Running the report for different dates

[risha]

Hi,

I am evaluating AA for testing our enterprise reporting application,
I have to run the reports for (input )different dates,fiscal year,calendar period. How do I automate this process using AA without having to run or record the same reports for different dates and verify the values. Please help me out. Is there a results report that I can check after I run the tests or I have to check from the task editor? Thank you for your time.

[forumsupport]

Hello,

Automation Anywhere 4.5 provides you with a Variable support. A variable is simply something that you can assign a value to. Using a variable in your tasks lets you run the same task again with different values, without re-recording your task. You can create new variables using ‘Tools->Variable Manager’. Automation Anywhere provides you with a list of predefined variables called System Variables. You can create your variables under User Variables and assign the values. To create a variable of value type, please follow below mentioned steps:

1. Go to Tools->Variable Manager in Automation Anywhere.
2. Click on 'Add New Variable'.
3. From Type dropdown, select 'Value'.
4. In 'Name' field, enter variable name.
5. In 'Value' field, specify any value.
6. Press 'Save' button.
7. Press 'Ok' button.

You can use 'Prompt for value' command for tasks where the values change frequently. The value that you enter during the playback of the task can also be assigned to a variable. So you can use that variable at other places in the task instead of prompting several times.
You can find 'Prompt' command under 'Interactive' commands category.

You can also create a list variable that can read value from a text file. For better understanding, you can refer to following online example,
http://www.tethyssolutions.com/T12.htm

Using 'Loop List Variable $ListVariableName$' command, you can read the value from list variable one by one.

Automation Anywhere provides various other System variables that also can be used. For e.g. to get the current date and time use system variables, $Date$, $Year$, $Month$, $Day$, $Hour$, $Minute$ and $Second$. You can use the combination of any of the above variables to get date format of your choice. To get the date for beginning of month you can use this combination, 01/$Month$/$Year$.

Hope that helps.

[risha]

Thank you for the info, I can create a variable with dates for one check box.

But I have to enter in the form of

from date checkbox and To date checkbox.

How can create variables to enter like 1/1/2005 to 12/31/2005 in the filters boxes to generate a report.

[forumsupport]

Hello,

Can you please send us screenshot of form you are talking about so that we can actually see it and can help you accordingly?

[risha]

Hi,

I was evaluating the trial version of automation anywhere 4.5, But my trial period is over, Is there a way that I can get the extended trial period for the tool so that I can evaluate and plan and verify to come to a decision by presenting to my team for automating the testing process of my application. Currently it says 'trial period has ended'. Please help me with this issue, Otherwise there is no way I can present it to my team to make a decision for the automation process.