Tool Mentor: Executing Test Components Using Rational Test RealTime
Purpose
This tool mentor describes how to execute a test campaign created with
Rational Test RealTime.
It relates to this Rational Unified Process information:
Overview
This activity consists in building and executing the test campaign. Test
RealTime automatically compiles and runs the test application from the
implemented test components.
For information on implementing test components, refer to the Tool Mentor
titled Implementing Test Components
Using Rational Test RealTime.
Tool Steps
Each Test Configuration is a set of parameters, needed to build and execute
the test campaign, which is based upon a Target Deployment Port. Target Deployment
Ports are a unique technology that provide strong integration of Test RealTime
with all platforms and embedded development environments throughout test
development, deployment, execution, and reporting.
Test Configuration settings can be specified individually for each node in
the Test Browser and for each Target Deployment Port used within a project. When
you create a new project, one or more Test Configurations are initialized,
each based on a specific Target Deployment Port. You can later customize the
Test Configuration for the entire project or for a single node.
To specify the Test Configuration Settings:
- From the Project menu, select Settings.... This opens the
Test Configuration Settings dialog box.
- In the tree-view box, select one or several nodes to which your changes
will apply.
Each node inherits Test Configuration settings from its parent node. For
example, workspace settings are cascaded down to each node within the workspace.
When you override the settings of a node, changes are propagated to all child
nodes within the same Test Configuration.
For detailed information on the Test Configuration Settings dialog box,
refer to the Test RealTime Online Help.
To run a test, in the Test Browser, right-click the node that you want to
run—for example, the Workspace node—and select Make from the
context menu.
You can also specify in further detail how to execute the test campaign:
- From the Build toolbar, click Options, which is next to Make,
to open the Build Options dialog box. The left-hand
section contains compilation options. In most cases, you will need to select
the All
option to flawlessly compile the entire test. The
right-hand section allows you to apply any observation tools to the node
during the test.
- From the Build toolbar, click Make.
During the test, the Build Clock displays the test execution time and the
green LED flashes. The Test Browser displays a green checkmark next to each
node to indicate the progression of the campaign.
If a test does not compile or ends abnormally, the corresponding node is
marked with a red cross instead of a green checkmark. The red cross indicates a
test generation failure, not a failed test.
To correct a compilation error, double-click the error message in the Console
window to open the Text Editor at the corresponding line of the test
script. Correct the error, and rerun the test campaign if necessary.
Once test generation has been successfully performed, a green checkmark
appears next to the node.
For More Information
For detailed information on how to analyze test execution, refer to the Tool
Mentor titled Analyzing Test Execution
Using Rational Test RealTime.
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