Running Tests - Defining Test Sets Running tests
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Topic: Running Tests - Defining Test Sets Running tests
Posted By: Mithi25
Subject: Running Tests - Defining Test Sets Running tests
Date Posted: 15Nov2009 at 9:45pm
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Running Tests -
Defining Test Sets Running tests is the core of the testing process. As your application changes, you run the manual and automated tests in your project in order to locate defects and assess quality. You start by creating test sets and choosing which tests to include in each set. A test set is a group of tests in a TestDirector project database designed to achieve specific testing goals. TestDirector enables you to control the execution of tests in a test set. You can set conditions, and schedule the date and time for executing your tests. Once you have defined test sets, you can begin executing your tests. When you run a test manually, you execute the test steps you defined in test planning. You pass or fail each step, depending on whether the application’s actual results match the expected output. When you run a test automatically, TestDirector opens the selected testing tool, runs the test, and exports the test results to TestDirector. In this lesson, you will learn about: ➤ Defining Test Sets ➤ Adding Tests to a Test Set ➤ Scheduling Test Runs ➤ Running Tests Manually ➤ Running Tests Automatically Defining Test Sets You can organize test runs by building test sets. You build test sets by selecting automated and/or manual tests from the test plan tree. Note that you can include the same tests in different test sets. When you run the tests, results are stored separately for the different test instances. To decide which test sets to create, think about the testing goals you defined at the beginning of the testing process. Following are examples of general categories of test sets you could create:
To define a test set: 1 Open the TestDirector_Demo project.
If the TestDirector_Demo project is not already
open, log in to the project. For more information, see "Starting
TestDirector," on page 5. 2 Display the Test Lab module. Click the Test Lab tab. 3 Add a test set to the Test Sets list. Click the New Test Set button or choose Test Sets > New Test Set. The New Test Set dialog box opens.
In the Test Set Name box, type a name for the test set. For example, type: Mercury Tours Demo. In the Description box, type a description of the test set. For example, type: This test set includes tests that verify the functionality of the Mercury Tours site. Click OK. The Mercury Tours Demo test set is added to the Test Sets list in the left window pane. Define the test set details. Click the Test Set Properties tab and select the Details link.
By default, the Status indicates that the test set is Open. In the Open Date box, select a date from the calendar. By default, TestDirector displays the current date. In the Close Date box, select the planned closing date for the test set. For the purpose of this exercise, skip the following fields: Level, Version, and Project. 5 Display the test set attachments. Click the Attachments link. You can add an attachment to the test set. An attachment can be a file, URL, snapshot of your application, an image from the Clipboard, or system information. For the purpose of this exercise, skip this option. 6 Set rules for the automated tests in the test set in the event of a test failure. Click the On Failure link.
Select the first check box to set the test set on failure rule. Make sure that the number of times an automated test should be rerun is set to 1. The second check box enables you to include a clean up test from the test plan tree. For the purpose of this exercise, skip this option. The Settings per test link enables you to change the above on failure rules for any test in the test set. For the purpose of this exercise, skip this option. In On final test failure, you can instruct TestDirector, after the final test failure, to do nothing, stop the test set, or run the test set again a specified number of times. Make sure that the Do nothing option is selected. 7 Instruct TestDirector to send an e-mail to specified users if certain events occur. Click the Notifications link.
Select the first check box to send a notification if any test in the test set fails. To specify who should receive the e-mail, type your actual e-mail address in the To box. In the Message box, type a message for the e-mail. For example, type: This test failed. Please review the test results and submit a defect. ------------- http://www.quick2sms.com - Send Unlimited FREE SMS to Any Mobile Anywhere in INDIA, Click Here |
