Session Objectives

• Reserved Words and Object type Conditional

• Usage of Reserved Words

• Usage of Conditional Logic

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Reserved Words

• Reserved Words have special meaning to PTF.

• Each of these words predefined to perform specific functions

when used in a test.Ex.: #TODAY – Applies the current date to the field against which it isentered.

• Reserved words are useful when data is not known before the

test is executed.

• Reserved words enable you to access data available from the

PTF program when a test is executed.

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Reserved Words

• #DIS#

• #DTTM

• #EXIST#

• #FAIL#

• #CHECK#

• #LIKEF

• #LIKEW#

• #NOTEXIST#

• #PREFIX#

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Reserved Word – #DIS#

• Verifies a value and checks whether the object is display-only.

• Logs a Fail if the object is not display-only

• If you use #DIS# without a value, then the value isignored and #DIS# only checks for whether the field isdisabled.

• This reserved word is useful when, the object is visiblebut not editable.

Reserve Word#DIS#

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Reserved Word – #DTTM

#DTTM

Populate current date and time into a field.

Reserve Word#DTTM

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Reserved Word – #EXIST#

• Verifies a field exists and return the Value ‘Pass’ if fieldexists else ‘Fail’

• If a value is passed, set the field to value.

Example• The first step checks for whether the designated Work Location Id

field exists in the application and logs a fail if it is not found.• The second step not only checks for the existence of the field; it

attempts to enter the value 003 into it.Reserve Word#EXIST#

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Reserved Word – #FAIL#

• Performs comparison but does not update the value.

• A Fail is logged if value is not matched else a pass islogged

Similar Reserved Word - Check

Example• In this example, the PTF logs a fail if the Desig Work Location Field

is not equal to 003.

Reserve Word#FAIL#

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Reserved Words- #CHECK#

• Performs Comparison in an object against the expectedvalue.

• Updates the value if data does not match

• Would not update the value if data matches

Example• In this example, the PTF sets the value to KUSPTEST

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Reserved Word – #LIKEF# (LikeFail)

• Look for Similar Values, not an exact match

• Similar match is not found, it logs a Fail.

Type of Match Pattern Match (Log a Pass) No Match (Log a Fail)

Multiple characters a*a aa, aBa, aBBBa ABC

Multiple characters *ab* abc, AABB, Xab aZb , bac

Multiple characters ab* abcdefg, abc cab, aab

Reserve WordExample #LIKEF#

• Some fields contain the current date and time. Use the #LIKEF##TODAY*

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Reserved Word – #LIKEW# (Like Warning)

• Look for Similar Values, not an exact match

• Similar match is not found, it logs a Warning.

ExampleReserve Word

Matches the wild card string, the status is Green #LIKEW#

Status of thecomparison #LIKEW#

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Reserved Word – #LIKEW# (Like Warning)

• Look for Similar Values, not an exact match

• Similar match is not found, it logs a Warning.

ExampleReserve Word

When the wildcard string does not have similarvalue#LIKEW#

Status of the comparisonwhen does not match

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Reserved Word – #NOTEXIST#

• The opposite of the #EXIST# reserved word,#NOTEXIST# verifies that a field does not exist.

• If the field does not exist, a Pass is logged, else a Fail islogged.

Reserve Word#NOTEXIST#

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Reserved Words – #PREFIX#

• Substitutes the text in the Prefix field in the Test Editor for the

#PREFIX# string in the value field.• Appends the text if #PREFIX# reserved word is used at the

beginning of the text in the Value field.• This substitution enables to modify test data.

• This substitution is useful when same test has to be run ondifferent employee id’s or on different effective dates.

Prefix – Mail ID

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Reserved Words – #PREFIX#

• Using #PREFIX# reserve words, the effective date value coule

changed and used in the Test

Prefix – Eff. Date

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Object Type – Conditional

• Conditional logic enables PTF it to take action based onfulfillment/non- fulfillment of a condition.

• Action ‘If_Then’ – Validate the given Condition

• Action ‘End_If’ – Close the Statement of ‘If_Then’

• Between the above two statements, the set of steps whichcan be executed when the condition is correct.

• ret=&variable - returns the value of the field acted upon intothe variable.

• ‘Else’ is not available. Nested condition cannot be performed.

• Online Page Field cannot be used to compare the value.Value should be retrieved from the Field name and assign it to

Variable.

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FLOWCHART OF CONDITIONAL LOGIC

PTF Steps

True

Condition

False Steps Executed

Rest of PTF Steps

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Steps to add Conditional Logic

Record the test and save it

Go to the Test Editor and insert a new row

Make a note of the field which needs to be verified

Type/Exist – to verify the field/button etc.

Under recognition, give the field name followed by ret=&var(Returns value to Variable)

Conditional/If_Then – to apply a condition to the variable

Enter the action to be performed in the next row, if theconditional holds true

Conditional/End_If – to end the conditional

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Online Page – ConditionalConcept:Special steps based on the information gathered from the application during a test

If the work location codeis blank then it is filled

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Object Type – Conditional

Concept:How to use the Object Types,Actions : Conditional,If_Then,End_If

Conditional If Then &Var=/<> Value&x1 = ‘075’

Conditional End If

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Object Type – Conditional

Concept: Syntax for If_ThenHow to use the Object Types,Actions : Conditional,If_Then,End_If

If_Then supports these logical operators:

<>, >=, <=, >, <, =

Format/Syntax

Conditional.If_Then

Enter Condition in Recognition Column.

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Log – Conditional

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Business Usage – Conditional

The following are examples of various business cases where theconditional logic has been used in PTF:

• While hiring a person, on entering his name, if duplicate

names are found, then a message pops up which is tackledthrough conditional logic.

• While modifying the Job Code in Job Data of a Person, if the

Job Code has a Union Code, then other Union fields such asUnion Seniority Date are filled.

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Training

• Hand out the Training Material

• To be completed in 30 minutes

Discussion

• Walk through the Log

• Explaining the log Results

• Highlight the Key words and lesson learned

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Q & A and Comments

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