In the Test Lab module > Test Sets tab, click the Execution Grid. Select a test set from the grid. From within the grid, or from within the Test Instance Details dialog box, click the adjacent down arrow of the Testing Host field.

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Test Lab Module Fields

Select Host Properties

Enables you to select a set of properties to determine the testing host requested for this test instance. ALM provides the following property categories:

• Purpose. Testing hosts can have one or multiple purposes, based on the testing tools installed on the host. For details about available testing host purposes, see the ALM Lab Management Guide: .

• Attributes. Testing hosts can be defined with attributes relating to the host's hardware or software specifications. Custom attributes can also be added from within Lab Management. For details, see the ALM Lab Management Guide: .

• Location. Testing hosts are created with a location property.

Host match

Lists the number of available testing hosts that match the selected host properties.

<Host Selection>

Enables you to select a testing host based on your criteria. ALM provides the following ways to select a testing host:

• Automatch host. ALM will automatically allocate and reserve a host based on the criteria provided in the Purpose, Location, and Attributes fields. For details, see Host Allocation.

• Use host. You can reserve a specific host from the list of hosts that ALM found based on the criteria provided in the Purpose, Location, and Attributes fields.