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Prerequisites and Configurations

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Last updated: Sept 17, 2020 by ravi.chandran (Unlicensed)
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Qualitia is a script-less test automation platform that makes building, executing, and managing automation tests simple, fast, and easy. Using the script-less approach you can easily develop and automate tests without any tool or programming knowledge.

Qualitia uses some third-party software components, most of which are bundled with Qualitia. Some software components cannot be bundled with the Qualitia installable due to their respective licensing policies. Qualitia bundles software components with the Qualitia installable. Qualitia also needs other software components that cannot be bundled with the installable due to licensing policies of this software.

Qualitia Server Prerequisites

Qualitia Server is an RDBMS Server to which Qualitia Test Automation Studio connects to store and retrieve test cases, execution results and other information. You can use MySQL or MSSQL as Qualitia server based on your preference.

If you use MySQL, you can choose to install it on Windows/Linux or any other platforms supported by MySQL. Please see MySQL documentation for the OS and version compatibility of the required MySQL versions. Qualitia requires 5.6.4 and above or MySQL 5.7.

Processor
Intel Core i5 2.0 GHz or higher
RAM
8 GB
Hard Disk
20 GB
Supported Operating System (OS)
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Linux
Database
For MYSQL: MySQL 5.6 (any version 5.6.4 and above), MySQL 5.7 (recommended) or 
For MSSQL: MS SQL Server 2008 SP1+

Qualitia Test Automation Studio Prerequisites

Qualitia Test Automation Studio is the client where you develop and execute automated tests.

Processor
Intel Core i3 1.8 GHz or higher
RAM
4 GB and above
Hard Disk
100 MB for installation 
Recommended 50 GB (space for storing results)
Operating System 
Support
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 10
Selenium and 
Auxiliary Software
  1. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2.
  2. MS EXCEL 2007/2010/2013
  3. Java SE 8
  4. Version Control Client (Optional): SVN Tortoise SVN 1.7, 1.8, or 1.9, or any other version control software.
    (SVN requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 runtime)
  5. Always download latest versions for all the below software to support the latest browser versions
    GeckoDriver: Gecko driver is needed to execute tests on FF48 and above along with Selenium 3. 
    Please click here to download GeckoDriver. GeckoDriver supports for win64 and Win32. Refer to the change log for Gecko Driver updates.
  6. IE Driver: Click here and click "32 bit Windows IE" link under "The Internet Explorer Driver Server" to download the latest version. 
    Also read IEDriver change log for IE versions supported.
    Note: The 32-bit IE driver is also recommended for 64 bit OS. 64 bit IE driver is known to have some issues.
  7. Chrome Driver: Visit here and click the "Latest_Release" link to know the "latest version number". 
    Now go to the latest version folder and download "chromedriver_win32.zip".
    Also click the "notes.txt" link to view the detailed change log for Chrome Browser and driver version compatibility.
  8. Auto IT: Go to Auto IT and click "Download AutoIT" to download the latest version. 
    This is required for some of the non-Selenium based operations like Windows Authentication, file download, and so on.

Prerequisites for Mobile Automation

In order to get started with the mobile application testing, you need to download and install the following components on your Mac or Windows computer. 

Qualitia automates mobile application testing using Appium. Appium supports mobile application testing for Android 4.4 and above and iOS 9.3 and above.

For more information about Appium platform support, visit Appium Documentation.

Android
On your Windows computer:
On your Android device:
  • Install Google Chrome Browser
  • Update the Android System WebView application on your Android physical device using Play Store (for Android 5.0 and above)
In case your Android application is hybrid, ensure that it is debuggable.
  • To test application on physical device or emulator .apk file is required.
iOS
On your Mac:
All iOS applications are required to be developer-signed in order to be automated using Qualitia on physical devices.
  • To test application on the physical device, .ipa file is required.
  • To test application on simulator, .app file is required.

For more information about Qualitia's support for testing environments, click here. 

Qualitia License Server

A Qualitia license server is required as part of the Qualitia License installation. License manager uses concurrent licensing policy.

A license server should be a Windows system on the network which should be up at all times.

You can use the same server that is used for installing Qualitia Automation Server (if it is Windows machine).

For more information about license server and its setup, please refer to the Licensing Guide.

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