Connect to Digital Lab or local mobile devices

This topic describes how to connect OpenText Functional Testing to your Digital Lab or to the Digital Lab Lite for Local Devices service.

Define your Digital Lab pane details

  1. In OpenText Functional Testing, select Tools > Options > GUI Testing tab > Digital Lab node.

  2. Select whether to connect to ValueEdge Digital Lab, UFT Digital Lab, or to Digital Lab Lite.

    • ValueEdge Digital Lab. Connects to a Digital Lab server on ValueEdge to support mobile testing and cloud browser testing capabilities.

    • UFT Digital Lab. Connects to a UFT Digital Lab server to support mobile testing and cloud browser testing capabilities.

    • Digital Lab Lite. Uses the Digital Lab Lite for Local Devices to provide basic mobile testing on devices connected to the OpenText Functional Testing machine, one device at a time.

  3. Define the connection details.

    Expand one of the options below for details on defining the connection:

    ValueEdge Digital Lab connection settings
    Server address

    The IP or DNS address of your ValueEdge Digital Lab server, including access port.

    FQDN (fully qualified domain name) values are case sensitive.

    Default port: 8080. Modify this value during installation if needed.
    Access key The execution access key generated in ValueEdge Digital Lab.
    Use proxy settings

    Select to connect using a proxy. Required for websocket communication.

    Proxy type. Defines the type of proxy to use when connecting to the ValueEdge Digital Lab server:

    • System Proxy

    • HTTP Proxy

    Proxy address. The proxy IP address and port. If System proxy is selected, this field is populated automatically, and is read-only.

    Specify authentication. Enables you to connect to the ValueEdge Digital Lab server using a specific account.

    Proxy user name and password. The credentials used to connect to the ValueEdge Digital Lab server, if Specify authentication is selected.
    Shared Space and Workspace

    Click Get Workspaces to get a list of available shared spaces and workspaces.

    Then, from the dropdown lists, select the shared space and workspace you want to connect to.

    Note:

    Shared spaces are relevant only for ValueEdge Digital Lab servers with shared space support enabled. For more details, see the Digital Lab Help.
    Show application during test run

    Enables you to watch the actions performed on the device or cloud browser in a remote access window.

    This setting does not affect remote access windows that are opened manually or when running tests on AWS.

    • Select this option to watch tests performed, and for steps that must "see" objects in your app, such as for Insight, Bitmap, or Text area checkpoints.
    • Clear this option to run tests silently and improve performance.
    UFT Digital Lab connection settings
    Server address

    The IP or DNS address of your UFT Digital Lab server, including access port. If you are accessing a machine on the cloud, enter the instance's DNS name.

    FQDN (fully qualified domain name) values are case sensitive.

    Default port: 8080. Modify this value during installation if needed.

    Authentication type

    Select the authentication mode to use for connecting to UFT Digital Lab:

    • Basic authentication. Authenticate using user name and password.
    • Access key authentication. Authenticate using an execution access key you receive from UFT Digital Lab.

    User name and Password. If you selected Basic authentication, enter your login credentials for the UFT Digital Lab server.

    Access key. If you selected access key authentication, enter the execution access key you received from UFT Digital Lab.

    Generate your access keys in the UFT Digital Lab, as described in the Digital Lab Help Center.

    Note: Access key authentication is supported when connecting to UFT Digital Lab directly from OpenText Functional Testing. When running tests from ALM, CI servers and other integrations, the UFT Digital Lab connection always uses a user name and password.
    Use proxy settings

    Select to connect using a proxy. Required for websocket communication.

    Proxy type. Defines the type of proxy to use when connecting to the UFT Digital Lab server:

    • System Proxy

    • HTTP Proxy

    Proxy address. The proxy IP address and port. If System proxy is selected, this field is populated automatically, and is read-only.

    Specify authentication. Enables you to connect to the UFT Digital Lab server using a specific account.

    Proxy user name and password. The credentials used to connect to the UFT Digital Lab server, if Specify authentication is selected.
    Shared Space and Workspace

    Click Get Workspaces to get a list of available shared spaces and workspaces.

    Then, from the dropdown lists, select the shared space and workspace you want to connect to.

    Note:

    • Shared spaces are relevant only for UFT Digital Lab servers with shared space support enabled. For more details, see the Digital Lab Help.
    • An access key is associated with a specific tenant. Therefore, if you use access key authentication, you can select a workspace but cannot change the selected shared space.
    Show application during test run

    Enables you to watch the actions performed on the device or cloud browser in a remote access window.

    This setting does not affect remote access windows that are opened manually or when running tests on AWS.

    • Select this option to watch tests performed, and for steps that must "see" objects in your app, such as for Insight, Bitmap, or Text area checkpoints.
    • Clear this option to run tests silently and improve performance.
    Digital Lab Lite connection settings
    Mobile Add-in Local Device Connector

    OpenText Functional Testing connects to the Digital Lab Lite for Local Devices service, to connect to local mobile devices.

    • Host: http://localhost, because the service is local on the OpenText Functional Testing machine.

    • Port: The Service port number defined when you installed the Digital Lab Lite for Local Devices (Default 8080).

    Show application during test run

    Enables you to watch the actions performed on the device in a remote access window.

    This setting does not affect remote access windows that are opened manually or when running tests on AWS.

    • Select this option to watch tests performed, and for steps that must "see" objects in your app, such as for Insight, Bitmap, or Text area checkpoints.
    • Clear this option to run tests silently and improve performance.
  4. Click Test Connection.

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Troubleshoot your connection

If your connection fails, try any of the following:

  • Check the connection details defined

  • Check the network connection

    • ValueEdge Digital Lab: Verify that the ValueEdge Digital Lab is available and accessible.

    • UFT Digital Lab: Verify that the UFT Digital Lab is available and accessible, and that the port specified is available.

    • Digital Lab Lite for Local Devices: Make sure the Digital Lab Lite service is running, and that the specified port is available.

  • If you are trying to connect to a specific Digital Lab project, verify that your project is configured correctly on a multi-project enabled server. For details, see the Digital Lab Help.

Accessing your UFT Digital Lab device connector

If your connection test succeeds, but you are still unable to show the remote access window with the device, check that the device connector is accessible.

If you have a proxy defined and are unable to access the device connector, define your proxy as follows instead:

  • OpenText Functional Testing Options dialog box. Select the Use proxy settings option, and select the System Proxy type.

  • Internet Options. Add the IP address of your device connector as an exception in your machine's Internet Options proxy settings (Connections > LAN settings > Proxy server > Advanced).

    For example:

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