Getting Started with Certify Application Maps

The Getting Started section provides a high-level description on how to use application maps. For detailed procedures on maps, see the How To section.

Worksoft Certify has to understand the contents of the application under test. Certify uses application maps that consist of the following application components:

Element	Description
Version	Release or build of application
Window	Window, page, screen, database table, API, XML message, or other content
Object	Control, field interface, element, or other class
Class	Type of object or class
Identification Parameters	Name, handle, ordinal, index, schema, or other identifying information

Certify Interface Learn tools create application maps by learning the application components. These application maps are imported into Certify where you are able to create tests with these learned components and execute these tests against the application.

These application maps serve as the link between the application under test and Certify processes. Because each application map is unique, you can compare a previous map version with new versions of the application. Any changes can be cross-referenced to all affected properties in Certify. For example, if a field or object is modified in a later version, Certify performs impact analysis and identifies all processes that refer to that field or object and modifies all test steps affected by the changes. The test can be re-used without rebuilding it for the new application version.