After generating the test from a recording, you can edit
a test according to your requirements and play it back from the workbench
on your mobile device/simulator. This means that the playback is controlled
from the workbench and not from the simulator or mobile device. The
result of the tests can be viewed from both the test workbench and the mobile test client.
Before you begin
- You must have recorded and generated a test on a mobile device,
emulator or simulator. You can find information on the procedure in Recording tests from the test workbench,
in Recording tests from the Android mobile test client,
or Recording tests from the iOS mobile test client.
- Ensure that you give control to the test workbench to run tests by
tapping Enter passive mode. After you tap it,
on the mobile client, a message tells you to press Back to
end this mode or wait until a playback scenario starts. On iPads,
you must select any other page on the left to end the passive mode.
- To prevent your iOS device from disconnecting from the test workbench during playback,
go to on your iOS device and turn Auto-Lock to Never.
Note: If your test contains datapools, it will be controlled
by the workbench.
About this task
If you have not installed the
mobile test client through the
silent mode and recorded a native or hybrid app from the
mobile test client, you must run
the test from the
mobile test client before
running it from
test workbench.
Tests
created for native or hybrid applications must be run on the Android mobile test client if recorded
on Android platform, and on the iOS mobile test client if recorded
on iOS platform. But there is no such restriction for tests of web
applications and of IBM Worklight® hybrid applications,
as they can be recorded and run on either platform.
Procedure
- From the test workbench,
you can initiate the running of a mobile test by using any of the
following steps in the Test Workbench perspective:
- In the Test Navigator view, right-click a test and click .
- From the Test Navigator view, open the test and, in the test editor,
click the Run button.
- Add the mobile test to the Compound Test editor.
- A wizard displays the list of available devices. Select
the device on which the test will be run.
- The first time you run a test, you will be prompted to
run the test from the Test Execution perspective. Select the Remember
my decision check box to avoid receiving the message again
and click Yes. The test is played
back in the mobile device.
Note: Do not interact with the mobile
device till the test is complete.
If you need to stop the test
run, click the Stop test button in the toolbar
of the test workbench.
Results
After the run, both Statistical (Performance) and Mobile (Live)
reports are displayed.
What to do next
You can now evaluate the test results. See
Evaluate
results.