Summary of Project Files and Usage

ApplicationNameMaster.pln – this file is generated by copying the file sq_MasterTemplate.pln and renamed to indicate the name of the application being tested. This file becomes a container for subplans which are added to the master plan using the include statement.

ProjectName.pln – a subplan named for the module or component of the application being tested. It is a container for test cases.

ApplicationName.inc – the repository for all of the application objects captured in the form of 4Test window declarations. This file also contains methods and data that belong to application objects.

ApplicationName_funcs.inc – a file for storing application specific functions that do not belong to application objects.

sq_funcs.inc – the Star Quality functions toolbox.

sq_browser.inc – the Star Quality functions toolbox for browser based applications.

usefiles.inc – a file that includes ‘use’ statements for all of the project files with the .inc extension. It provides a single location for adding new files to a project.

ProjectName.xls – an MS Excel spreadsheet that contains testcase data. The first column of a test data spreadsheet will indicate the TestCaseID.