The Properties View is in the upper right-hand corner of each perspective. The Properties View shows details about the selected item in a browser or editor.
If you select something from a browser, you can see its details
in the Properties View, but you can’t edit them. You can only
edit details from within an editor. Read-only fields in the
Properties View have a lock icon
at their left-hand side.
Test Suite details
If you select a Test Suite, you will see the following:
The Test Suite name.
Any comments for the Test Suite.
The step delay for this Test Suite.
The name of the AUT this Test Suite uses.
The reentry properties for the default Event Handlers.
Test Case details
If you select a Test Case, the Properties View shows the following:
The Test Case name.
Any comments for the Test Case.
The data source details for this Test Case
Any parameters/parameter values if references have been used in the Test Case.
Test Step details
If you select a Test Step, you will see the following:
The Test Step name.
Any comments for this Test Step.
Details about the component in the Test Step:
The component type.
The component name (given by you).
Details about the action in the Test Step.
Details about the parameters in the Test Step. For each parameter you will see:
The parameter name.
The parameter type (e.g. if it is an integer, a string etc).
The parameter value (either a concrete value or a reference).
Test result details
If you select an item from the Test Result View, you will see the following:
The result details:
The name of the item.
What type of item it is.
Any comments for the item.
The test result – if it passed or failed.
For Test Steps, you can also see the component, action and parameter details. If the Test Step failed, you can also see the error details.
For Event Handlers, you can see the type of Event Handler it was, and what the reentry property was.
Icons in the Properties View
When the Properties View contains data (i.e. a filled-in parameter value field), there are certain icons to help you understand the data.
Values which are the same as in the original specification
display a small gray diamond
to the left of the field.
Values which have been overwritten at a place of reuse show
a small yellow diamond
.