Testing Web Dynpro Applications

Simulation

Based on the data in the relevant command interface, simulation allows you to visualize the relevant page and select GUI elements for creating checks and getting and parameterizing values. You can also perform these actions in the command interface itself, but using the simulator simplifies the procedure.

You can also use the simulator to display screens when replaying in the foreground.

SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio

Java-based Web Dynpro applications are developed in SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio. However, you do not need the Developer Studio to test applications with eCATT.

To allow developers to record tests without using eCATT, there is a plug-in for the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio that allows recording and replay of Web Dynpro applications in the Developer Studio. You can import scripts that were recorded within the Developer Studio into eCATT.

Replaying Web Dynpro Applications

In the start options, you can specify whether the application is replayed in the background or in the foreground. Foreground processing uses the simulator (not a browser) and allows you to see the screens as they are replayed. With foreground processing, you can specify how long to display each screen before the next screen is processed. When searching for errors, you can display the expected screen and the actual screen simultaneously. This enables you to see whether a new version of a screen has any different interface elements or extra pushbuttons, for example.

If the application requires user authentication, you need to have entered the relevant information in the destination using transaction SM59.