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Using the TestArchitect Help system
The TestArchitect Help system is available in both desktop (CHM) and web-based versions. This section describes the help viewers and how you can use them to find the information you need.
TestArchitect Tutorial
Get started creating and managing your tests with TestArchitect by reviewing these introductory lessons.
User Guide
This guide provides instructions on using TestArchitect. It also explains the environment requirements for TestArchitect and describes the process of running tests and reviewing test results.
Administration Guide
Learn how to set up and administrate the License Server, the Repository Server, etc.
Automation Guide
With TestArchitect, you can test apps running on various environments, such as, desktop, web, mobile applications, etc.
- Action-based testing language
  Action Based Testing (ABT) is usually considered to be an automation technique. It is commonly positioned as an advanced and practical alternative to other techniques like "record & playback" or "scripting". Much about ABT is discussed in the following pages.
  - The test language
    Most tests consist of a sequence of action lines, with their action keywords and arguments. Actions are available as built-in actions, or can be created as user actions, implemented either with action definitions or programmed in an automation harness.
  - Built-in actions
    TestArchitect includes a library of built-in actions to perform a myriad of functions.
    - System actions
      System built-in actions include those which allow your test to interact with the host operating system of your test automation, and perform other miscellaneous functions.
    - Test Support actions
      The Test Support category of built-in actions includes those actions which perform execution control, test resource declaration, test documentation, and reporting.
    - User Interface actions
      User interface actions include those automation actions which interact with the application under test.
      - Browsing
        This section includes built-in actions which interact with browsers.
      - Control, Element
        This section includes built-in actions which interact with general controls in application under test.
      - List, Table, Grid
        This section includes built-in actions which interact with lists, tables, and grids in the application under test.
      - Media control
        The Media control actions include built-in actions which interact with the audio or video controls.
      - Optical Character Recognition
        The optical character recognition actions include built-in actions which use OCR to discern text from bitmap images captured from the AUT.
      - Picker View
        This section includes built-in actions which interact with a picker view control of applications running on mobile operating systems.
      - Picture Handling
        Picture handling actions interact with captured and stored images.
      - Slider
        Actions which interact with a slider control in the AUT.
      - Spin
        Actions which interact with spin box control in an AUT.
      - Status bar
        Actions which interact with the status bar control in an AUT.
      - Stepper
        Actions which interact with a stepper control of applications running on mobile operating systems.
      - Tab Controls
        Actions which interact with tab controls in an AUT.
      - Table View
        Actions which interact with a table view control of applications running on mobile operating systems.
      - Text Box
        Actions which interact with text box controls in an AUT.
      - Toolbar, Menu, Scrollbar
        Actions which interact with toolbar, menu, scroll bar controls in an AUT.
        
        check button menu exists
        
        check button menu not exists
        
        check context menu item exists
        
        check context menu item not exists
        
        check context menu item state
        
        check menu item exists
        
        check toolbar button exists
        
        check toolbar button not exists
        
        check toolbar button state
        
        check toolbar control value
        
        check toolbar menu item exists
        
        check toolbar menu item not exists
        
        check toolbar menu state
        
        click select menu
        
        click toolbar button
        
        does button menu exist
        
        does context menu item exist
        
        does menu item exist
        
        does toolbar button exist
        
        does toolbar menu item exist
        
        get context menu item state
        
        get toolbar menu state
        
        is toolbar button pressed
        
        scroll down
        
        scroll left
        
        scroll right
        
        scroll up
        
        select button menu
        
        select context menu item
        
        select list item menu
        
        select menu item
        
        select toolbar menu
      - Tree View
        This section includes built-in actions which interact with nodes in a tree structure in AUT.
      - Window
        Built-in actions which interact with dialog boxes or windows in the AUT.
  - Built-in settings
    TestArchitect has a number of built-in settings that control various runtime behaviors of TestArchitect.
  - TestArchitect Automation Classes
    Language independent syntax line notations, and basic functions in TestArchitect automation and engine classes.
- Microsoft UI Automation
  Microsoft UI Automation (UIA) is an accessibility framework for Microsoft Windows, and is the successor to Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA). One of its purposes is to assist in automated testing by providing programmatic access to UI controls.
- Application testing
  TestArchitect supports the testing of desktop, web and mobile applications built with a variety of different technologies, and running on various platforms.
- Diagnosing and resolving automation errors
  This section describes possible errors that you might encounter during automation, their common causes and possible solutions.

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Automation Guide
With TestArchitect, you can test apps running on various environments, such as, desktop, web, mobile applications, etc.
Action-based testing language
Action Based Testing (ABT) is usually considered to be an automation technique. It is commonly positioned as an advanced and practical alternative to other techniques like "record & playback" or "scripting". Much about ABT is discussed in the following pages.
Built-in actions
TestArchitect includes a library of built-in actions to perform a myriad of functions.
User Interface actions
User interface actions include those automation actions which interact with the application under test.
Toolbar, Menu, Scrollbar
Actions which interact with toolbar, menu, scroll bar controls in an AUT.