6. Run Settings

Whenever you start a new test session - whether Manual or Automation - there are certain default configuration values that are being used to determine the way your test session behaves.

‘Run Settings’ enable users to customise these default configuration values

You can create a new Run Setting by clicking on the ‘Run Settings’ icon on the Project Dashboard

RobusTest allows you to create 4 types of Run Settings. To know more, click on each type of run setting below

1. Manual Run Setting
2. RobusTest Automator Run Setting
3. RobusTest Runner Run Settings
4. Espresso Run Settings

Configuring Run Settings

Now that you have created a run setting, let’s see how you can configure your test sessions to use a customised run setting

a. Manual Test session

  • Click on the ‘Manual’ icon on the Project Dashboard. The device selection screen now comes up.
  • While on the device selection dialog, click on the ‘Configure Session’ icon on the top right corner.
  • On the pop window that opens up, you will find a drop down called ‘Run Settings’. You can select the Manual Run Setting that you would like to use by clicking on it in this drop down.
  • You can view the various key-value pairs in a selected run setting by clicking on the information icon to the right of the dropdown.

b. Automation Test session

  • Click on the ‘Automation’ icon on the Project Dashboard. The device selection screen now comes up
  • While on the device selection dialog, click on the ‘Configure Session’ icon on the top right corner.
  • On the pop window that opens up, you will find a drop down called ‘Run Settings’. You can select the Automation Run Setting that you would like to use by clicking on it in this drop down.
  • You can view the various key-value pairs in a selected run setting by clicking on the information icon to the right of the dropdown.

c. Automation Test Run

  • Click on the ‘Test Suite’ icon on the Project Dashboard.
  • Click on the ‘Play’ icon corresponding to the test suite you would like to execute
  • On the page that opens up, select the automation run setting of your choice from the ‘Run Settings’ drop down
  • You can view the various key-value pairs in a selected run setting by clicking on the information icon to the right of the dropdown.