Definitions, Critical Reminders, SAFS Tools, Install Instructions, Setup Notes, New Stuff
| SAFS | Software Automation Framework Support |
| SAFS Engine | A Data Driven Engine implemented using SAFS |
| SAFS/DriverCommands | A SAFS Engine for tool-independent Driver Commands |
| Home Page | SAFSDEV on Sourceforge |
Affected customizable files from previous releases:
If you have taken advantage of any of the customization capabilities of this framework, then you must take some simple precautions prior to installing this new release. Installing a new version of the framework will install new, default versions of these files.
SAFSTID.INI
You should make a backup of any SAFSTID.INI in your SAFS install directory (C:\SAFS) if you have this file and modified settings. Then evaluate how and if you want to merge with the new file.
SAFS Batch Files
If you have previously installed the SAFS Framework separately, then you may have manually modified batch files or VBS script(s) to handle custom project paths. You will need to backup modified files and evaluate how and if you want to merge such changes with the new files.
Failure to perform any of these prescribed backups may render your prior customizations nonexistent. Hopefully, you have backed them up somewhere already as part of your normal ongoing activities. Right?!
No new tools introduced with this release. However, SAFS\ROBOTJ now transparently supports Web clients in addition to Java clients.
A Java JVM and Windows Scripting Host V5.6 or later is required. Refer to SetupSAFS.README in the Java Runtime and Windows Scripting Host sections for more details and install information for those tools.
SetupSAFS.vbs will not install any program that will appear in Control Panel's "Add/Remove Program" application.
| SetupSAFS.README | Install STAF and SAFS Services |
| SetupRuntime.README | Runtime Setup for Testing |
| SetupRobotJ.README | Optionally, setup IBM Rational XDE Tester to use STAF and SAFS Services |
Most notable items, but not all-inclusive is:
The following component function libraries were added, enhanced, or fixed to accomodate this:
Carl Nagle, SAS Project Manager, SAFSDEV ***REMOVED***