Run Sessions Pane (Options Dialog Box > General Tab)

Relevant for: GUI tests and components and API testing

This topic describes the global OpenText Functional Testing run settings that you can configure in the Run Sessions pane.

Access the Run Sessions pane

Select Tools > Options > General tab > Run Sessions node.

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View results when run session ends

This option enables OpenText Functional Testing to automatically display your run results when the run session completes.

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Define your report format

Select the type of report you want OpenText Functional Testing to generate.

OpenText Functional Testing supports the following types of reports:

HTML Report

Open it in any browser or inside OpenText Functional Testing. You can define where you want OpenText Functional Testing to display the report by default.

Note:

  • Opening results in the default browser may have unexpected display issues.
  • Opening results in OpenText Functional Testing provides a consistent display, but may have performance issues when working with very large files.
Run Results Viewer Report Open these using OpenText Functional Testing's Run Results Viewer. For more details, see Using the Run Results Viewer.

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Automatically export run results when run session ends

This option enables you to automatically export your run results, either to an HTML, a PDF, or a Doc file.

Defined Report Format Export Results
HTML Report

After you selected this option, test results are exported to a PDF file in the test results folder you specify for the run.

Run Results Viewer Report

After you selected this option, OpenText Functional Testing supports configuring automatic export of run results.

Click the Configure button next to the option. In the dialog box that opens, set the export type (HTML, PDF, or Doc), export location, and data combinations. For more details, see Configure Automatic Export of Run Results Dialog Box.

Note:  

  • If the Run Results Viewer is not installed, run results are not exported.

    An error message is displayed at the end of the run session to notify you about this.

  • If you are generating Run Results Viewer reports, the automatic export option is not supported for business components and business process tests.

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Define a shortcut key to stop the record or run session

Enables you to define a shortcut key or key combination that stops the current record or run session, even if OpenText Functional Testing is not in focus, or is in hidden mode.

Default: CTRL+ALT+F5.

To modify the default, click inside the field, and then press the new key or key combination on your keyboard.

Note: Make sure you use a keyboard shortcut that is not already used for another operation.

If the selected shortcut is used for another operation, it will only work if the application you are testing was opened automatically by OpenText Functional Testing, as defined in the Record or Run Settings dialog.

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Enable testing on locked, logged off, or disconnected remote computers

  1. Select Enable testing on locked, logged off, or disconnected remote computers to enable the following features:

    Manually log in to the remote machine

    Tests or components continue running on a remote computer when a Remote Desktop Connection session is disconnected or the screen of the remote computer is locked.

    Logging off of the remote computer is not supported, only disconnecting the session, or locking the screen.

    No manual log in to the machine

    External tools connect to the OpenText Functional Testing computer remotely, start OpenText Functional Testing, and run tests, without anyone manually logging in to that computer and running OpenText Functional Testing.

  2. In the User Name and Password fields, enter the credentials to use for this remote desktop connection.

    User name format: <domain>\<user Name>

    These might be the same credentials you use to access the remote computer.

  3. Scroll down and click Check Connection to validate the user name and password.

  4. Set the resolution to use on the remote computer after the RDP session is disconnected from the remote computer.

  5. Select Use polling to detect a disconnected session when your tests fail to run on a disconnected session.

    This option instructs OpenText Functional Testing to periodically poll the remote session instead of waiting for a disconnect event notification.

    Set the polling frequency (default = 10 seconds). The value ranges from 10 to 60 seconds.

Note:  

  • Running a test with a disconnected Remote Desktop connection is not supported for the Hyper V virtualization server.
  • When you disconnect, log off, or restart the OpenText Functional Testing machine, a Windows session is automatically started, using the credentials you provided to log in. This enables other programs to run OpenText Functional Testing remotely without anyone manually logging in to the machine.
  • If you generate an automation script using the Generate Script button, the password for the remote desktop connection in the script is saved in an encoded format.
  • The Use polling to detect a disconnected session option may be helpful when working with a remote connection using Citrix or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

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Restore defaults

Clicking the Restore Factory Defaults button resets all product settings, including ALM connection information, the recent files list, and anything defined in the Options dialog box, such as startup options, UI layout, GUI, API, and BPT testing options, remote connection credentials, and more.

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