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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.

Rational® Functional Tester
- Release Notes
  This document contains information about what's new, installation instructions, known problems in and contact information of IBM Customer Support.
- System Requirements
  This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for IBM® Rational® Functional Tester.
- Getting Started Guide
  This guide provides an overview of Rational® Functional Tester. You can find the task flows to get you started with Rational Functional Tester. This guide is intended for new users.
- Tutorials
  This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Functional Tester.
- Samples
  This section describes about the sample project which can be used with Rational® Functional Tester to test the functionality of an application.
- Administrator Guide
  This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Functional Tester software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Test Author Guide
  This guide describes how to create test scripts and enhances them by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points.
- 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.
- Test Manager Guide
  This guide describes how to keep track of the performance of the application by evaluating the test results. Following topics cover how you can work with the test results.
- Troubleshooting
  This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with Rational® Functional Tester.
- Reference Guide
  This guide describes the additional topics to gain more knowledge about Rational® Functional Tester.
- All Guides (PDF)
  You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of IBM® Rational® Functional Tester as a PDF file.
- 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 the product documentation.

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.