Running mobile tests on an iOS mobile device connected to the pCloudy Cloud

You can run mobile tests on an iOS device that is connected to the pCloudy Cloud.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:
  • Recorded mobile tests. See Recording mobile tests for iOS applications.
  • Set up your account to access the pCloudy cloud. You must have been issued valid credentials such as the host name or the URL of the pCloudy cloud instance, the user name, and an API key to authenticate the connection.
  • Uploaded the .ipa file of the iOS application that you want to test on an iOS device in the pCloudy Cloud. For more information, refer to Upload iOS App in the pCloudy documentation.
  • Installed the iOS application on an iOS device in the pCloudy Cloud. For more information, refer to Installing iOS app in the pCloudy documentation.
  • Connected and started the iOS device that you want to use for testing iOS mobile applications.
  • Verified that the device you want to test is available and in the Released state on the pCloudy cloud.

Procedure

  1. Open the UI Test perspective in Rational® Functional Tester, if it is not already open.
  2. Select the mobile test from the Test Navigator pane.

    The test window is displayed.

  3. Click Window > Preferences > Test > Test Execution > UI Test Playback.

    The UI Test Playback pane is displayed.

  4. Perform the following steps in the UI Test Playback pane:
    1. Click the Mobile Device Cloud tab.
    2. Select the pCloudy host checkbox to enable the options on the pCloudy Device Cloud Environment panel.
    3. Perform the actions as listed in the following table:

      Option

      Action

      pCloudy host

      Enter the host name of the pCloudy instance.

      User Name

      Enter the user name of your pCloudy account.

      API Key

      Enter the API key of your pCloudy account to authenticate the user name for a successful connection.
    4. Click Apply and Close.
      Note: When the connection with the pCloudy instance is successful, the mobile devices that you have configured on the pCloudy Cloud are displayed in the Run using drop-down list.
  5. Click the Run Test play back a Web UI test icon.
    The Run Configuration dialog box is displayed.
    Note: If you are using a compound test that contains mobile tests, you can specify the mobile device or simulator to play back the test for each mobile test.
  6. Select the mobile device to play back the test from the Run using list and click Next.
    The Advanced Playback Options dialog box is displayed.
    Note: There is no action to be performed by you for mobile tests.
  7. Click Finish.

Results

The test runs on the iOS device that is connected to the Perfecto Cloud. The test result is displayed as a unified report in Rational® Functional Tester.

What to do next

You can view the unified report for the mobile tests and choose to export the unified report. See Unified reports.