In this lesson you, in the role of lab manager, create
a test cell. A test cell is a collection of lab resources that are
configured with attributes that a test environment requires. Test
cells are used primarily for the execution of test scripts, test suites,
and test execution sequences.
- Point to the Lab Management icon
(
), and click Create Test Cell.
The Create Test Cell editor opens.
- Click <Enter New Test Cell Name>,
and type BetaTestCell as the name of the test
cell. This field is required. We are basing the test cell name on
the name of the test environment that we created in lesson 2.5.
- In Type, accept the default value
of Machine.
- In Owner, select Larry.
- Click <Click here to enter summary information>,
and type Test cell for the BetaTest test environment.
- Expand the Description section,
click Add content, and type This
test cell contains lab resources with the attributes that are defined
in the BetaTest test environment.
- Click Preview to close the text
editor.
- In Lab Resources, click the Test environment icon
(
), select BetaTest,
and click OK. Notice that two rows are added
to the table. The rows are added because two lab resources that have
the attributes that are specified in the test environment have been
located.
- Click the Assign a Lab Resource to each row icon
(
). The
machines that you defined earlier in the module are displayed under
Resource Name.
- Expand the Machine Availability section
to reserve the test cell:
- In Reserve from, select a future
date.
- In Reserve to, select a date
two weeks later than the Reserve from date.
- Click the Reserve Machine icon
(
). Notice that the graph displays the dates that you selected.
- Click Save. The test cell that you
created is reserved for the selected dates and is available for executing
test cases, test suites, or test execution sequences.
- Point to the Lab Management icon
(
), and click All
Test Cells. The test cell that you just created is displayed
in the list.