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(8.5.X) Installation Process (Micro Focus ALM)

The topics that are listed here provide detailed information about installation process of Micro Focus ALM for integration with Qualitia. 

You must have Local Administrator privileges to complete this installation process.

Requirements

 

Qualitia Automation Studio for Web and Mobile

  • Qualitia Automation Studio (Server and Client v5.3.x)

  • Administrative Privileges to the Qualitia Project

Qualitia Remote Agent 

HP ALM

 

Installing the Micro Focus ALM Client

 

In order to trigger test case execution, you must install Micro Focus ALM client. 

To install the Micro Focus ALM Client:

  1. Launch the Internet Explorer browser using administrative privileges.

  2. Browse to the following URL:

    http://<HOST>:8080/qcbin/start_a.jsp?Common=true

 

Installing the Microfocus ALM Connectivity Tool

 

In order to establish a connection with the specified Micro Focus ALM server, you must install the Micro Focus ALM connectivity tool on the machine where Qualitia Automation Studio (Client) and remote agent is installed.

To install Micro Focus ALM Connectivity tool:

  1. Launch Micro Focus ALM using the Internet Explorer browser.
    http://<Micro Focus ALM Server IP:Port>/qcbin/

  2. Select Tools.

  3. Select Micro Focus ALM Connectivity.

  4. Download and install Micro Focus ALM Connectivity.

 

Configuring Qualitia-ALM Remote Agent

 

The Qualitia remote agent links Qualitia with Micro Focus ALM.

It allows you to:

  • Export Qualitia tests cases into ALM

  • Arrange them into ALM test sets

  • Run test cases from ALM, and 

  • Store their results into ALM.

Using this agent, engineering and test teams that use ALM can implement the seamless integration of manual test cases managed by ALM with Qualitia automation test cases.

To install Qualitia-ALM Remote Agent:

  1. Navigate to the folder where you have kept Qualitia Installables.

  2. Copy the the QCRemoteAgent folder to the machine where you want to install it.

  3. Double-click QualitiaQCRemoteAgent.exe.

  4. Installation wizard appears and completes the installation process.
    You have to add General, Dependency, Execution, and Platform related settings for the remote agent.

  5. Double-click the Qualitia - QC Remote Agent icon present on your desktop.
    You can now configure the required settings as given in General, Dependency, Execution, and Platform sections of this page.

General 

From this section, you can provide Project, Database, and License Server related settings. 

Project Name

Enter the name of the Qualitia project which you want to integrate to ALM.

Database Server

Type

Select the database server from the drop-down list: SQL Server and MySQL.

Authentication Type

Select the authentication type: Windows Authentication or SQL Server Authentication 
This field is applicable for SQL server only.

Server: Port

Enter the Server and the Port IDs.

Default port is 3306 for MySQL and 1433 for SQL. 

User Name

Enter database server user name.

Password

Enter database server password.

SVN Server

SVN Client

Select the version of SVN Client you are using.

User Name

Enter the SVN Server user name.

Password

Enter the SVN Server password.

License Server Host/IP Address

Host/IP Address

Enter the IP address or the host name of the server where you have installed License Service. By default, License service is deployed with the installation of Qualitia Server.

Dependency 

From this section, you add paths to all the dependencies such as project path, report path and so forth. 



Dependency

Dependency

Project Path 

Select the folder where your project is saved on the local machine.

Report Path

Select the folder where you want to save all your execution reports.

Log Path

Select the folder where you want to save logs.

XML Path

Enter the path where you want to save the execution XMLs.

Custom Action Repository Path

Select the folder where your Custom Action Repository exists. Multiple paths should be separated with semi-colon (;) and the last path should be ended by semi colon (;).  

AutoIT Install Path

Select the folder where have installed AutoIT. For more information about this, click here. 

Java 8 Install Path

Select the absolute path where you have installed Java 8 (java.exe).

Selenium Server Jar Path

Select the absolute path to the Selenium Server JAR.



Configuring the Execution Settings

The Execution section under Configuration Settings window allows configuring settings related to test case execution.



Execution

Execution

Wait Mode

Select Wait Mode from the drop-down list. Default is Explicit. 

Timeout

Enter the maximum time to wait (in seconds) for the object to load on the page when executing the test case. Default is 10.

This option is available for Explicit wait mode only.

Sync Time

Enter the maximum time to wait (in seconds) for an object to load when executing the test case. Default is 20. This option is available for Implicit wait mode only.

Polling Interval

Enter the polling interval in milliseconds. Default is 100. 

Page Timeout

Enter maximum time to wait (in seconds) for the page to load when executing the test case. Default is 20.

Report Logs

Select appropriate options for which you want to save logs when executing test cases.

Screen Capture Mode

Select the screen capture mode: Desktop or Browser. Default is Desktop.

Fail Step on Screenshot Failure

Selecting this option fails steps if browser screenshot is not captured when executing test case. This option is available only if the screen capture mode is selected as Browser.   

Highlight Active Element

Select this option if you want to highlight the element on which action is being performed from the application under test during test case execution.

Optimization Mode (Experimental)

Selecting this option eliminates object level waits and improves performance when executing Qualitia test cases. Deselect this option if you experience failures for your test suites created before v5.2.

Show Report After Execution

Selecting this option launches test case execution report after the execution is complete.   

Ignore Angular Synchronization 

Select this option if you want to disable Angular synchronization with the page before performing any action.

This may cause test case failure and should be used only when necessary.

Capture Snapshots on 

Select options for which you want to capture screenshots while executing test cases. You can select multiple options.

CI Tool

Select the CI Tool from the drop-down list (if you use any). You can execute Qualitia bot using CI Tools. 

For more information about this, refer to the Execution using Continuous Integration Tools section.

New Browser for Every

Select when you want to launch new browser; for every Suite or for every Testcase.

This is applicable for Web (Desktop and Mobile) applications only.



  • Browser drivers are shipped with Qualitia. You may find on the following path: C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\QualitiaWDClient\app-4.x.x\WebDriver\Selenium.

  • If browser is selected as Firefox, user should point to Gecko Driver on the location mentioned above.

  • Gecko Driver can be used for versions before FF-48 but Mozilla does not guarantee a flawless executions on versions before FF-48.

  • To execute test cases on Firefox v48 and above, select Selenium server 3.0 (on the execution tab) and select the Gecko Driver path.

  • Safari executions are now supported on Mac Sierra or later using Apple’s Safari driver.

  • For IE only versions 9 and above are supported as Microsoft has stopped supporting earlier versions.

  • The custom actions compiled with Java 7 or earlier versions might not work as expected. You might need to compile them again with Java 8.

  • For more information on the Selenium Server Jar, click here.

Configuring the Platform Settings

Configuring Platform Settings

The Platform section under Configuration Settings window allows configuring settings related to test case execution platform.



Desktop Web

Desktop Web

Browser Type

Select the browser which you want to use for test case execution from the drop-down list.  

Browser Driver Path

Select the browser driver path based on the browser selected above.

Browser Profile Path

Select the browser profile path if you want to execute test with specific browser profile.

Mobile

Server: Port

Enter Appium server and port details. Default is 127.0.0.1: 4723.

Platform

Select platform for test case execution: Android or iOS.

UDID

For Android: Enter the device ID.

For iOS: Enter device identifier on which you want to execute test cases.

For more information about this, please refer to the How to Identify UDID in Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Mobile Browser

Select the mobile browser on which you want to execute test cases.

Execute on Mobile Web

Select this option if you want to execute test on the mobile device.

Native Object Sync Time

Enter the number of seconds for which Appium will wait for a native object to appear.

Default is 2.



For iOS Devices:

  • Qualitia users can keep this field empty and specify the Device Name + Platform Version in iosdc.properties file.
    (Located at: %LocalAppData%\QualitiaWDClient\app-<version\WebDriver\config)

  • Device name is mandatory.

  • If Platform version is not specified, Appium considers the latest platform version (for example, 10.3) and creates new simulator each time to perform test case execution.

For Android:

  • If UDID is not specified, test cases will be executed on the last connected device.

  • Entering incorrect UDID results in failing the test case execution.

  • It is recommended to use chromedriver v74, when executing test cases for mobile hybrid applications with Webviews in them.



 

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