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Procedure documentationScheduling Automatic Tests

 

You can schedule the execution of automated test cases for several test packages.

You can choose whether to process the test cases in the foreground or in the background. Processing in the foreground allows you to view each step and enter modifications to system defaults manually. Ensure that the execution mode Background is selected only if the tested transactions don't have a user interface.

Prerequisites

The test engineer has assigned a test package to your user.

Procedure

  1. In the Tester Worklist view of the Test Management work center, select a test package that contains automatic test cases.

    The test cases that are assigned to the test package, are displayed.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Automatic Test Next navigation step Schedule Execution End of the navigation path .

    You go to the Scheduling dialog box.

  3. If you perform a trial execution and you do not want the status of this trial execution to be transferred to the status analysis of the test management, deselect the Copy status in Test Workbench checkmark.

  4. If you want to create TBOMs and run the Business Process Change Analyzer, select the Activate TBOM Recording checkmark.

  5. To execute the test cases in the background, select Background in the Execution Mode dropdown box.

  6. Define the start trigger: immediately, start date and time, after Job, or after event.

  7. If you set the Periodic Job checkmark, you have to define the period: ourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.

  8. Choose OK to schedule the job.