Scenarios

Purpose

Scenarios are a way to create reusable building blocks that can be incorporated into your test scripts. These scenarios can be either included as part of a purely automated test script, or they can be included into a predominantly manual test script.

Creating Scenarios

Let's say for example that you have the following Rapise test that was recorded from our sample library information web application:

function Test()
{
    //Click on Log In
    SeS('Log_In').DoClick();        
    //Set Text librarian in Username:
    SeS('Username_').DoSetText("librarian");
    //Set Text librarian in Password:
    SeS('Password_').DoSetText("librarian");
    //Click on ctl00$MainContent$LoginUser$LoginButton
    SeS('ctl00$MainContent$LoginUser$Logi').DoClick();
    //Click on Book Management
    SeS('Book_Management').DoClick();
    //Click on (Create new book)
    SeS('_Create_new_book__').DoClick();
    //Set Name:
    SeS('Name_').DoSetText(g_book_name);
    //Select Author:
    SeS('Author_').DoSelect(g_book_author);
    //Select Genre:
    SeS('Genre_').DoSelect(g_book_genre);
    //Click on ctl00$MainContent$btnSubmit
    SeS('ctl00$MainContent$btnSubmit').DoClick();
    //Click on Log Out
    SeS('Log_Out').DoClick();
}

If we want to break up this monolithic test into individual functions (called scenarios), simply highlight the test you want to extract (for example the Login steps):

Then right-click on the section and choose the option to Extract User Scenario:

Now in the dialog box that appears, give the scenario a name (e.g. Login):

This will extract the highlighted section into its own scenario.

In Main.js we get

function Test()
{
    //Call scenario Login
    Login();

    //Click on Book Management
    SeS('Book_Management').DoClick();
    //Click on (Create new book)
    SeS('_Create_new_book__').DoClick();
    //Set Name:
    SeS('Name_').DoSetText(g_book_name);
    //Select Author:
    SeS('Author_').DoSelect(g_book_author);
    //Select Genre:
    SeS('Genre_').DoSelect(g_book_genre);
    //Click on ctl00$MainContent$btnSubmit
    SeS('ctl00$MainContent$btnSubmit').DoClick();
    //Click on Log Out
    SeS('Log_Out').DoClick();
}

In User.js we get

/** @scenario Login */
function Login()
{
    //Click on Log In
    SeS('Log_In').DoClick();        
    //Set Text librarian in Username:
    SeS('Username_').DoSetText("librarian");
    //Set Text librarian in Password:
    SeS('Password_').DoSetText("librarian");
    //Click on ctl00$MainContent$LoginUser$LoginButton
    SeS('ctl00$MainContent$LoginUser$Logi').DoClick();
}

Usage in Automated Tests

When you create a new test in Rapise it will contain a Main.js file that contains the main test code and a User.js file that contains any user-defined functions (called Scenarios). For example in the following test:

function Test()
{
    Login();
    CreateBook(g_book_name, g_book_author, g_book_genre);
    Logout();
}

The test function calls three scenarios that comprise the main test. The scenarios themselves are JavaScript functions:

/** @scenario Login */
function Login()
{
    //Click on Log In
    SeS('Log_In').DoClick();        
    //Set Text librarian in Username:
    SeS('Username_').DoSetText("librarian");
    //Set Text librarian in Password:
    SeS('Password_').DoSetText("librarian");
    //Click on ctl00$MainContent$LoginUser$LoginButton
    SeS('ctl00$MainContent$LoginUser$Logi').DoClick();
}

/** @scenario Logout */
function Logout()
{
    //Click on Log Out
    SeS('Log_Out').DoClick();
}

/** @scenario CreateBook */
function CreateBook(name, author, genre)
{
    //Click on Book Management
    SeS('Book_Management').DoClick();
    //Click on (Create new book)
    SeS('_Create_new_book__').DoClick();
    //Set Name:
    SeS('Name_').DoSetText(name);
    //Select Author:
    SeS('Author_').DoSelect(author);
    //Select Genre:
    SeS('Genre_').DoSelect(genre);
    //Click on ctl00$MainContent$btnSubmit
    SeS('ctl00$MainContent$btnSubmit').DoClick();

    //Verify that the Book is added to the grid
    //We need to xpath query the grid to see if any
    //added rows match the item added
    var tr = FindRowByName(name);
    Tester.Assert('Book was added successfully [TS:5]', tr.length != 0);
}

If you go to the Object Tree you will see these user functions/scenarios displayed:

You can then drag and drop those into the test script editor to include in the main test script.

Usage in Manual Tests

When you create a new test in Rapise it will contain a Main.js file that contains the main test code and a User.js file that contains any user-defined functions (called Scenarios). For example you may have the following scenario defined in the User.js file:

/** @scenario Login */
function Login()
{
    //Click on Log In
    SeS('Log_In').DoClick();        
    //Set Text librarian in Username:
    SeS('Username_').DoSetText("librarian");
    //Set Text librarian in Password:
    SeS('Password_').DoSetText("librarian");
    //Click on ctl00$MainContent$LoginUser$LoginButton
    SeS('ctl00$MainContent$LoginUser$Logi').DoClick();
}

You can now include that in a manual test step, by simply making the test step description start with an "@" symbol to denote that it is a scenario:

@Login();

Then when the manual test is executed, that one step will be passed to the scripting engine for automated execution.

Example

If you open the CreateNewBook sample (located in C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Rapise\\Samples\\CreateNewBook) you will see a test that has multiple scenarios.

See Also

• Semi-Manual Testing
• Object Tree