APITester Cockpit

Int4 APITester Cockpit is the central tool for daily operations - creation, management and execution of test cases.

Starting Int4 APITester Cockpit

To begin, log into the SAP Fiori cockpit. Depending on your user authorization, you will see a screen with a set of Fiori tiles. Locate the tile related to Int4 APITester Cockpit and click it.

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APITester Cockpit tile on SAP Fiori home screen.

Int4 APITester Cockpit elements

Upon starting, Int4 APITester Cockpit displays a list of folders used to organize test cases into testing scenarios.

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APITester Folder list

The navigation follows typical SAP Fiori and web-application approach, featuring expandable and selectable folders. Details of navigation are described in the APITester Cockpit Navigation section of this manual.

Test Folder Columns

• Description - a free-form text field, defined by the user, describing the folder's purpose

• Number of tests - number of all test cases in folder and its subfolders

• Landscape - default landscape where test cases in the folder will be executed

• Id - an unique number to your installation, identifying each folder

When a folder is selected (by marking the checkbox on the left), the list of associated test cases will be displayed on the right.

Test Cases List

Test Cases Columns

• Test Case - an unique number to your installation, identifying each separate test case

• Description - user-defined free-form text to inform about the purpose of the test case

• Interface Type - the testing technology used for each test case

• Automation Object - the automation object used for test case execution and validation

• Parent Test Case - defines a test case parent, used for defining test structure for a scenario and passing data between test cases

• Environment - the environment where the test will run by default (this is often inherited from the folder definition)

• Origin - the environment from which the test case was originally captured

APITester Cockpit Features

Quick Access

For direct access to a specific folder or test case, use the Quick Access feature located above the folder list. Select either "Folder" or "Test Case," input the corresponding ID number, and click Go to navigate to the desired object.

Test Case Filtering

To simplify searches in scenarios or folders containing a large number of test cases, use the Filter feature. Enter your filtering criteria (e.g., part of a description or an automation object name) in the fields above the test case list, click Go, and the displayed list will update accordingly.

Using APITester Cockpit

For further details on how to use the APITester Cockpit, refer to the following sections:

• APITester Cockpit Navigation

• Managing Testing Scenarios

• Managing Test Cases - Creation and Execution