Can I use Labview test automation within Rational Test Manager and Quick Test Professional (as GUI capture Labview), how though?

[chantyson]

Hi I am asking for help from any expert outthere or have been used Labview in this scenario:

I am testing Telecom IP products, using Rational Test Manager (RTM) as test case management, Mercury-Quick Test Professional as GUI capture / test script test automation. The test result will feed back up to Rational Test Manager for reporting and traceability.

Can I write Labview test automation (test cases, controlling test equipment, test pass fail determination) then feed back up to Rational Test Manager for reporting. But I don't know how to link (some kind of adapter) between Labview and RTM for information passing.

Thanks

Tyson

[Dennis_Knutson]

I can't help directly since we use TestStand to control the testing of our telecom products. I'm only slightly familiar with Test Manager. I know that it's primarily used for software testing but don't know anything about it's scripting types. There's several ways that external programs can control LabVIEW. One way is to use ActiveX to open, run, and get results. There's some tutorials and examples here that might help. Another possibility is to create a LabVIEW DLL and call it from a Test Manager script if a script can call a DLL. You might also be able to create an EXE and pass it command line parameters. The results could be exported to a database or XML file. Hope this helps.