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Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes how to automate the playback of the tests by using different methods such as Docker, IBM® Cloud Private, Jenkins and so on. The test results can be pushed to Rational® Test Control Panel.
Running tests from UI Test perspective
In this section, you will learn how to play back the Web UI, mobile and Windows tests from the UI Test perspective.
Configuration of AFT Suite runs
When you create Web UI, mobile, or Windows tests, you must configure the play back of the recorded tests as AFT Suite runs before you can view their test results.
Running mobile tests an AFT suite
After you create an Accelerated Functional Test (AFT) suite for mobile tests, you run the AFT suite by using the Run Distributed Tests option.

Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes how to automate the playback of the tests by using different methods such as Docker, IBM® Cloud Private, Jenkins and so on. The test results can be pushed to Rational® Test Control Panel.
- Running tests from UI Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn how to play back the Web UI, mobile and Windows tests from the UI Test perspective.
  - Running Web UI tests
    See the different ways to play back Web UI tests.
  - Running mobile tests
    After you record the tests for mobile applications by using Rational® Functional Tester, you can play back the recorded tests by using Rational Functional Tester. The test reports help you to analyze the functional and performance issues in the mobile applications developed.
  - Running Windows tests
    You can run Windows tests that you created for Windows desktop applications in Rational® Functional Tester.
  - Configuration of AFT Suite runs
    When you create Web UI, mobile, or Windows tests, you must configure the play back of the recorded tests as AFT Suite runs before you can view their test results.
    - Accelerating the test effort with distributed testing
      The Rational® Functional Tester UI Test perspective helps you accelerate the test effort by providing ways to distribute test execution across multiple browsers and multiple computers simultaneously.
    - Playing back an Accelerated Functional Test asset
      After you create an Accelerated Functional Test (AFT) asset for Web UI or Compound tests, you can play back these tests anytime later by using the AFT XML file.
    - Running multiple tests simultaneously
      To maximize test coverage in the shortest possible time, you can set up distributed testing and run several Web UI tests and compound tests simultaneously on several remote computers, for several operating systems and browsers.
    - Running a test using Rational Quality Manager
      Another way to automate your testing is to use IBM® Rational® Quality Manager. With Rational Quality Manager, you can run an individual Web UI test or specify a particular browser to run the test on. You can also accelerate your testing by running the test on all browsers and mobile devices simultaneously or on a selected set of browsers.
    - Running tests from a schedule
      To run multiple Web UI tests in parallel on different browsers, you can add the test to an IBM® Rational® Performance Tester schedule.
    - Running mobile tests an AFT suite
      After you create an Accelerated Functional Test (AFT) suite for mobile tests, you run the AFT suite by using the Run Distributed Tests option.
  - Running a test on multiple browsers and devices simultaneously
    Rather than run a Web UI test on one browser at a time, you can run a single Web UI test on multiple browsers simultaneously. Doing so can significantly speed up your test effort. You can also extend your test coverage by adding mobile devices to the test run. You can run the test from Rational® Functional Tester, from the command line, or from Rational Quality Manager. This topic describes how to run a test from the UI Test perspective.
  - Running a test from a command line
    You can run a test without opening the product by using the command-line interface.
- Running tests from Functional Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn how to play back tests from the Functional Test perspective.

Running mobile tests an AFT suite

After you create an Accelerated Functional Test (AFT) suite for mobile tests, you run the AFT suite by using the Run Distributed Tests option.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Created an AFT suite with mobile tests. See Creating an AFT suite for mobile tests.
The configured Appium server must be running.

Procedure

Right-click the XML file in the Test Navigator pane, and then click Run Distributed Tests.

The Run Accelerated Functional Test dialog box is displayed.
The following options are displayed in the Run Accelerated Functional Test dialog box:
- Re-run failed tests only from the last playback: Select this checkbox if you want to rerun the failed tests only from the last playback. The failed test is again run on the same device and location on which it previously failed.
  Note: This option is enabled only if the test was already run at least once.
- Fix the browser-driver incompatibility: This option is not applicable for mobile tests and it is disabled.
Click OK.

Results

You have run mobile tests as an AFT suite.