The Run Rule feature allows you to test a data change
independently, before testing it in the perspective of the application you are
developing.
Preparation
1. Inspect the rule. Evaluate the Applies To key
part, the Definition, Parameters, and Pages & Classes tabs of the rule to recognize
the classes of the pages it uses and the pages and properties concerned in the
data transform.
2. The Run Rule feature can generate or copy a page
to use as the test page, as suitable for the rule you are testing. The page
class of the test page is the Applies To class of the rule. If required, you
can produce a data transform to set original values for the test page.
3. If the
rule needs input from numerous pages, decide how to imitate the processing that
generate them so the clipboard has the initial context required for the data
transform.
4. For more inclusive
testing, produce one or more additional data transforms that load a variety sets
of input values into the clipboard.
Test approach
1. Save the
Data Transform form.
2. Click the
Run toolbar button (Run) or the alike keyboard shortcut CTRL + R to open the
Run Rule window. The Run Rule window opens.
3. In the
Test Page section, state whether to pre-populate the main test page with values
from a different data transform before call upon the to-be-tested rule:
- · Choose Create or reset Test Page and make use of the Apply Data Transform field to pick a data transform to utilize to pre-populate the test page. If you do not make a selection, the system pertains the default data transform of the tested rule's Applies To class.
- · Leave the default choice to skip pre-populating the main test page with values.
4. If the rule being tested is
circumstance-qualified, choose Set circumstance properties to run exact version
of rule. Otherwise, the base version or a different circumstance-qualified
version might be invoked other than the rule form from which you opened the Run
Rule window.
5. If Empty Test Page is chosen, click Reset to make
sure the test page on the clipboard is appropriately reset. If Create or reset
Test Page is selected, the displayed button has one of the following labels:
- · Create Page (if this is the first test run and the test page does not already exist on the clipboard).
- · Reset Page (if the test page was created in a former test run and exists on the clipboard).
- · Hit the displayed button to ensure the test page is pre-populated according to the data transform specified in step 3.
6. In the bottom section of the Run Rule window,
enter any test data required by the tested rule, and click Execute to run the
test.
Repeat as desired, choosing different data
transforms to pre-populate the test page, or providing other input values.
