Creating and Editing Variants 

Use

Variants have the same predefined tests as the DEFAULT variant. You cannot add or remove tests, but you can select which tests are active and you can edit the parameter values.

Tests can only be activated if their parameters are set. All but the most trivial parameters are provided with default values in the DEFAULT variant. The following table shows the icons that display the status of each test.

Icon	Description
	There are no parameters.
	All the required parameters are set.
	Not all the required parameters are set.

Procedure

Creating a variant

       1.      Choose Window → Preferences → Java → JLin.

       2.      Either select an existing variant and choose Copy, or choose New.

If you choose New, the parameters are not set and none of the tests are marked as selected.

       3.      Enter the name of the new variant and choose OK.

Editing a Variant

       1.      Select a variant and choose Edit.

       2.      For each test that you will activate, maintain its parameters:

                            a.      Right-click the test.

                            b.      Choose Display description, read the description of the parameters, and then choose Proceed.

                            c.      Choose Edit test and enter the required values.

You can use all simple Java types such as string, string array, int, and so on. Each value in a string array has its own node. You can use the context menu to add or remove nodes.

       3.      Use the check boxes to select the tests to be active.

       4.      Choose OK.