Test Configurations

HCL OneTest UI - Test Configurations with ReleaseOwl

RO Agent

RO Agent is a standalone application that executes jobs on behalf of ReleaseOwl. It currently supports the execution of HCL OneTest UI test cases.

The RO Agent is distributed as a ZIP file. After extraction, it can be launched using the appropriate script:

• start.bat (for Windows)

• start.sh (for Linux/macOS)

RO Agent Configuration

To configure and register a new RO Agent:

1. In Administration, go to RO Agents.

2. In the page displayed, click Register RO Agent.

3. Fill in the required details.

Name	Enter the name of your choice for the RO Agent Configuration that is being created.
Host URL	The Host URL is the RO Agent URL that begins with http or https.
Security Key	Security Key value can be found in the agent.properties file.

Pre-requisites

RO Agent and HCL OneTest UI should be installed on the same machine.

Test Configuration

Setting up a Test Configuration allows the ReleaseOwl application to execute HCL OneTest UI scripts with specific parameters from a designated path via the RO Agent.

Steps to Create a New Test Configuration

1. Navigate to the Project View in ReleaseOwl.

2. Go to Test Configuration.

3. On the page displayed, click Create Test Configuration.

Note: Test Configuration for Web UI and Functional Tests are to be created separately.

Test Configuration for Web UI Test

Fill in the required details:

Name	Enter the name of your choice for the test configuration that is being created.
Test System	The Test System here is HCL OneTest UI
Git Enabled	If Git enabled, you could access and use Git from HCL OneTest API, and the testing environment is integrated with both local and remote Git repositories.
Test Type	Type of the test to execute. In this case, Web UI
Project Directory	The fully qualified path to HCL OneTest UI project directory. Use '\' or '/' as the file separator. This path must exist on the agent.
Test Suite Name	Name of the script to be executed without the extension.
VM Arguments	Specify Virtual Machine arguments separated by comma (,)
Var File	The complete path to the XML file that contains the variable name and value pairs.
Configuration File	Use this option to specify the complete path to a file that contains the parameters for a test run
RO Agent	Select the RO Agent where the current test should be executed.

Test Configuration for Functional Test

Fill in the required details:

Name	Enter the name of your choice for the test configuration that is being created.
Test System	The Test System here is HCL OneTest UI
Git Enabled	If Git enabled, you could access and use Git from HCL OneTest API, and the testing environment is integrated with both local and remote Git repositories.
Test Type	Type of the test to execute. In this case, Functional
Project Directory	The fully qualified path to HCL OneTest UI project directory. Use '\' or '/' as the file separator. This path must exist on the agent.
Test Suite Name	Name of the script to be executed without the extension.
Iteration Count	The number of Dataset iterations to be run.
User Arguments	Specify additional playback arguments, if any.
RO Agent	Select the RO Agent where the current test should be executed.