Buffer Operations

Values can be stored in a global, variable buffer and collected from any position of the test execution (see chapter "ActionMode Buffer").

Existing buffer values are displayed in the Settings dialog (see chapter "Settings - Engine").

The package Buffer Operations contains the following Modules:

• TC Set Buffer

• TC Name To Buffer

• TC Multi Buffer

• TC Partial Buffer

• TC Delete Buffer

TC Set Buffer

This Module serves to create and verify buffer values.

The Module TC Set Buffer contains the following attributes:

ModuleAttribute	Description
Buffer	Name of the buffer.
Value	Value to be written to the buffer or value to be verified with the buffer's content.

Depending on the ActionMode, you can specify whether the value in the field Value is to be entered or verified.

Example 1

The value Test is written to the buffer BufferName. The ActionMode must be set to Input . TC Set Buffer - example 1

Example 2

The system verifies whether the buffer Existing Buffer contains the value Comparative Value. The ActionMode must be set to Verify . TC Set Buffer - example 2

TC Name To Buffer

This Module writes the name of the TestCase using the Module to the specified buffer.

The Module contains the following ModuleAttribute:

ModuleAttribute	Description
Buffer	Specifies the name of the buffer, which should be used to save the TestCase name. If the specified buffer name does not exist yet, it will be newly created.

TC Name To Buffer TestCases must be run via ExecutionLists in the Execution section. The ScratchBook cannot be used, because this would produce different results.

In the example below, the name of the TestCase TestCase01 is entered as value of the buffer TestCase name. The ActionMode must be set to Input . TC Name To Buffer

TC Multi Buffer

This Module allows any values to be assigned to several buffer variables within one TestStep.

The Module Multi Buffer contains the following attribute:

ModuleAttribute	Description
Buffer	The buffer name and the value are entered into the Value column. Syntax:<Buffername>=<Value> If only the value is specified, the name of the TestStepValue is used as buffer name. If the specified buffer name does not exist, it will be newly created.

In the example below, four buffers are specified with the following values: Buffer name Buffer value Buffer_1 12345 Buffer_2 xyz Example 0 Value_of_Buffer_1 The value of Buffer_1 is used (12345). For further information on how existing buffer values are used, please refer to chapter "ActionMode Buffer". TC Multi Buffer

TC Partial Buffer

This Module allows parts of a value to be either written to a buffer variable or to be verified.

The Module Partial Buffer contains the following ModuleAttributes:

ModuleAttribute	Description
Buffer	Name of the buffer.
Value	Value to be either written to the buffer or to be verified.
Start	Index of the character to be used as starting point for the value to be either copied to the buffer or verified.
End	Index of the character to be used as endpoint for the value to be either copied to the buffer or verified.
Last	Number of characters to be either copied to the buffer or verified, starting from the end. If this value is specified, the ModuleAttributes Start and End are ignored.

If only the values Buffer and Value are specified, the functionality is similar to the Module TC Set Buffer.

The buffer Buffer_1 has the value Ich bin ein Beispieltext. This value up to and including the fifth character should be written to the buffer Partial_Buffer. The ActionMode must be set to Input . The buffer Partial_Buffer including the value ich b is created in the Settings dialog of Tosca Commander™. TC Multi Buffer

TC Delete Buffer

This Module deletes the content of all existing buffers from the Settings.xml file. All existing buffer variables are maintained.

The TestStep is executed without any specified values or ActionModes.