Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r0cc92d3b75bfb96dc4ecafd760a9ce15e455033b -re722325d02c51abd72e9215a56f4623f3b1334c5
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 0cc92d3b75bfb96dc4ecafd760a9ce15e455033b)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision e722325d02c51abd72e9215a56f4623f3b1334c5)
@@ -12,52 +12,14 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 
-
+import names
 import sys
 import test
 import squish
 from configuration import config
 from builtins import int as pyInt
-
+from dialin.ui import utils
         
-def start_application(app_name):
-    """
-    Function to start application and verify application status [running]
-    If application does not start or running status is false, test stops
-    Argument:
-        @param app_name : (str) - Name of the application
-        @param app_executable : (str) - Actual application
-        @return: handle for the application if the application is in running state,
-        or error (exist the application)
-    """
-    counter = 0
-    while True:
-        try:
-            counter += 1
-            test.log("Starting {}".format(app_name))
-            squish.startApplication(app_name)
-            if counter == 1:
-                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" st try.")
-            elif counter == 2:
-                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" nd try.")
-            elif counter == 3:
-                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" rd try.")
-            else:
-                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" th try.")
-            break
-        except RuntimeError:
-            if counter == 1:
-                test.log("Application failed to launch after "+str(counter)+" try - Please refer logs")
-            elif counter == 20:
-                test.log("Exiting after "+str(counter)+ " tries..")
-                sys.exit(1)
-            else:
-                test.log("Application failed to launch after "+str(counter)+ " tries - Please refer logs")
-        except:
-            logErrorDetails("Failed to start the application")
-            sys.exit(1)
-    
-        
 def check_if_object_is_within_the_container(obj=None, container=None):
     """
     check if an object is inside a container
@@ -108,3 +70,57 @@
         
     raise LookupError("zone object is not in view to the user after " + \
              "trying 100 times")
+    
+    
+def keyboard_input(key_value):
+    names.o_keyboard_object["text"] = key_value
+    return names.o_keyboard_object
+
+def enter_keyboard_numeric_value(entry):
+    """
+        Method to enter user desired 
+        value using keypad
+        @param entry: (str) User expected value
+    """
+    test.startSection("Entering {}".format(entry))
+    for value in entry:
+        value = pyInt(value)
+        key_val = squish.waitForObject(keyboard_input(value))
+        squish.mouseClick(key_val)
+        utils.waitForGUI(1)
+    test.endSection()
+    
+def keypad_input(key_value):
+    names.o_keypad_input["text"] = key_value
+    return names.o_keypad_input
+    
+def enter_keypad_value(entry):
+    """
+        Method to enter user desired 
+        value using keypad
+        @param entry: (str) User expected value
+    """
+    test.startSection("Entering {}".format(entry))
+    for value in entry:
+        value = pyInt(value)
+        key_val = squish.waitForObject(keypad_input(value))
+        squish.mouseClick(key_val)
+        utils.waitForGUI(1)
+    test.endSection()
+    
+    
+def erase_entered_value(input_field):
+    """
+        Method to erase the entered value
+        @param input_field - (obj) object of input field
+    """
+    test.startSection("Erasing value")
+    input_field= squish.waitForObject(input_field)
+    entered_value = str(input_field.text)
+    for value in range(len(entered_value)+1):
+        utils.waitForGUI(1)
+        squish.mouseClick(squish.waitForObjectExists(names.o_back_space_key))
+    
+    test.compare(str(input_field.text), "", "Input field should be empty")
+    test.endSection()
+