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HI about CATT Scripts

Sri_S1 — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:14:34 GMT

HI Thanks for every one who gave me the reponse to my previous thread. Now i can run both CATT and ECATT scripts.

But can any one clearly tell me the differences or advantages of ECATT scripts over CATT Scripts.

Re: HI about CATT Scripts

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:01:34 GMT

Hi sreekanth,

This links could help for some extent.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/83/77cd3b4261706fe10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/6a/88370d002911d2bd02080009b4534c/frameset.htm

Cheers

Soma

Re: HI about CATT Scripts

former_member181959 — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:55:56 GMT

Hi,

Check the link below,

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and also docs from,

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hope this helps.

-Prasad

Re: HI about CATT Scripts

Former Member — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:35:50 GMT

Hi Sreekanth,

I obsereved the follwing differences btw CATT and eCATT

1. By using CATT you can test transaction in R/3 system. Where as by using eCATT you can test SAPGUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java (As it works with SAP Web Application Server 6.20)

2. In eCATT you can write any ABAP login you want, and you can also call RFC,BAPI in the script itself.

3. By using eCATT you can test the web interfaces as well

4. Using eCATT you can have the functionality of other testing tools in the market. like QTP.

5. eCATT provides an interface for external tools. This allows companies to perform automated tests from an SAP system in a complete IT solution landscape across system boundaries. These new options enable complete automation of solution landscapes under standard Windows and Web-based user interfaces- resulting in low-cost operation of an IT Solution.

i think we can consider the above all points as advanteages over CATT tool.

hope this helps. Rewars if it help.

-Manjula P

Re: HI about CATT Scripts

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:11:54 GMT

From a Security perspective, there are some things that CATT and LSMW cannot do, particularly when it comes to dialog message boxes that pop up during processing.

For instance, you cannot use CATT/LSMW to automate generation of PD profiles (OOSP) because the dialog menu on the left doesn't show up in TCD recordings. SAPGUI recordings will catch that, however.

I typically start off with eCATT TCD recordings and try to get whatever process I'm aiming for automated. If something goes awry and doesn't behave the way I want, then I move over to SAPGUI recordings, which always work exactly as I tell it to (since it's simulating my GUI). But, SAPGUI is much slower than TCD recordings. Things like user creation and role assignment should be done with TCD recordings.