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.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:
  • Recorded mobile tests. See Recording mobile tests for iOS applications.
  • Installed the Xcode and the CLI tools for Xcode on the computer that you want to use for testing iOS mobile applications.
  • Installed the iOS mobile application that you want to test on the iOS device or simulator.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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 mobile test from the Test Navigator pane.

    The test window is displayed.

  3. 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.
  4. Select the mobile device or simulator 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.
  5. Click Next.

    The Performance Measurement dialog box is displayed.

  6. 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.
  7. Click Finish.

Results

The test runs on the selected mobile device or simulator. 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.