Configure Terminal
Emulator in UFT / QTP
Configure
the Terminal Emulator add-in for the correct emulator application being used, To
configure the Terminal Emulator add-in:
1. Go to
Tools -> Options -> Terminal Emulator tab.
2. Select
the correct emulator application that you are using. If your emulator is not
listed, select the New/Modify button and follow the steps in the Terminal
Emulator Configuration Wizard.
Emulator NOT supports HLLAPI
From
QTP's Options, create a new setting for the terminal emulator being used, Follow
the instructions below if your terminal emulator NOT uses HLLAPI.
1. Start
the emulator and connect to the server.
2. Go to
Tools -> Options.
3. Select
the Terminal Emulator tab.
4. Click
<New/Modify> (<Open Wizard> for QTP 9.5 / UFT). The Terminal
Emulator Configuration Wizard will appear.
5. Click
<Next>.
6. Select
the "Configure a new user-defined setting" radio button.
7. Enter
in the name of your emulator.
8. Click
<Next>.
9. Click
<Next>.
10.
Select the "Emulator does not support HLLAPI" radio button.
11. Click
<Next>.
12. Now we
need to point out the different screen components of the emulator window to
QTP. Click the “hand” button
for each one and then click the area of the window that you want to register.
You should enabled the checkbox configure the emulator screen Click Next.
13. Mark Text
Area – Terminal Emulator
14. Save
the terminal emulator settings into file for use by other computers.
15.
Finish button
Emulator supports HLLAPI
From
QTP's Options, create a new setting for the terminal emulator being used, Follow
the instructions below if your terminal emulator uses HLLAPI.
1. Start
the emulator and connect to the server. Verify that you have set a short name
for the emulator session that you have open. Please refer to your terminal
emulator's documentation for instructions on how to do this.
2. Go to
Tools -> Options.
3. Select
the Terminal Emulator tab.
4. Click
<New/Modify> (<Open Wizard> for QTP 9.5 and later). The Terminal
Emulator Configuration Wizard will appear.
5. Click
<Next>.
6. Select
the "Configure a new user-defined setting" radio button.
7. Enter
in the name of your emulator.
8. Click
<Next>.
9. Click
<Next>.
10.
Select the "Emulator supports HLLAPI" radio button.
a. Either
enter in the path or browse to the HLLAPI DLL. The DLL normally resides in the
terminal emulator installation folder and is generally named ehllapi32.dll,
whllapi32.dll, or ehllapi.dll.
b. Enter
the HLLAPI procedure name.
c. Select
the HLLAPI format. It is recommended you select "Auto-detect." If, in
the next screen, QuickTest Professional is unable to capture the text in your
emulator, click <Back> and change your selection to either
"Classic" or "Extended.
Note:
Use
"Text-only" if QuickTest Professional encounters recording and replay
problems.
11. Click
<Next>.
12. If
QuickTest Professional is able to successfully identify the terminal emulator
screen, you will see a screen capture in the HLLAPI Configuration Test Screen.
If you do
not, try these trouble-shooting steps:
a. Verify
your emulator is connected to the host and the short name is set.
b. Check
that your HLLAPI property settings are correct (dll path, procedure, format).
c. Change
the HLLAPI format to "Text-only".
d. Select
"Emulator does not support HLLAPI" if all the above tips have failed.
13. Click
<Next>.
14. You
can save the settings that you have configured to a separate file so that other
users can copy the terminal emulator configuration settings.
15. Click
<Finish>.
