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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.
Running mobile tests for iOS mobile applications
After you record the tests for iOS mobile applications by using Rational® Functional Tester, you can play back the recorded tests by using Rational Functional Tester.

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
  You can learn to start using Rational® Functional Tester by reviewing the information in the Tutorials for the UI Test perspective and Functional Test perspective.
- Samples
  You can find the sample project that you can use 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.
  - 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
        After you record the tests for iOS mobile applications by using Rational® Functional Tester, you can play back the recorded tests by using Rational Functional Tester.
        Running mobile tests on an iOS device or simulator connected to a computer that runs Rational® Functional Tester
        You can run mobile tests on iOS mobile devices or simulators that are connected to a computer that runs Rational® Functional Tester.
        Running mobile tests on an iOS device or simulator connected to a remote computer
        You can run mobile tests on an iOS device or simulator that is connected to a remote agent computer.
        Running mobile tests on iOS devices on BitBar Cloud
        You can run mobile tests on an iOS device that is connected to the BitBar Cloud.
        Running mobile tests on iOS devices on Perfecto Cloud
        You can run mobile tests on an iOS device that is connected to the Perfecto Mobile Cloud.
        Running mobile tests on iOS devices on pCloudy Cloud
        You can run mobile tests on an iOS device that is connected to the pCloudy Cloud.
      - 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.
    - Setting a global delay for test steps
      You can set the duration of a global delay in milliseconds between all the steps instead of adding the wait time manually for each of the steps in a recorded test. You can specify this global delay as a preference for the playback of Web UI, Windows, or mobile tests.
    - 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.
- 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 for iOS mobile applications

After you record the tests for iOS mobile applications by using Rational® Functional Tester, you can play back the recorded tests by using Rational® Functional Tester.

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.

Before you can play back the recorded mobile test, you must complete the following tasks:

Installed the Xcode and the CLI tools for Xcode on the computer that you want to use for testing iOS mobile applications.
Connected and started the iOS device that you want to use for testing iOS mobile applications. You can connect the iOS device to the computer through a USB cable.
Installed the iOS application that you want to test on the iOS device.

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.

To play back a mobile test, multiple mobile tests, a compound test, or an AFT Suite, after you select the test, you can select the location where the iOS devices or simulators are connected, and then specify the iOS device or simulator on which you want to run the test.

When you play back the Compound Test containing mobile tests, you can specify different iOS devices or simulators for each of the mobile test in the Compound Test.

See Configuration of mobile test runs.

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: