Hands-on Automation with STAF/STAX Parts 1 - 4

Part 1 Agenda (4 hours) PART 1C – Leveraging STAF STAF Services Process Service FS Service Log Service STAF Variables Running a simple Testcase Running a STAF-enabled Testcase STAF Support for Java Testcases The STAF Demo Break/LAB 1C (Exercises 1.6-1.10) PART 1D – Debugging STAF Tracing Debugging STAF Break/LAB 1D (Exercise 1.11) PART 1A – STAF Introduction Introduction Basic STAF Concepts The STAF Web Page Getting Support Installing STAF Break/LAB 1A (Exercise 1.1) PART 1B – Using STAF Running STAF Configuring STAF Registering Services Interacting with STAF Basic STAF Commands Break/LAB 1B (Exercises 1.2–1.5)

Part 2 Agenda (4 hours) PART 2B – Creating STAX Jobs Using Python in STAX XML Documents Using XML to Define STAX Jobs Understanding STAX XML Elements: Fundamental Actions: <script>, <process>, <stafcmd> Groupings: <sequence>, <function> Looping: <loop>, <iterate>, <break>, <continue> Conditionals: <if>, <elseif>, <else> Execution Blocks: <block> Logging and Messages: <log>, <message> Creating a Simple STAX Job Break/LAB 2C (Exercises 2.4-2.5) PART 2C – Creating more complex STAX jobs Understanding Additional STAX XML Elements: Parallel Execution: <parallel>, <paralleliterate> Testcases and Timers: <testcase>, <tcstatus>, <timer> Debugging STAX Break/LAB 2C (Exercises 2.6-2.7) PART 2A – STAX Introduction What is STAX? Technologies used in STAX Concepts Introduction to STAX XML Elements The STAX Web Page STAX Requirements STAX Machine Environment Installing STAX Configuring STAX Using the STAX Monitor Controlling Execution of STAX Jobs Understanding STAX Logs Submitting STAX Requests Break/LAB 2A (Exercises 2.1-2.3)

Part 3 Agenda (4 hours) PART 3A – Additional STAF Services 1 FSExt, Zip Monitor, ResPool Trust, Service Delay, Misc LifeCycle Break/LAB 3A (Exercise 3.1) PART 3B – Additional STAF Services 2 Namespace Email, Event EventManager Cron HTTP FTP Break/LAB 3B (Exercise 3.2) PART 3C – Advanced Topics 1 Writing custom STAF services STAF Support for C++, Perl, Python, and Tcl Testcases STAF Support for Ant STAF Support for shell-scripts Marshalled Data Private Data Break/LAB 3C (Exercise 3.3) PART 3D – Advanced Topics 2 Automation Tasks End-to-end Automation with STAF Keys to successful STAF/STAX deployment STAF Eclipse Plug-in Contributing to STAF Break

Part 4 Agenda (4 hours) PART 4C – Sample STAX Jobs 2 ImportFunction.xml Block.xml, Parallel.xml Loop.xml, Testcase.xml Timer.xml, Email.xml DateTime.xml Break 4C PART 4D – Advanced Topics STAXDoc STAX Extensions STAX Variables STAXUtil Functions Rational Quality Manager STAXGlobal Class Break/LAB 4D (Exercises 4.2-4.3) PART 4E – STAX Debugging Exception Stacktrace Breakpoints Break/LAB 4E (Exercise 4.4) PART 4A – Additional STAX Elements Signals and Exceptions: <raise>, <signalhander>, <try>, <catch> Defining Function Arguments Subjobs STAX File and Machine Caching Break/LAB 4A (Exercise 4.1) PART 4B – Sample STAX Jobs 1 DoesNothing.xml RunNotepadProcess.xml RunDelayRequest.xml CheckSTAFCmdRC.xml RunTestProcess.xml UsingScripts.xml FunctionParameters.xml FunctionParametersLogging.xml Break 4B