Running compound tests on iOS devices on BitBar Cloud

You can run compound tests that contain mobile tests on iOS mobile devices that are connected to the BitBar Cloud.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:
  • Recorded mobile tests. See Recording mobile tests for iOS applications.
  • Created a compound test that contains mobile tests, see Creating a compound test.
  • Set up your account to access the BitBar Cloud. You must have been issued valid credentials such as the host name or the URL of the BitBar Cloud instance, and an API key to authenticate the connection.
  • Installed the .ipa or .app file of the iOS application that you want to test in the BitBar Cloud. For information, refer to Live Testing in the BitBar documentation.
  • Installed the iOS application that you want to test on the iOS device.
  • Connected and started the iOS device that you want to use for testing iOS mobile applications.

Procedure

  1. Open the UI Test perspective in Rational® Functional Tester, if it is not already open.
  2. Select the compound test that contains the mobile tests 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 BitBar host checkbox to enable the options on the BitBar Device Cloud Environment panel.
    3. Perform the actions as listed in the following table:

      Option

      Action

      BitBar host

      Enter the host name of the BitBar Cloud instance.

      API Key
      Enter the API key of your BitBar Cloud account to authenticate the connection, and then click the Refresh projects and device groups Image of the refresh icon..
      Note: Clicking the Refresh projects and device groups Image of the refresh icon. enables the Project and Device Group fields.

      Project

      Select the BitBar project from the drop-down list.

      Device Group

      Select the mobile device group that you want to use in the BitBar cloud.
      Test Run

      Enter an appropriate name for the test with which you can identify the test run on the BitBar Cloud dashboard.
    4. Click Apply and Close.
      Note: When the connection with the BitBar Cloud instance is successful, the mobile devices that you have configured on the BitBar Cloud are displayed in the Run using drop-down list.
  5. Click the Run Compound Test icon.

    The Run Configuration dialog is displayed.

    Perform any of the following actions:
    • To run each mobile test that are in the compound test on a specific device, go to step 6.
    • To simultaneously run all the tests that are in the compound test on the same set of devices, go to step 7.
  6. Clear the Run on several devices and browsers in parallel option, if selected, and then perform the following actions:
    1. Click the Run using option for each test, to view the mobile devices or emulators that are connected to the BitBar Cloud.
    2. Select a device from the list.
    3. Repeat steps 6.a and 6.b, for each of the tests in the Compound test.
    4. Click Next.
      The Advanced Playback Options dialog is displayed.
      Note: There is no action to be performed by you for mobile tests.
    5. Click Next.

      The Performance Measurement dialog is displayed.

      Note: There is no action to be performed by you for mobile tests.
    6. Click Finish.
  7. Select the Run on several devices and browsers in parallel option, if not selected.
    All the mobile devices and emulators that are connected to the BitBar Cloud are displayed.

    You must perform the following steps:

    1. Select the devices on which you want to run the test.
    2. Click Next.

      The Advanced Playback Options dialog is displayed.

      Note: There is no action to be performed by you for mobile tests.
    3. Click Next.

      The Performance Measurement dialog is displayed.

      Note: There is no action to be performed by you for mobile tests.
    4. Click Finish.

Results

The test runs on the selected mobile devices or simulators. 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.