OtfProjectSharing

Introduction

A project is a folder containing the OTX documents and all the necessary settings supporting for design time and run time (click here for more information). A project can be exported into a PTX library for many usages. Users can exchange the test sequences to the other computers while all the environment settings are still preserved. The PTX library can be imported back into a solution as a project, or it can be used as a reference in another project. The PTX library also can be used to be executed with the OTX-Runtime API (DotNet/Java).

A player project does not contain the its own OTX documents but it contains layouts using the elements from the referred projects, it also has all the necessary settings supporting for design time and run time. A project shall be exported into a PPX library for many usages. Similar to the PTX, a PPX is used for exchanging. It can be imported back into a solution as a player project but it can not be referred by any projects. The main usage of a PPX library is to run with the Open Test Player where the data of the test sequences can be displayed in customized graphic layouts.

The OTF supports exporting PTX/PPX file with many options. A PTX or PPX is a zipped file contains the files in the project or a player. You can select which files to be include in the PTX/PPX. You can also encrypt the PTX/PPX for the security reason. These options of exporting PTX/PPX can be configure in the related sections ("Save - PTX" and Security - PTX) in the OTF global options, or if you have already enabled the Export Manager to be displayed when exporting, you can configure directly in the Manager. To enable the Export Manager, please tick at the "Open dialog when exporting" check box in the General settings page of the OTF global options.

Note that when you modify the options in the related sections in setting ("Save - PTX" and Security - PTX) in the OTF global options, it shall adapt the modifications to the Export Manager and vice versa.

PTX/PPX Export Manager

The PTX/PPX Export Manager dialog box appears every time you export a project/player into PTX/PPX file. Here you can configure the content of the library and the method to protect the library with encryption. Below are the sections in the dialog: Content section Below are the controls in the "Content" section with their descriptions (according to their position in the bar from left-to-right and top-to-bottom): Control                                                       Description OTX files check box Enables to include the OTX folder containing all OTX files in the PTX library (checked) or not (unchecked) when exporting a project. Runtime settings check box Enables to include all emotive specific project settings in the PTX library (checked) or not (unchecked) when exporting a project. Runtime-optimized binaries for DotNet check box Enables to include the Output folder containing the compiled and executable binaries for DotNet runtime in the PTX library (checked) or not (unchecked) when exporting a project. Runtime-optimized binaries for Java check box Enables to include the Output folder containing the compiled and executable binaries for Java runtime in the PTX library (checked) or not (unchecked) when exporting a project. Security section Below are the controls in the "Security" section with their descriptions (according to their position in the bar from left-to-right and top-to-bottom): Control                                                                 Description Private key text box Allows to specify a password to encrypt and/or sign the exported PTX/PPX library. Encryption check box Enables to encrypt the entire PTX/PPX file (checked) or not (unchecked) when exporting a project. Note that once you encrypted the file, it can not be imported again into the OTF. The encrypted PTX/PPX file can only be opened by the OTX-Runtime API (DotNet/Java). Protect content with a checksum check box Enables to protect the PTX/PPX file against an encrypted checksum (checked) or not (unchecked). The protected PTX/PPX file can be opened with the OTF or the OTX-Runtime API (DotNet/Java). Checksum combo box Allows to select the hash algorithm. Actions section Below are the controls in the "Actions" section with their descriptions (according to their position in the bar from left-to-right and top-to-bottom): Control                                                       Description Referenced projects combo box Allows to select a behavior with the externally referred PTX files. Store APPs inside project check box Enables to copy all the referred external applications (from the central application folder) into the PTX/PPX library (checked) or not (unchecked) when exporting a project. Append version check box Appends the project version number to the exported PTX/PPX file name. Sub (Bottom) section Below are the controls in the "Sub" section with their descriptions (according to their positions from left to right and top to bottom): Control                                                       Description Open dialog when exporting check box Enables (checked) or disables (unchecked) displaying the "PTX Export Manager" dialog when exporting the PTX/PPX file. Export button Exports the project/player with the configured settings. Cancel button Cancels export task and close the manager.

The Export Manager allows to configure the content and the encryption of the exported file

Table of the PTX/PPX content with different export options

Control	Description
Open dialog when exporting check box	Enables (checked) or disables (unchecked) displaying the "PTX Export Manager" dialog when exporting the PTX/PPX file.
Export button	Exports the project/player with the configured settings.
Cancel button	Cancels export task and close the manager.