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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.
Configuration of test runs from the UI Test perspective
When you create Web UI, mobile, or Windows tests, you must configure the play back of the recorded tests as test runs from the UI Test perspective before you can view their test results.
Configuration of mobile test runs
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.

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.
- Configuration of test runs from the UI Test perspective
  When you create Web UI, mobile, or Windows tests, you must configure the play back of the recorded tests as test runs from the UI Test perspective before you can view their test results.
  - Configuration of Web UI test runs
    See the different ways to play back Web UI tests.
  - Configuration of mobile test runs
    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 mobile tests for Android mobile applications
      After you record the tests for Android mobile applications by using Rational® Functional Tester, you can play back the recorded tests by using Rational Functional Tester.
    - Running compound tests for Android mobile applications
      After you create the compound tests for Android mobile applications by using Rational® Functional Tester, you can play back the compound tests by using Rational Functional Tester
    - Running mobile tests for iOS mobile applications
      You can run the tests for iOS mobile applications that are recorded by using Rational® Functional Tester.
    - Running compound tests for iOS mobile applications
      After you create the compound tests for iOS mobile applications by using IBM® Rational® Functional Tester, you can play back the compound tests.
    - Configuration of AFT Suite runs for mobile tests
      When you create mobile tests and want to use the distributed effort feature inIBM® Rational® Functional Tester, you must configure the AFT Suite run for the recorded mobile tests before you can view the test results.
  - Configuration of Windows test runs
    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.
  - 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.
  - Configuration of test runs from the command line
    When you need to run Web UI, mobile, and windows tests using the command line without opening the desktop client to run these tests, you can use the command line of Rational® Functional Tester.
- Configuration of test runs from the Functional Test perspective
  When you created functional tests, you must configure the run of the recorded functional tests from the Functional Test perspective before you can view the test results.

Configuration of mobile test runs

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.

Rational® Functional Tester supports the testing of mobile applications developed for the following types of mobile operating systems:

The Android mobile operating system.
The iOS mobile operating system.

Running mobile tests for Android mobile applications

Before you can use Rational® Functional Tester to play back the recorded tests, you must record the tests for the mobile applications by using Rational® Functional Tester. See Recording mobile tests for Android applications.

By using Rational® Functional Tester, you can play back the recorded mobile test on Android devices or emulators that are connected to any of the following computers or device clouds:

Computer that runs Rational® Functional Tester.
Remote agent computer.
BitBar Cloud.
Perfecto Mobile Cloud.
pCloudy Cloud.

You can find information about the tasks that you can perform when you want to play back the recorded tests for Android mobile applications as follows:

Running mobile tests for iOS mobile applications

Before you can use Rational® Functional Tester to play back the recorded tests, you must record the tests for the mobile applications by using Rational® Functional Tester. See Recording mobile tests for iOS applications.

You can play back the recorded mobile test on iOS devices or simulators that are connected to any of the following computers or device clouds:

Computer that runs Rational® Functional Tester.
Remote agent computer.
BitBar Cloud.
Perfecto Mobile Cloud.
pCloudy Cloud.

Note: You cannot connect simulators to device clouds.

You can find information about the tasks that you can perform when you want to play back the recorded tests for iOS mobile applications as follows: