Testing the Component Interface

Testing the Component Interface


After setting the security for a component interface, you can test the contents and behavior
using the component interface tester. You should test the component interface before using it
in your external system. This proactive tool helps you discover problems with the underlying
component or the component interface itself, including user defined methods. When you are
testing a component interface, real data from the database is used. Therefore, if you save the
information that you change by calling the Save method, the information is changed in the
database.
With the component interface tester, you can:

• Test the component interface in interactive mode.
• Retrieve history items.
• Test the standard, custom, and collection methods.
This section discusses how to:
• Test the component interface.
• Determine ItemByKeys parameters.