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Status Delivered
Categories Functional Tester
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 10, 2006

RFT - cannot clear browser cache with script - need programatic function to do so.

Rational Functional Tester has an intermittant capability to navigate the menu items and dialogs of Internet explorer. This is a known issue. We have provided the "clear cookies" function because of this issue.
The client requires a "clear cache" function because of this defect in RFT.

Idea priority Urgent
RFE ID 5042
RFE URL
RFE Product Rational Functional Tester
  • Guest
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    Feb 8, 2022

    This request is implemented in RFT 10.2.2.

    Now, user can specify the Clear browser data (Clear cache and Clear history) UI Test preferences to playback Functional HTML script with WebUI. With this preferences set it will clear cache and history before launching the browser.

    Also user can use deleteCookies() API in script to delete cookies and session data on current browser instance while playback. applicable for Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers.

    Sample code to call deleteCookies() API using browser instance:

    browser_htmlBrowser(document_google(),DEFAULT_FLAGS).deleteCookies();

  • Guest
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    Feb 18, 2021

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

  • Guest
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    Jan 5, 2021

    Thank you for taking the time to provide your ideas to IBM. We truly value our relationship with you and appreciate your willingness to share details about your experience, your recommendations, and ideas.

    I am sorry to inform you that our team has evaluated the request and has determined that it cannot be implemented at this time. In part, this is due to the length of time it has taken for us to review your idea, for which we apologize. This has not been good enough and we want to do much better going forward. If you believe that your request is still relevant to your business please submit a new idea using the following developerWorks RFE submission link: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=submitRfe.

    Please feel free to reach out to me if you require any further clarification of any of the items discussed above.

    Many thanks again for your understanding.

    Kind regards,
    Suhas Kashyap

  • Guest
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    Sep 24, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Application Platform
    Product - Functional Tester

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Product & application lifecycle management
    Product - Functional Tester

  • Guest
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    Mar 14, 2010

    This does align with the product's current strategic vision, yet the product team can not commit to a specific release at this point.