Thursday, May 14, 2015

FAQ on Oracle Application Testing Suite - ATS Open Script

Is OATS the meal we have for breakfast ?
Wrong place if you came looking for food.
Accidentally, OATS is a software testing solution from Oracle.

What is the abbreviatoin for OATS ?
Oracle Application Testing Suite

What does OATS comprise of ?
It's a testing suite consisting of  testing tools & solutions around :
Oracle Functional Testing
Oracle Load Tesing
Oracle Test Manager

Is OATS a full fledged automation tool?
I believe for sure. If you are an Oracle Shop, buy it, Try it and see!


Does OATS have all the features that any other Testing Tool has ?
Yes! Let me try to summarize the stuff the features of an Automation tool that OATS possesses
  • Record and Playback
  • Calling Scripts
  • Script Variables & In-built functions
  • Add-ons for Oracle Products such as EBS, Peoplesoft, Fusion Applications, JD Edwards etc.,
  • Object Library
  • Data Driven Testing
  • Result Reporting mechanism
  • Integration with Oracle Test Manager
  • Database testing
  • Web-service testing
  • Integration with 3rd party JAR's

Do I need to know any programming language ?
This is a tricky question. The answer is a Yes and a No! It depends on what you plan to do. You wanna really write code and frameworks, a definite yes!
O btw i forgot to mention, you need to know Java.
TIP:  If you know Selenium, you are half way through, not to forget you still need to get another half way through!

 What is Open Script ?
Open script is a platform that OATS provide to write it's test. It is built on Eclipse, and allows you to leverage all that you can do with Eclipse as an IDE.

Where can I download OATS from ?
http://www.oracle.com I am not kidding. Under downloads look for Download  "Application Testing Suite".

What is the latest version of OATS ?

What does OFT,OLT and OTM Stand for ?
OFT stands for Oracle Functional Testing
OLT stands for Oracle Load Testing
OTM stands for Oracle Test Manager - Please don't be confused by Oracle Transportation Manager.

What applications does OATS support ?
Oracle provides support for each of the applications to name a few and provides the add-ons or support for in the form of modules that can be added as and when required :
Oracle E-Business R12+ applications ( Forms and SS pages )
Peoplesoft
JD Edwards
Fusion Applications
OBIEE
Web based Applications

What about further questions ?

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Monday, May 11, 2015

How to link Java Source files in Eclipse Example : rt.jar


How to link Java Source files in Eclipse Example : rt.jar



Example:

I am trying to view the source for the error in java.lang.run(Thread.java:619).



I searched this over the internet and this is what helped me out



Find the JVM or JDK that is installed on your pc



Open the following link and download the JDKSource




Attach the source to in Eclipse editor