If the Android device is running on a virtual machine or
on the emulator provided by the Android SDK, you can install the IBM® Rational® Test Workbench Mobile Client either
by downloading it or using the adb tool.
About this task
For the typical method of installing the
mobile test client, see
Installing the mobile test client on an Android device.
Procedure
To install the mobile test client on an emulator:
- In IBM Rational Test Workbench Mobile Test Edition, click .
The Add New Device wizard shows the Workbench
URL.
- Complete one of the following steps:
- Download the mobile test client on the emulator.
- In the emulator, open a web browser and enter the Workbench URL.
- Click the link to download the mobile test client.
- On the apps page of the emulator, click Downloads,
click com.ibm.rational.test.mobile.android.client.ui-release.apk,
and then click Install.
- Use the adb tool to install mobile test client.
- On the computer, open a web browser and enter the Workbench URL.
- Click the link to download the mobile test client.
- Copy com.ibm.rational.test.mobile.android.client.ui-release.apk to
a temporary folder. For example, copy the file to C:\tmp.
- Open a command line window and point to the Android SDK directory.
The default path to the directory is C:\Users\admin_name\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
- Type the following command:
adb -e install temporary_folder\com.ibm.rational.test.mobile.android.client.ui-release.apk
- To install on a virtual machine, open a command line window
and type the following commands:
cd <temporary
folder>
adb connect <IP
address of the virtual machine>
adb
-r install com.ibm.rational.test.mobile.android.client.ui-release.apk
What to do next
After installing the
mobile test client, configure and
connect the device to the
test workbench. See
Configuring the mobile test client for Android.