Creating a test launch configuration

A new test configuration is required to run a manual test. When the test configuration is executed, a test log captures the launch of the manual test.

Open the Run dialog to create the test configuration. Right-click on a test suite file in the Test Navigator and select Run As > Run from the pop-up menu. The Run dialog opens.

Create the test configuration by selecting the Test entry from the list of launch Configurations and clicking New. The test configuration is created and by default is named New_configuration. You may edit the default name of the test configuration in the Name field at the top of the Run dialog.

The test configuration requires an association to the manual test and its deployment. Select the manual test and its deployment for the test configuration. Select the Test tab at the right of the Run dialog and complete the following steps:

  1. Select the manual test to run. Navigate to and select the manual test in the 1. Select test to run pane of the Test tab.
  2. Select the deployment for running the manual test. Select the local_deployment deployment in the 2. Select a deployment pane of the Test tab.

  3. Optionally, you may override the default settings for the generated test log. By default, the test log's name is the same as the manual test and it is saved in the root directory of the same project as the manual test. Select the Test Logs tab at the right of the Run dialog and complete the following steps:

    • Clear the Use defaults check box at the top of the Test Logs tab.
    • Edit the default name of the generated test log in the Name field under the Use defaults check box.
    • Select the Override existing test logs resource check box under the Name field to override an existing test log with the same name in the same location. If the check box is cleared, the generated test log will be uniquely named.
    • Edit the default location of the generated test log in the Location pane at the bottom of the Test Logs tab.
  4. Optionally edit the generic launch configuration properties
  5. Save the test configuration by clicking the Apply button at the bottom of the Run dialog.

Related tasks
Running a manual test
Creating a test deployment

Related reference
Generic launch configuration properties

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