Running compound tests on iOS devices or simulators connected to a computer that runs IBM® Rational® Functional Tester

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

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.
  • 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 or simulator that you want to use for testing iOS mobile applications. You can connect the iOS device to the computer through a USB cable.
  • Ensured that the UI Test Agent is running on the computer that runs Rational® Functional Tester.
    Tip: You can hover the cursor over the System Tray to verify that the UI Test Agent is running and also view the port it uses.

About this task

When you run mobile tests, you can enable Rational® Functional Tester to collect metrics for certain parameters of the resources used by the mobile applications or devices. You can select the Resource Monitoring option and set the time intervals for the collection of the metrics during the test run.
Important: Collection of Resource Monitoring metrics and displaying of the data graphically is supported only when you run a compound test on a single device.
Restriction: Resource Monitoring metrics of iOS simulators are not collected nor graphically displayed.

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 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 4.
    • To simultaneously run all the tests that are in the compound test on the same set of devices, go to step 5.
  4. 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.
    2. Select a device from the list.
    3. Repeat steps 4.a and 4.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. Go to step 6.
  5. 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 computer 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. Go to step 6.
  6. Click Next.

    The Performance Measurement dialog is displayed.

  7. Perform the following steps if you want Rational® Functional Tester to collect the Resource Monitoring metrics during the test run:
    1. Select the Resource Monitoring option.
    2. Set the interval to collect the metrics by entering a number in the Polling interval field.
      Note: The minimum value that you can enter in the Polling interval field is 1000 milliseconds.
  8. 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.

If you opted to collect the Resource Monitoring metrics, you can view the metrics displayed graphically in the UI Test Statistical report. You can analyze the Resource Monitoring metrics to manage the resources of the device or the mobile application under test. See UI Test Statistical report.