IBM Rational Testing Products Service Release 2003.06.13 Release Notes


Version 2003.06.13

Release Date: September 2004

Last Updated:  08/09/04

Material ID: GI11-5920-03


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Contents

Scope

New and Changed Features in v2003.06.13

New and Changed Features in v2003.06.12

Defects Fixed in v2003.06.13

Defects Fixed in v2003.06.12

Contacting IBM Rational Software Support

New and Changed Features in v2003.06.13

For a complete list of supported platforms, see the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes, Version 2003.06.13.

IBM Rational TestManager now has the following new features:

    See the IBM Rational TestManager Release Notes for details.

Rational products that were using Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.5 have been upgraded to use Sybase SQL Anywhere 8.0.2.

New and Changed Features in v2003.06.12

IBM Rational Robot now includes support for:

The most recent versions of the Test Enablers are included with this release.

IBM Rational TestManager now has the following new features:

    See the IBM Rational TestManager Release Notes for details.

Defects Fixed in v2003.06.13

Component ID APAR # Description

Robot

RATLC00454999

IC39221 IC40147

Object was found but is not visible within its parent.

Robot

RATLC00435887

 

Failed to create baseline file.

Robot

RATLC00437760

 

SQAEnvCreateBaseline, SQAEnvCreateCurrent  and SQAEnvCreateDelta  do not work as advertised.

Robot

RATLC00452315

IC38492

Playback of drag and drop fails for Java application.

Robot

RATLC00454998

 

Window Image VP failed with .NET VB embedded window control.

Robot

RATLC00446774

 

Script command failure generated by: HTMLImage Click, "Type=HTMLImage;Index=1", "AreaIndex=1

Robot

RATLC00451927

IC38044

Robot cannot handle the unexpected Delphi window properly.

Robot

RATLC00452215

IC37873

JTable ObjectData VP problem.

Robot

RATLC00453499

 

Low Level exact time feature does not work under 2003.06.00.

Robot

RATLC00451835

 

Delphi 5 clicks on tabs without the text.

Robot

RATLC00455281

IC39949

Speed of OCR.

Robot

RATLC00455000

 

SQAGetPropertyArray Truncates Line of Text.

Robot

RATLC00452359

IC38196

Robot Proxies not functioning in 2003.06.00.

Robot

RATLC00454454

IC39549

SQAGetOCRRegionText is slow when script executes from CLI.

Robot

RATLC00456834

IC40811

Robot does not drag and drop tree node from .NET TreeView.

Robot

RATLC00456935

IC40854

Window Image Verification Points with Masks generate false positives - should fail, but log shows Pass.

Robot

RATLC00457073

IC40911

Another drag and drop problem with a .NET TreeView.

Robot

RATLC00457124

IC40909

Recording and playback fails on a ListBox DblClick.

Robot

RATLC00457439

IC41119

Unable to do a Window VP on customer's application.

Robot

RATLC00454996

 

HTML ID is limited to 39 characters.

Robot

RATLC00454997

 

Upgraded and lost vb.net listbox property names - worked in 2002.05.20.

Robot

RATLC00456254

IC40392

SQAFindObject and SQAWaitForObject treat the letter 'w' when not enclosed in {} as a wildcard.

Robot

RATLC00451587

IC41220

After adding Delphi Test Enabler, SQAGetChildren returns 1003 or 1005.

Robot

RATLC00457781

PQ90645

Delphi extension has problems with ChildWindows.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00452090

IC38467

Trouble generating a script from DBLIB protocol with SQL Server 2000.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00853036

IC39297

Script generation from HTTP session fails if datapools enabled.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00853305

IC39986

Script generated from SOAP Network recording won't compile.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00853116

IC39572

Script gen fails for DCOM recording.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00452695

 

Recorded VU script from Java app does not compile.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00451844

IC39989

VU script from Oracle 8 session with blobs is incorrect, causing SIGSEGV on playback.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00853037

IC39340

Generated VU script contains datapool_value() but no datapool_open() or datapool_fetch().

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00854243

IC40967

SQL Server client using DBLIB hangs during API recording.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00451167

IC39988

Script from SOAP HTTP Network recording won't compile.

TestManager

RATLC00453161

IC39088 IC39991

Performance Report fails -  unable to allocate 358667832 bytes of memory.

TestManager

RATLC00853175

IC39618

Row results truncated during Oracle playback in Greek/English environment.

TestManager

RATLC00865625

IC40038

Import from test asset parcel / Export Test Plan to parcel file: TestManager crashes when running 2 sessions at the same time.

TestManager

RATLC00853105

IC39561

rtstsee hangs on exit for some GUI scripts.

TestManager

RATLC00451028

 

Problem with Functional Suite wizard selection of configured test cases.

TestManager

RATLC00452980

IC38460

Log Viewer hangs due to bad u01 info caused by leftover uNNN files on agent.

TestManager

RATLC00450731

 

Virtual User Playback issue (SSL) traffic.

TestManager

RATLC00449302

IC38161 IC38332

Log Viewer Filter doesn't exclude some events like it should.

TestManager

RATLC00014384

IC39161

Cannot use a datapool imported from a CSV file that uses any delimiter other than a comma (",").

TestManager

RATLC00453462

 

Bad scaling attempt #2 on 30000 VT playback.

TestManager

RATLC00451999

IC38488

Manually clearing the suspect indication for a changed testinput fails.

TestManager

RATLC00448903

IC41150

Manual Test scripts prints incorrectly.

TestManager

RATLC00451498

 

Content-Length incorrect in POST causing server to generate error during HTTP playback.

TestManager

RATLC00439594

 

Manual test execution still reports passes after cancellation before completion.

TestManager

RATLC00853339

IC40324

Virtual Tester process can't be started on WinXP agent if logged in as non-Admin user.

TestManager

RATLC00453063

 

Checks on domain component of Set-Cookie prevent client-side digital certificate workaround from operating correctly.

TestManager

RATLC00453312

IC39992

Performance report failures: "[19.5.9.402] Unable to access the log data" or "segmentation fault."

TestManager

RATLC00865582

IC39771

Test Plan Detail report comes out in the wrong order when run against a Sybase SQL Anywhere database.

TestManager

RATLC00865435

IC38773

TestManager crashes when renaming a scenario is done through a transactor properties window.

TestManager

RATLC00865391

IC38518

resource monitoring not created on test agent machine.

TestManager

RATLC00854122

IC40897

sock_nrecv sporadically times out even when data is available for large responses.

TestManager

RATLC00853972

IC40786

_host doesn't provide the "host name of the computer on which the script is running."

TestManager

RATLC00853956

IC39753

Canceling ManualTest results in Pass, should be Fail.

TestManager

RATLC00853892

IC40709

ICMP ping for network utilization hanging for system on subnet.

TestManager

RATLC00453623

IC38965

Export and import XDE Tester script in TM - script list  keeps growing.

TestManager

RATLC00456396

IC40325

Cannot open manual scripts from ManualTest.

TestManager

RATLC00452859

 

Should be able to abort playback if resource monitoring fails to start on INFO SERVER.

TestManager

RATLC00854406

IC41039

rtprvd on HPUX agent fails with "/usr/lib/dld.sl: Unresolved symbol: __head (data)  from /usr/lib/libC.2"

TestManager

RATLC00865569

IC39658

TestManager crashes under particular Test Case Design context.

TestManager

RATLC00449851

 

Unable to create a datapool, TestManager crashes.

TestManager

RATLC00451677

 

Bad script query crashes ManualTest.

TestManager

RATLC00456732

IC40716

Size limitation: Test Case property "Description.

TestManager

RATLC00018316

 

TestManager has duplicate hot keys in file>menu dropdown.

TestManager

RATLC00370370

 

Focus problem in TestManager user interface.

TestManager

RATLC00443276

 

Performance problems with custom test input adapters.

TestManager

RATLC00443384

IC38802

Test Cases marked as "Unevaluated" are omitted from Test Case Results Distribution by Iteration report.

Defects Fixed in v2003.06.12

Component ID Description

QualityArchitect

RATLC00448078

When generating test scripts, QualityArchitect overwrites previous class files.

Robot

RATLC00448312

Browser NewPage wait parameter does not work.

Robot

RATLC00448587

Robot doesn't see anything, when Delphi application components loaded by dll.

Robot

RATLC00449876

Robot hangs on playback against the MScomctlLib tool bar object.

Robot

RATLC00450857

Previously recorded action on HTMLHidden object no longer playing back after upgrade.

Robot

RATLC00451043

Taking 10 min to view using Comparators.

Robot

RATLC00451044

Robot clicks about 3 pixels away from the object and misses it.

Robot

RATLC00451046

The focus property is always false in Robot even when object is in focus

Robot

RATLC00451212

2003: .NET DataGrid, Robot is not activating a click action in a cell properly.

Robot

RATLC00451861

SQAGetProperty and SQAGetPropertyArraySize under count array elements by 1.

Robot

RATLC00856952

Robot is not selecting a list box item that is captured using SQAGetProperty.

Robot

RATLC00856953

Regression in functionality with Robot 2003. During playback, multiple control selections no longer cause the “Waiting for control object appearance” error when the object is displayed.

Robot

RATLC00856954

Using WaitNegative or WaitPositive with a Region Image VP causes error.

Robot

RATLC00856955

Robot - v2003 - Only recognizes the Window, not the Object. Setting an object data or an object properties verification point on a listbox, a C++ windows .NET control that is bound to an object, no longer generates bad data.

Robot

RATLC00856956

Robot: Window Image VP corrupts on Playback.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00371055

HTTP+odbc script generation error.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00445225

Tuxedo: Unable to generate script.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00445742

Traffic captured from java client recognized as socket instead of HTTP.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00445744

Script generation taking about 1 hour for 20Mb Oracle 8i session.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00445794

Some WINSOCK traffic not included in script from API recording.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00447086

Url correlation for MySAP.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00447361

HTTP traffic from Java app scripted as socket instead of HTTP.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00447411

Method ‘~’ of object ‘~’ failed while API recording (DCOM).

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00448095

Error: rtvuc: fatal program compilation error:
[15.3.9.256]: CreateNewInquiry_VU.s:11065:
[26.26.5.56]unterminated string or
character constant.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00449872

Having trouble using GetAnnotations() session extensibility routine.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00452839

Mishandling of null BSTRs and empty arrays embedded in Variants.

Robot Session Recording

RATLC00450864

POST Content is scripted on socket connection in API recording.

TestManager

RATLC00019598

Using gzip option in HTTP1.1

TestManager

RATLC00053031

WAN Performance.

TestManager

RATLC00440934

Two TestCases bolded, indicating suspect.  When look the test input screen they are not checked.

TestManager

RATLC00444590

Severe Memory Leak/Usage in VU HTTP script.

TestManager

RATLC00444788

Memory error when creating Test Input Planning Coverage report in TestManager.

TestManager

RATLC00445280

HTTP_request timeout for NTLM-authenticated proxy connection.

TestManager

RATLC00445461

Manual script passes, even though when run, the result of a verification point was set to None.

TestManager

RATLC00445931 RATLC00450020

ManualTest Print function scales by 2.

TestManager

RATLC00446438

rtsvui.exe application error if primary address of http_request does not have url or ip address.

TestManager

RATLC00446449

DCOM scripts are receiving Syntax error Build of ‘MASTER_DCOMTEST01.dll’ failed.”

TestManager

RATLC00447505

No information reported in three of the listing reports: Test Log Detail, Test Log Summary, Test Plan Detail.

TestManager

RATLC00447627

Garbage characters at end of RT_JVM_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES values.

TestManager

RATLC00447652

Application Error When Adding Test Cases with Certain Characters: “ <> &.

TestManager

RATLC00447881 RATLC00450024

Memory read error upon trying to regenerate test input report with filter.

TestManager

RATLC00447891

Double precision integer problem with Jolt on Solaris.

TestManager

RATLC00448527

Aborted suite does not generate test results.

TestManager

RATLC00448551

TSSServerStart returned -3.

TestManager

RATLC00449151

Executing a Suite Check Agents command results in suite processing error.

TestManager

RATLC00449424

User cannot create new performance reports.

TestManager

RATLC00449802

Solaris Agent fails to execute the script (HOTFIX).

TestManager

RATLC00449932

Double Slash Problem in http_request When Playback.

TestManager

RATLC00450231

At POST with large content, playback hangs and all memory is consumed

TestManager

RATLC00450582

Adding SQLAnywhere Testdatastore to UCM causes testdatastore to revert back to Access.

TestManager

RATLC00450638

More issues with reports distributing over Iterations providing invalid counts.

TestManager

RATLC00450697

Problem with Test Input Execution Coverage report incorrectly counting test cases.

TestManager

RATLC00450864

POST Content is scripted on socket connection in API recording.

TestManager

RATLC00452321

Some manual test results don’t propagate to test case results.

TestManager

RATLC00452509

Playback of VU scripts hangs frequently during agent initialization.

TestManager

RATLC00452644

When GUI script runs with TestManager, it hangs during cleanup.

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