5.1 Consolidation - cont....

  • Overview
    Use the Configuration screen to select settings for the following SAP TAO Client functions. To access this screen, click the Configuration link on the upper right corner of the SAP TAO interface. The tabs in the Configuration screen are:
  • Inspect
  • Import and Export
  • Consolidate
  • Log
  • License
  • Expert Settings
Inspect Configuration
The following buttons designate what action the SAP TAO Client takes when you select transactions:

  • Generate Components to Local Path saves components in a specified directory. Use the Component Location to specify the directory.
  • Upload Components to QC moves the components to HP Quality Center Server. If you select Generate Components and this setting, the components go to both HP Quality Center and the specified local directory.
  • Component Location is the path to the local directory where you want to store saved components.

Import/Export Configuration
Use the Import/Export settings to designate a path for export components to HP Quality Center and import components to the SAP TAO Client

Export Components to QC

  • Local Components Path is the path where SAPTAO stores locally created components in a specified directory. You can upload the components to QC at a later time. The path is specified in the Inspect module.
  • Overwrite Components

* If you click the Overwrite Components checkbox, SAPTAO exports the component to QC and overwrites the previous entry. (Default)
* If you do not click the Overwrite Components checkbox, SAPTAO exports the component to QC and uses the delimiter to create a unique ID.

Import Components from QC:
Use the Path to Export Components to specify the local drive path for importing components from QC.

Consolidate Configuration
Consolidated Test Component Location:

  • Create in QC Folder –The location in the QC business component folder structure where new components are stored.
  • Overwrite Consolidated Components in QC–

* If you click the Overwrite Components checkbox, SAPTAO exports the component to QC and overwrites the previous entry. (Default)
* If you do not click the Overwrite Components checkbox, SAPTAO exports the component to QC and uses the delimiter to create a unique ID.

Data Table Settings

  • Update the data table file – When you select this checkbox, SAPTAO automatically updated the data table that is associated with the business process.
  • \Data Table Prefix – Prefix all data table entries with the value that is specified in this field. The default data table prefix is: DT_.

Additional Settings

  • Add the component name in consolidated script – SAP TAO appends the component name to each consolidated test script (Default). Deselect this checkbox if you do not want to append the component name to each test script.
  • Prompt for confirmation before consolidating – SAP TAO displays a prompt to consolidate before each it consolidates components. (Default).

Log Options


Use the Log Options tab to set log file detail levels and to specify a directory to save files. The log levels are:

  • 0 = None
  • 1 = Warning
  • 2 = Message and Stack
  • 3 = Debug

To specify a log trace levels

1. Specify a trace level for each log. The default setting is 1 or Warning.

a. Internal Trace Level
b. TAO Trace Level
c. SAP RFC Trace Leve

2. In the Log Location field, specify the path to the directory where you want to save log file.

Expert Configuration

1. In the Windows Temp text box, you may enter an alternate path to the Windows temp directory. The default is: Windows_system_root\temp.

2. In the SAP Login.ini text box, you may enter an alternate path to the SAP Login.ini file.

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