After generating a test from a recording, you can edit
the test according to your requirements and initiate a test run from
the test workbench. The
test actually runs on the mobile test client (mobile device
or emulator/simulator). This means that the playback is controlled
from the test workbench.
The test results can be viewed from both the test workbench and the mobile test client.
Before you begin
- You must have recorded and generated a test on a mobile device,
emulator or simulator. You can find information on the procedure in Recording tests from the test workbench,
in Recording tests from the Android mobile test client,
or Recording tests from the iOS mobile test client.
- Ensure that you give control to the test workbench to run tests by
tapping Enter passive mode. After you tap it,
on the mobile client, a message tells you to press Back to
end this mode or wait until a playback scenario starts. On iPads,
you must select any other page on the left to end the passive mode.
- To prevent your iOS device from disconnecting from the test workbench during playback,
go to on your iOS device and turn Auto-Lock to Never.
Note: If your test contains datapools, it will be controlled
by the workbench.
About this task
If you have not installed the
mobile test client through
the silent mode and recorded a native or hybrid app from the
mobile test client, you must run the test from the
mobile test client before running it from
test workbench.
Attention: Information about resource monitoring is applicable only for version 8.7.1.3 and later and is not
applicable for IBM MobileFirst Platform Test Workbench.
Resource monitoring starts
immediately after the test run is initiated. Resource data is collected at the frequency specified
in the polling interval. At every interval the collected data is averaged for resources and sent
back to workbench to be plotted in the report. Resource monitoring is terminated when the test run
finishes.
Procedure
- From the test workbench,
you can initiate the running of a mobile test by using any of the
following steps in the Test Workbench perspective:
- In the Test Navigator view, right-click a test and click .
- From the Test Navigator view, open the test and, in the test editor,
click the Run Test button.
- Add the mobile test to the Compound Test editor.
- A wizard displays the list of available devices. Select
the device on which the test will be run. You can run the test on
multiple devices. For more details, see Running tests on multiple devices in parallel.
Click Next.
- Optional: Select the options in the Performance Measurement window:
- To measure the usage of resources such as processor, physical memory, network traffic in and
out, and battery of the mobile device and the application under test, select the Resource
Monitoring check box. Use the Polling Interval field to specify
the periodic intervals in which the resources should be monitored during a run. For example, if you specify 5000 milliseconds, the resource monitoring
process starts when the test is executed and collects data every 5000 milliseconds of the test run.
The process stops when the test run is completed.
Note: To view known limitations for resource
monitoring, see
release notes.
- To collect response time data within the application and outside the application (in the
network and server), select the Collect Response Time Contribution Data check
box. This data is displayed in the Mobile and Web UI Statistical report as On App and Off App bar
graphs. This will help to identify the contribution of the application against the contribution of
the network and server to an unexpected response time or breakdown for a test step. For more
details, see Evaluating response time results.
- The first time you run a test, you will be prompted to
run the test from the Test Execution perspective. Select the Remember
my decision check box to avoid receiving the message again
and click Yes.
Results
The test is played back on the mobile device. Do not
interact with the mobile device until the test is complete. If you
need to stop the test run, click the Stop test button
in the toolbar of the test workbench,
for details on the Stop Test Run wizard, see Interrupting a run .
After
the run, both Statistical (Performance) and Mobile (Live) reports
are displayed.
What to do next
You can now evaluate the test results. See
Evaluate
results.