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Rule Properties Panel


The Rule Properties panel allows you to specify the following rule properties:

  • Rule ID
  • Header
  • Severity
  • Author
  • Description

To open the Rule Properties panel, choose Rule> Properties.

The Rule Properties panel has two tabs:

  • CodeWizard: Determines properties that will be used within Jtest.
  • Info: Lets you store general information about the rule.

CodeWizard Tab

The CodeWizard tab allows you to specify the following properties:

  • Rule ID: Type the category and rule name in the format

    category.name

    Jtest will organize your rules according to category, then according to name. For example, you might want to use a Rule ID such as PROJECT1.ABC
  • Header: the name assigned to this rule.
  • Severity: Choose the severity category in which you want Jtest to classify the rule.
    Jtest classifies rules into groups based on the severity of violating the rule:
    • Severe Violation (Level 1)
    • Possible Severe Violation (Level 2)
    • Violation (Level 3)
    • Possible Violation (Level 4)
    • Informational (Level 5)
      The Severe Violation category should contain rules whose violation will definitely result in a bug. Each category below Severe Violation should contain rules whose violations have a progressively lower probability of resulting in an error.

      Jtest users can suppress rules according to their severity, so it is important to classify each error appropriately (If a violation of this rule will very likely lead to an error, give it a high severity; if you classify a severe rule as Informational, a violation of that rule may be overlooked by a user suppressing Informational violations.)

      Note: If you do not specify the rule's severity, it will be categorized as a Violation (the default setting).

Info Tab

The Info tab allows you to specify the following properties:

  • Author: Indicates the name of the rule's author.
  • Description: Contains a description of this rule. This description will be displayed when you choose View Rule Description in Jtest

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