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Note : If you have already installed the QEngine Toolbar then please skip the steps given in this topic and proceed to the next topic Creating Test Scripts. |
After starting the QEngine server, the first step is to install/download the QEngine toolbar. QEngine Toolbar is available for MSIE, Firefox and Mozilla browsers. The QEngine toolbar allows you to test the functionality or performance of your web applications and web services. Install the toolbar as per the steps given below.
Installing QEngine Toolbar in Windows
In Windows, type the URL: http://<host_name>:<port_number> in the browser where host name is the name of the machine where QEngine server is running and port number is the port where QEngine Server has been started. By default, the port value is 8080. This value can be changed by editing the value for the WEBSERVER_PORT variable in <QEngine_Home>/bin/setCommonEnv.bat/.sh file. Entering this URL will display a page with Download Toolbar image.
Click the Download Toolbar image which will popup the File Download screen to download the .msi file. After downloading the .msi file, double-click on the file which will bring up the wizard. This wizard will take you through the installation steps to install the toolbar in IE.
You can also install the QEngine Toolbar using ActiveX installation, by pointing the mouse and clicking on the text clicking here... in the text "You can install the QEngine Toolbar via ActiveX installation by clicking here..." given below the Download Toolbar image.
Installing QEngine Toolbar in Linux
In Linux, type the URL: http://<host_name>:<port_number> in the browser where host name is the name of the machine where QEngine server is running and port number is the port where QEngine Server has been started. By default, the port value is 8080. This value can be changed by editing the value for the WEBSERVER_PORT variable in <QEngine_Home>/bin/setCommonEnv.bat/.sh file. Entering this URL will display a page with an Install Toolbar button.
Click the Install Toolbar image which will popup a screen. Click Install Now button in this screen. This will install the toolbar in Mozilla/Firefox.
After installing the toolbar, restart the browser. In the browser, you should be able to view the QEngine Toolbar as shown below. If you have any issues in installing the toolbar or viewing the toolbar after installation, you can refer to the topic Toolbar Installation Tips or refer to the FAQs section in the left pane in the page http://<host_name>:8080/framework/jsp/InstallToolBar.jsp
QEngine Toolbar
To uninstall QEngine Toolbar, click the drop-down arrow from QEngine option in QEngine Toolbar as shown in the image given below. Click the Uninstall Toolbar option to uninstall the QEngine Toolbar and restart the browser. This will successfully uninstall the QEngine Toolbar.
To know the steps to connect to the server and create test scripts for a specific test type, refer to the next topic.
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