Schedule a Test Suite/Test Case

1 Introduction

Scheduling allows you to plan the execution of test cases and test suites at defined dates and times. Scheduling tests can be useful for the following:

• Running tests during the night
• Investigate when the software runs slower
• Constant reassurance that some feature works

This how-to teaches you how to do the following:

• Schedule test cases
• Schedule test suites

2 Prerequisites

Before starting this how-to, make sure you have completed the following prerequisites:

• Complete How to Get Started

3 Scheduling Test Cases

The following steps explain how to schedule test cases:

1. Open your project in ATS and go to the Schedules tab in Test Run.

2. Click Schedule test case to schedule a test case:

   

   Clicking Schedule test case opens the Select Test Case dialog box:

   

3. Click the test case you want to schedule. To search for the test case, you can use the Search button.

4. Click Select. Selecting a test case opens the New Schedule dialog box:

   

5. Set the desired Schedule Test Settings:

   • Active - Activate/Deactivate the event
   • After - Set time when event is first run
   • Repeat – Repeat/Not repeat the event
   • Every - Set interval to repeat the event

6. Set the desired General Settings:

   • Environment - Set application on which to run the test
   • Selenium Hub - Set Selenium hub on which to execute the test
   • Browser - Set browser in which to run the test

7. Set the desired Platform Settings:

   • Platform - Set platform on which to run the test
   • Resolution - Set resolution with which the test is run
   Platform Settings are not visible for all Selenium hubs.

8. Click Save:

   

Clicking Save adds the test case to the list of scheduled items. Click Edit () to change the settings (1). Click Delete () to delete the scheduled test case (2):

4 Scheduling Test Suites

The following steps explain how to schedule test suites:

1. Open your project in ATS and go to the Schedules tab in Test Run.

2. Click Schedule test suite to schedule a test suite:

   

   Clicking Schedule test suite opens the Select Test Suite dialog box:

   

3. Click the test suite you want to schedule. To search for the test suite, you can use the Search button.

4. Click Select. Selecting a test suite opens the New Schedule dialog box:

   

5. Set the desired Schedule Test Settings:

   • Active - Activate/Deactivate the event
   • After - Set time when event is first run
   • Repeat – Repeat/Not repeat the event
   • Every - Set interval to repeat the event

6. Set the desired General Settings:

   • Environment - Set application on which to run the test
   • Selenium Hub - Set Selenium hub on which to execute the test
   • Browser - Set browser in which to run the test

7. Set the desired Platform Settings:

   • Platform - Set platform on which to run the test
   • Resolution - Set resolution with which the test is run

   Note: Platform Settings are not visible for all Selenium hubs.
   

8. Click Save:

   

Clicking Save adds the test suite to the list of scheduled items. Click Edit () to change the settings (1). Click Delete () to delete the scheduled test case (2):

5 Next Up

You now learned how to schedule test cases and test suites. The next how-to is How to Mask Your Password. You find an overview of all the how-tos and the structure on the ATS 2 How-tos page. We advise you to follow the predefined structure.