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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. PMATE Version 1.02 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PMATE is an automation tool which is intended to help remove the boring,
repetitive tasks from the test activity.
PMATE builds upon previous IBM Record/Replay tools, together with a number of
new ideas, to become a next-generation macro recorder and testing productivity
tool.
The command reference file, pmate.inf, provided with the package explains how
to install and use PMATE. We recommend that you study this file first, by
selecting Help->Reference from the PMATE menu.
Functional Overview
o To record and playback to/from a readable, editable text file (instead of an
unreadable, uneditable binary file).
o Support for easily recreating the conditions of the recorded test. (PMATE
Records and restores window positions and sizes)
o To provide maximum recorded information while minimizing the storage
requirements.
- Filtering out unnecessary mouse movements
- Saving bitmap AREAS, not just the entire screen, and saving them in
compressed form.
- Saving areas of the screen in CRC form
- Providing before and after views of bitmap areas side-by-side on-screen.
o To provide an unobtrusive record / playback mechanism, featuring a powerful
set of menu items without the need to remember a variety of hot keys, or
having a PM application's window obscuring a major portion of the screen.
o To support being invoked from a REXX script (e.g. from within existing stress
tests) or from a command file.
o To provide error logging plus an error return code capability to allow
branching decisions within a REXX or command file.
o To allow the user to incorporate comments into the recorded text file.
o To make testcase scripts easily modifiable as the system under test evolves
and changes.
Refer to Help Index for more complete details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The File menu contains commands that you use to create, open, save, and print
data files. In addition, it also contains the command that you use to exit the
Sample application. The following commands appear in the File menu.
New Creates a new untitled file
Open Opens an existing file
Save Saves any changes to current file
Save As Saves the current file using a new name
Print Prints a file
Page Setup Displays various page-design options
Print Setup Helps you set up your printer for use with the Sample
application
Exit Quits the Sample application
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can create a new file in the Sample application window by using the New
command. To create a new file, do the following.
o Select the File menu and choose the New command.
The word "untitled" appears in the title bar of the new file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can open a file that exists on any drive or in any directory by using the
Open command. To open a file, do the following.
o Select the File menu and choose the Open command.
A dialog box appears, showing you a list of files in the current directory.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You use the Save command to save changes you've made to your file. To save
changes to the current file, do the following.
o Select the File menu and choose the Save command.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Save As ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You use the Save As command to name and save a new file.
Follow these steps to save a new file.
o Select the File menu and choose the Save As command.
A dialog box appears, prompting you for a new filename.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You use the Print command to print a Sample application file.
Follow these steps to print a file.
o Select the File menu and choose the Print command.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. PageSetup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You use the Page Setup command to format the page layout used when a file is
printed. Such formats include.
1. Paper margins.
2. Maximum paper margins.
3. Header and footer text.
Follow these steps to select the page setup for a file.
o Select the File menu and choose the Page Setup command.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. PrintSetup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You use the Print Setup command to set options that control how a file is
printed. Such options include.
1. Specifying which pages to print.
2. Number of copies to print.
Follow these steps to select print options for a file.
o Select the File menu and choose the Print Setup command.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You quit the Sample application by using the Exit command. To quit the Sample
application, do the following.
o Select the File menu and choose the Exit command.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Edit Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selections under the Edit menu allow for manipulation of text displayed in the
main edit window. Functions are provided to access the clipboard, undo the
last edit and cut/move blocks of text.
Warning: Changes may be lost. If there have been any modifications to the
script displayed in the edit window, they must be saved before playback.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Undo will cancel the last change made in the edit window.
Warning: Changes may be lost. If there have been any modifications to the
script displayed in the edit window, they must be saved before playback.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Cut ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use Cut to remove the marked area to the clipboard. Text in the marked region
is removed from the file.
Warning: Changes may be lost. If there have been any modifications to the
script displayed in the edit window, they must be saved before playback.
Related functions
o Copy
o Paste
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use Copy to copy the marked region of text to the clipboard. Text is not
deleted from the marked region.
Warning: Changes may be lost. If there have been any modifications to the
script displayed in the edit window, they must be saved before playback.
Related functions
o Cut
o Paste
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Paste ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use Paste to insert text from the clipboard into the current file after the
cursor position. Text from the clipboard is processed as a stream of
characters, possibly containing embedded line breaks, rather than a series of
lines.
Warning: Changes may be lost. If there have been any modifications to the
script displayed in the edit window, they must be saved before playback.
Related functions
o Cut
o Copy
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Clear ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use Clear to delete the marked region from the edit window. Data in the mark
region is not moved to the clipboard. Use of Undo prior to any further changes
will recover from an erroneous clear operation.
Warning: Changes may be lost. If there have been any modifications to the
script displayed in the edit window, they must be saved before playback.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Select all ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use Select all to mark the entire MLE in the edit window.
After using Select all, one may use any of the following edit controls on the
marked region
o Copy
o Cut
o Paste
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Mark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A region of text is marked by placing the mouse pointer at the start of the
desired region, then press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the mouse
pointer to the end of the desired region, while continuing to hold the left
mouse button down. Release the left mouse button when the region has been
highlighted.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Help menu for assistance on PMATE, or the online help facility. The
following commands appear in the Help menu.
Help index Index to PMATE help
General help PMATE overview
Using help Help for the online help system
Keys help Available keys within PMATE
Reference On-Line reference manual
Product Information Displays PMATE version information
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Using help for assistance using the online help system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use General help for a overview of PMATE this is sometimes called the extended
help.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Key definitions -
Key Description
Alt + Bkspc Undo the last edit operation.
Shift + Del Remove the marked region to the clipboard.
Ctrl + Ins Make a duplicate of the marked region in the clipboard.
Shift + Ins Add data from the clipboard after the cursor.
Del Remove the marked region.
Creates a marked region. of the entire MLE.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use Help index to display an alphabetic list of references to the help topics
of this program.
Note - To see the text of all index entries, maximize the Index window.
You can select an index entry to display the help topic that is related to that
index entry.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Reference ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this menu item to bring up a view of PMATE.INF. This help file is a
comprehensive on-line manual of PMATE.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press this choice to show a panel with pmate's copyright, its version and full
name.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Options menu to set the current font or to save / restore the CFG
profile file. The following are the currently available PMATE options.
Fonts Select a font from the Font Dialog
Settings Select pmate settings from the Settings Dialog
Save Save the current profile
Restore Restore the profile from disk
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to bring up the standard Font dialog. If this is the font
you will allways use you may select Options->Save to store this font in the
PMATE.CFG file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to bring up the settings dialog. If these are the settings
you will allways use you may select Options->Save to store these settings in
the PMATE.CFG file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu option saves the current PMATE.CFG profile information. Which
currently includes font, settings information, PMATE window position, and PMATE
window size.
After you have saved the CFG file you may re-read the profile by selecting the
menu item Options->Restore.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu option restores the saved PMATE.CFG profile which was stored in the
PMATE.CFG file.
See the menu item Options->Save for more information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Actions Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Actions menu to begin recording or playing back a PMATE script file.
The following are the currently available PMATE actions.
Record Record a script file
Playback Playback a script file
Playback segment(s) Playback a script file using selected segments from the
script.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Record ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
After you have a script file open you may begin a recording session. If you do
not have a script file name in the PMATE titlebar, PMATE will automatically
record to the file "UNTITLED". If you have done this you can perform a Save As
or obviously copy the file from the prompt.
For a detailed description of how the record / playback mechanism works and
what new features have been added see all of the following, PMATE_RD.ME,
PMATE.DOC, PMATE.INF (Help->Reference).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Playback ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
After you have a script file open you may begin a playback session. You must
have a script file name in the PMATE titlebar.
Note you may playback the script in automatic mode as well as interactive mode.
Also you can define a log file to store the results of the script. To see a
full list of PMATE command line options type PMATE /H from the command line.
For a detailed description of how the record / playback mechanism works and
what new features have been added see all of the following, PMATE_RD.ME,
PMATE.DOC, PMATE.INF (Help->Reference).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Playback segment(s) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
After you have a script file open you may begin a playback session. You must
have a script file name in the PMATE titlebar.
If you have used Segments during record, PMATE will record a Segment_Label in
the script. When this is done the user has the option to execute specific
segments of a script during playback.
PMATE returns the number of errors which have occured during playback. A user
can use this return value, together with segmented playback, to provide logical
constructs in REXX, Batch, C etc.
Note you may playback the script in automatic mode as well as interactive mode.
Also you can define a log file to store the results of the script. To see a
full list of PMATE command line options type PMATE /H from the command line.
For a detailed description of how the record / playback mechanism works and
what new features have been added see all of the following, PMATE_RD.ME,
PMATE.DOC, PMATE.INF (Help->Reference).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. About Box Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog displays product information, such as version number and copyright
notice.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Ok ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Ok button closes the Product information dialog box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A shared, temporary storage area for data. Data in the clipboard is available
to other programs. Only one set of data may exist in the clipboard at any
time.