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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ API. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
Configuring HCL OneTest™ API
Working with Library Manager
HCL OneTest™ API uses a plug-in architecture to provide support for various middleware and messaging technologies, so the list of third-party products with which it interacts can become large. You can manage this list by using Library Manager. When support for a new architecture or messaging plug-in is required, you use Library Manager to add that support.
Configure default and custom provider library settings
If you want to use providers such as JDBC, you must configure their library settings in Library Manager so that they work correctly with HCL OneTest™ API.
Editing libraries
Based on the provider that you are using, you might want to edit a library to change its location or specify a new library.

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- Release Notes
  This document contains information about What's new, installation, known issues, and contact information of IBM Support.
- System Requirements
  This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL OneTest™ API.
- Getting Started
  This guide provides an overview and describes the tasks to get you started with HCL OneTest™ API.
- Administrator Guide
  This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ API. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
  - Installation of Rational® Integration Tester
    You can find information about installing IBM® Rational® Integration Tester from the IBM Rational Test Workbench or IBM Rational Integration Tester package.
  - Installation of Rational® Test Control Panel
    You can find information about installing IBM® Rational® Test Control Panel from the IBM Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server, or IBM Rational Performance Test Server package.
  - Configuring HCL OneTest™ API
    - Installed directories
      When you install HCL OneTest™ API, the following directories are created and populated under the installation directory.
    - User file storage
      HCL OneTest™ API projects store user files, and can be created in any location to which a user has access. However, using a remote or network location can reduce HCL OneTest API performance significantly, so it is recommended that HCL OneTest API is installed on a local drive.
    - Changing the display language
      When you want to use the product in a different language other than the display language of your computer, then you can change the language of the product by using the command-line interface. You can find the information to change the language in Linux or Windows.
    - Configuring the project results database
      Historical test data and performance results from agents and probes are stored in the HCL OneTest™ API project results database. It is difficult to estimate the space that is required as the number and type of tests to be run varies. For example, lengthy performance tests can generate large amounts of data. When you create the project results database, 50GB is probably a good starting point.
    - HTTP/TCP proxy setup
      The process of configuring applications to use the HTTP/TCP proxy varies according to the application.
    - Setting up the JDBC proxy
      After you install the JDBC proxy, you must deploy the proxy into the Java™ virtual machine (JVM) of the relevant applications, set up the proxy for use, and verify that it is deployed.
    - HCL OneTest™ API tool packages
      To enable HCL OneTest™ API to work with certain technologies, you must configure the required libraries by using the Library Manager and also install and configure HCL OneTest API tool packages that are provided with HCL Quality Server.
    - Working with Library Manager
      HCL OneTest™ API uses a plug-in architecture to provide support for various middleware and messaging technologies, so the list of third-party products with which it interacts can become large. You can manage this list by using Library Manager. When support for a new architecture or messaging plug-in is required, you use Library Manager to add that support.
      - Firewalls, VPNs, and multihomed machines
        Special considerations apply when you install HCL OneTest™ API on systems with firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs), or connections to more than one network.
      - Configuring HTTP watch mode (Unix-like installations only)
        To complete installing HCL OneTest™ API on Unix-like systems, you must configure HTTP watch mode with Java™ Packet Capture (JPCAP).
      - Adding the libraries for database testing by using Library Manager
        To enable HCL OneTest™ API access to the database for testing, you must add various libraries to the configuration.
      - Custom providers
        In Library Manager, you can create new specific providers to supplement any of the existing third-party plug-ins or JDBC providers.
      - Configure default and custom provider library settings
        If you want to use providers such as JDBC, you must configure their library settings in Library Manager so that they work correctly with HCL OneTest™ API.
        Changing installation directories
        If you install a provider into a non-default directory, Library Manager does not know where the JAR files are located. You must change the location of the JAR files for that provider in Library Manager.
        Editing libraries
        Based on the provider that you are using, you might want to edit a library to change its location or specify a new library.
        Adding libraries
        You can add new libraries for custom providers but not for default providers.
        Copying libraries
        If you are using a custom provider, to save you time, you might want to copy existing libraries instead of creating new libraries.
        Removing libraries
        If you are no longer using a custom provider, you might want to remove libraries of that custom provider.
      - Resolving missing libraries errors
        If you see that required libraries for a specific provider are missing, you must fix the error.
      - Library manager command-line options
        Use the LibConfig executable on computers that do not have a graphical user interface.
      - Library manager GUI settings
        When you use a command line to configure HCL OneTest™ API, you can use an existing file as a template, and hence reuse those template settings.
    - Debugging failed Windows™ services
      If one of the programs fails to start as a Windows™ service, it can be difficult to determine the cause. Typically the service fails to start but gives no indication of why. The Windows Event log has nothing useful and the process might not have created its log file.
    - HCL OneTest™ API and HCL OneTest™ Server
      You can publish test reports for tests run on HCL OneTest™ API to HCL OneTest Server. You can create secrets collections for your project and store them securely on HCL OneTest Server that you can retrieve the secrets from HCL OneTest Server during tests at runtime.
  - Administering HCL Quality Server
    HCL Quality Server is a server-based web application providing a central repository for virtualized services. The HCL Quality Server allows you to use virtual services published with HCL OneTest™ API to create, share, and deploy virtualized test environments in HCL OneTest Virtualization.
  - Integrating
    HCL OneTest™ API supports integration with various other tools for quality management, change management, software configuration management, and deployment automation tools such as UrbanCode™ Deploy.
- Tester Guide
  This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, and applications. To enable testing, you must configure and enable the environment for testing.
- Test Manager Guide
  This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for tracking the quality of the application. This guide is intended for Test Managers.
- Troubleshooting HCL OneTest™ API
  While working with HCL OneTest™ API, you might encounter some problems that you can easily troubleshoot.
- HCL OneTest™ API reference
  HCL OneTest™ API is a scripting-free environment for developing tests for service-oriented architecture (SOA) messaging and business process integration projects. Tests can be built by recording existing system behaviors or from requirements, by entering the data to send and the data that is expected in return.
- Security Considerations
  You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
- Notices
  This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for product documentation.

Editing libraries

Based on the provider that you are using, you might want to edit a library to change its location or specify a new library.

About this task

If necessary, you can edit a single library that is required by a specific provider. For default providers, you can change the location of a single library. For custom providers, you can specify a new library altogether, or a new location for an existing library.

To edit a library, follow these steps:

Procedure

On the left side of the Library Manager application window, select the relevant provider-type.
Select the relevant provider (custom or default) from the list of available providers.
Under Settings, double-click the library that is to be edited.
Alternatively, select the file and click Edit. The Select dialog box is displayed.
Using the Select dialog box, browse for the relevant library.
Note: If the library file location is on a mapped network drive, you might get errors while running tests in a project. To prevent this, ensure that the files are available on a local drive that can be accessed by HCL OneTest™ API and its Agent.
When you find the relevant library, highlight it and click Select.
On the Library Manager application window, the new library and location are displayed for the selected file.