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R:BASE 11 Beginners Tutorial

Navigation: Lesson 9 - Application Design

Testing an Application

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Just as you wouldn't fly a new plane without first testing the engine, landing gear, and other parts on the ground, you shouldn't trust your data to a new application until you've tested each part. In particular, you should ensure that the data entry, data editing, and reporting features work correctly.

 

Testing all potential exceptions on just a few rows of data confirms whether your design works well or whether there are things that need fixing or improving. Most applications are tested and refined a number of times before being used.

 

Next, we will test the menu options. You'll learn how to use the SkyWriteApp application. You'll modify data in the Employee, Customer, and Flights tables, and print reports and labels.

 

Simply by clicking the "Test Application" button, you can actually run the application, and return to the Application Designer when you close it.

 

Select the "Test Application" button.

 

You can easily see the main areas or topics: Employees, Customers, Flights, and Exit.

 

None of the names on the menu bar is selected. When you choose a menu name, the drop-down menu is displayed. Now verify the menu options available in your application. Choose Employees, Customers, Flights, and Exit. You can choose a menu option by choosing it with the mouse or by using the defined accelerator character key combination.