test name
  ManualTestBuilder["Name"] = "NewManualTest";

  // Creates the root step of the test
  var RootStep = ManualTestBuilder["Root"];
  // Specifies the root step properties
  RootStep["ID"] = "RootStep";
  RootStep["Caption"] = "Manual Test";
  RootStep["IsXMLContent"] = false;
  RootStep["InstructionsText"] = "Click Begin Test";

  ...

  // Adds new substeps and specifies their properties
  var TestStep = RootStep["AddSubstep"]();
  TestStep["Id"] = "STEP_1";
  TestStep["Caption"] = "Step 1";
  TestStep["Enabled"] = true;
  TestStep["IsXMLContent"] = false;
  TestStep["InstructionsURL"] = "C:\\Work Folder\\Manual Tests\\Step1.htm";

  ...

  // Saves the created test to a file
  ManualTestBuilder["Save"]("C:\\Work Folder\\Manual Tests", true);

}

See Also

Creating Manual Tests From Scripts
ManualTestStep Object

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