7.1.1.12 – t_rcm_dwdb_can
Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box without applying any of the settings to the selection.
7.2 – t_rcm_tt
Choose the Terminal Test... submenu item to record an interactive terminal test. The resulting dialog box enables you to specify recording options for the test. DTM creates a task when you record a test.
7.2.1 – t_rcm_ttdb
Use the Record Terminal Test dialog box to specify the test name and options for the record operation. DTM creates a task when you record a test with a prologue file, epilogue file, filters, or variables.
7.2.1.1 – t_rcm_ttdb_test
Use the Test field to enter the name of the interactive terminal test that you want to record. This field accepts only a single test name. Optionally, you can first select the test in an active test view window.
7.2.1.2 – t_rcm_ttdb_rem
Use the Remark field to optionally enter text that becomes associated with the current operation. The text is logged in the history file of the DTM library. You can selectively display and delete history entries (see additional topics).
7.2.1.3 – t_rcm_ttdb_term
Use the Termination character field to specify a new termination character to replace the default termination character, CTRL/P. Specify a different termination character if the application you are testing interprets CTRL/P. You use the termination character to suspend a recording session. You can then issue Record key sequences. For example, you can mark screens for comparison, you can add wait values to applications that take a long time to respond, or you can abort the recording session without saving the session file and without creating or modifying the test description.
7.2.1.4 – t_rcm_ttdb_ac
Click on the Auto Compare button to automatically compare screens at the start of an interactive terminal recording session. An active button indicates that you want DTM to compare screens automatically. Each time you are prompted during an interactive terminal recording session, DTM can automatically mark the screen for comparison in the benchmark file. DECwindows recording sessions do not automatically mark screens for comparison.
7.2.1.5 – t_rcm_ttdb_iff
Enable the Input File button to direct DTM to use the specified file as input to the test recording. Use the Input file field to enter the name of a file that contains a text representation of all user input, nonprintable control characters, and recording functions in a session file. You can use an input file to record the session file rather than recording the session file interactively. You must create the input file by extracting it from a previously recorded session file.
7.2.1.6 – t_rcm_ttdb_app
Click on the Append button to direct DTM to continue recording a test after the input from a specified input file is exhausted.
7.2.1.7 – t_rcm_ttdb_real
Click on the Realtime button to instruct DTM to record and forward key presses to the application as they are entered, and not when the application requests them. This button is intended for use in recording tests where an application will not read from the terminal until data appears in its terminal input buffer.
7.2.1.8 – t_rcm_ttdb_pb
Click on the Prologue button to direct DTM to execute the test prologue file, specified in the test description, before interactive recording begins.
7.2.1.9 – t_rcm_ttdb_eb
Click on the Epilogue button to direct DTM to execute the test epilogue command file, specified in the test description, when interactive recording stops.
7.2.1.10 – t_rcm_ttdb_vb
Click on the Variables button to direct DTM to apply the variables that were specified in the test description to the test being recorded.
7.2.1.11 – t_rcm_ttdb_fb
Click on the Filters button to direct DTM to apply the filters that were specified in the test description to the test being recorded.
7.2.1.12 – t_rcm_ttdb_ok
Click on the OK button to apply the current settings in the dialog box and remove the dialog box. The border on this button indicates that it is the default choice. You can also choose the default by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.
7.2.1.13 – t_rcm_ttdb_can
Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box without applying any of the settings to the selection.
8 – t_plm
Choose the Play... menu item to replay an interactive terminal test or DECwindows test. The Play operation executes the specified session file. The file is not part of a collection and DTM does not compare the results. For terminal session files, DTM executes the session file as if it were being run on the same type of display device on which it was recorded. If the display device characteristics are different than those for the recording display device, the output may not appear as expected.
8.1 – t_pldw
8.1.1 – t_pldwdb
Use the DECwindows Play dialog box to specify the DECwindows test whose session file you want to replay. The dialog box also provides options for specifying the device and provides the file that receives a copy of the output. DTM creates a task when you play a test.
8.1.1.1 – t_pldwdb_ff
Use the File field to enter the name of the test whose session file you want to replay. Optionally, you can first select (highlight) the test in an active test view window.
8.1.1.2 – t_pldwdb_dis
For terminal tests, DTM displays the output from the session file to the task output window. To specify a different terminal for display, click on the Output button and specify the device in the Output field. For DECwindows tests, DTM displays the output to the device defined by the logical name DECW$DISPLAY.
8.1.1.3 – t_pldwdb_res
Enable the result file button to indicate a specific file to receive a copy of the output of the replay. Use the Result file field to name the file that receives the output from the replay. If you enable the Result File button but leave the field blank, DTM places the output into the file that has a file type of .RES.
8.1.1.4 – t_pldwdb_comm
Use the Command field to invoke an application or run
a command file at the start of a playing a DECwindows
session file.
For example, the following generic command would run an
application undergoing testing:
RUN sys$system:my$application
8.1.1.5 – t_pldwdb_ok
Click on the OK button to apply the current settings in the dialog box and remove the dialog box. The border on this button indicates that it is the default choice. You can also choose the default by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.
8.1.1.6 – t_pldwdb_cb
Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box without applying any of the settings to the selection.
8.2 – t_pltt
8.2.1 – t_plttdb
Use the Terminal Play dialog box to specify the interactive test whose session file you want to replay. The dialog box also provides options for specifying the device and provides the file that receives a copy of the output. DTM creates a task when you play a test.
8.2.1.1 – t_plttdb_ff
Use the File field to enter the name of the test whose session file you want to replay. Optionally, you can first select (highlight) the test in an active test view window.
8.2.1.2 – t_plttdb_dis
For terminal tests, DTM displays the output from the session file to the task output window. To specify a different terminal for display, click on the Output button and specify the device in the Output field. For DECwindows tests, DTM displays the output to the device defined by the logical name DECW$DISPLAY.
8.2.1.3 – t_plttdb_res
Enable the result file button to indicate a specific file to receive a copy of the output of the replay. Use the Result file field to name the file that receives the output from the replay. If you enable the Result File button but leave the field blank, DTM places the output into the file that has a file type of .RES.
8.2.1.4 – t_plttdb_ok
Click on the OK button to apply the current settings in the dialog box and remove the dialog box. The border on this button indicates that it is the default choice. You can also choose the default by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.
8.2.1.5 – t_plttdb_cb
Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box without applying any of the settings to the selection.
9 – t_xtm
Choose the Extract... menu item to extract an input file from a terminal session file without changing the session file. You can use an input file to create a new terminal session file from an existing session file.
9.1 – t_xmdwsi
Choose the DECwindows submenu item to create an DECwindows Input file from a DECwindows session file.
9.1.1 – t_xmdwdb
Use the DECwindows Extract dialog box to specify the DECwindows session file from which DTM creates an input file.
9.1.1.1 – t_xmdwdb_ses
Use the Session File field to enter the name of the session file from which DTM creates an input file.
9.1.1.2 – t_xmdwdb_in
Use the Input file field to specify the file specification for the input file. If you leave this field blank, DTM uses the session file name with the file type of .INP.
9.1.1.3 – t_xmdwdb_au
To be supplied.
9.1.1.4 – t_xmdwdb_ap
Click on the OK button to apply the current settings in the dialog box and remove the dialog box. The border on this button indicates that it is the default choice. You can also choose the default by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.
9.1.1.5 – t_xmdwdb_cn
Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box without applying any of the settings to the selection.
9.2 – t_xm
Choose the Terminal submenu item to create a terminal Input file from a terminal session file.
9.2.1 – t_xmdwdb
Use the Terminal Extract dialog box to specify the terminal session file from which DTM creates an input file. The dialog box also enables you to specify the termination character for the session file, if you used something other than the default, CTRL/P.
9.2.1.1 – t_xmttdb_ses
Use the Session file field to enter the name of the session file from which DTM creates an input file.
9.2.1.2 – t_xmttdb_in
Use the Input file field to specify the file specification for the input file. If you leave this field blank, DTM uses the session file name with the file type of .INP.
9.2.1.3 – t_xmttdb_trm
Use the Termination character field to specify a termination character other than the default, CTRL/P. DTM interprets the character in this field as the termination character when the input file is extracted from the session file. If you did not use the default termination character when you recorded the session file, specify the correct character in this field.
9.2.1.4 – t_xmttdb_ap
Click on the OK button to apply the current settings in the dialog box and remove the dialog box. The border on this button indicates that it is the default choice. You can also choose the default by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.
9.2.1.5 – t_xmdb_cn
Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box without applying any of the settings to the selection.
10 – t_res
Choose the Restore menu item to create a DECwindows session file from a DECwindows Input file.
10.1 – t_resdwsi
Choose the DECwindows... menu item to create a DECwindows session file from a DECwindows Input file.
10.1.1 – t_resdwdb
Use the DECwindows Extract dialog box to specify the DECwindows session file from which DTM creates an input file.
10.1.1.1 – t_resdwdb_in
Use the Input file field to specify the input file to which DTM translates to a session file.
10.1.1.2 – t_resdwdb_ses
Use the Session File field to enter the name of the session file that DTM is to create from the input file.
10.1.1.3 – t_resdwdb_ap
Click on the OK button to apply the current settings in the dialog box and remove the dialog box. The border on this button indicates that it is the default choice. You can also choose the default by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.
10.1.1.4 – t_resdwdb_cn
Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box without applying any of the settings to the selection.
11 – t_memi
Choose the Mask... menu item to invoke the DTM Screen Editor, which enables you to define areas on a DECwindows benchmark image that DTM will not compare against the test results when the test is run in a collection. You can automatically read a DECwindows benchmark image (if it exists) into the Screen Editor by clicking on a DECwindows test in the view window, then pulling down the Testing menu and choosing the Mask... menu item. The Screen Editor operates on DDIF files only.
12 – t_ftm
Choose the Filter... menu item to run filters interactively on a specified file. The filters provided by DTM mask data in result files that varies from one test run to the next. You can also use the filters on files that are not provided by DTM. The filter operation enables you to prepare benchmarks for association with tests or to see how result files would look if filters were run on them. Be aware that when you use filters, DTM deletes the original unfiltered result file, leaving only the filtered file. Using some filters on interactive tests that contain escape sequences can cause DTM to delete information that is essential to the test.
12.1 – t_ftdb
Use the Filter dialog box to specify the file that you want to filter. The dialog box provides buttons that let you indicate which filters you want to apply to the file.
12.1.1 – t_ftdb_fi
Use the File field to enter the name of a file that you want to filter. Optionally, you can first select (highlight) in an active test view window the test whose benchmark file you want to filter.
12.1.2 – t_ftdb_ftb
Click on one or more of the Filter buttons to apply the filters to the selected file. The filters remove run-time variables from the file. The buttons of applied filters become active after you choose them.
12.1.2.1 – t_ftdb_dt
Where the date form is abbreviated, the Date button
replaces date stamps by substituting a "d" for each
displayed number of the day of the month, an "m" for
each displayed letter of the month, and a "y" for each
displayed number of the year. Where the date form is
spelled out, the month name is replaced by "month",
the numeric day is replaced by "day", and the year is
replaced by "year".
The following list shows some examples of the date
filtering functions; this list is not all inclusive.
17-OCT-1998 with dd-mmm-yyyy
17 OCT 98 with dd mmm yy
98.OCT.17 with yy.mmm.dd
10/17/98 with mm/dd/yy
1998/10/17 with yyyy/mm/dd
October 17, 1998 with month day, year
Oct. 17, 1998 with month day, year
17.October.1998 with day.month.year
98-October-17 with year-month-day
12.1.2.2 – t_ftdb_tm
When enabled, the Time button replaces time stamps with
the following forms:
15:37:53.22 with hh:mm:ss.xxxx
15:37:53 with hh:mm:ss
15:37 with hh:mm
3:37 PM with hh:mm xm
15H37m with hhHmmm
15H37' with hhHmm'
15.37 h with hh.mm h
15 h 37"53 s with hh h mm"ss s
15 h 37 min with hh h mm min
kl 15.37 with kl hh.mm
h 15.37 with h hh.mm
12.1.2.3 – t_ftdb_fn
When enabled, the File names Button replaces the file names with FILENAME.EXT.
12.1.2.4 – t_ftdb_dr
When enabled, the Directory button replaces the directory specification field in the file specification with DISK:[DIRECTORY]
12.1.2.5 – t_ftdb_tk
When enabled, the Traceback button replaces 32-bit memory addresses with xxxxxxxx and 64-bit memory addresses with xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx.
12.1.2.6 – t_ftdb_vrs
When enabled, the Version button replaces file versions with VERSION.
12.1.3 – t_ftdb_ap
Click on the OK button to apply the current settings in the dialog box and remove the dialog box. The border on this button indicates that it is the default choice. You can also choose the default by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.
12.1.4 – t_ftdb_cn
Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box without applying any of the settings to the selection.