Product Overview
Test Automation Integration for SpiraTest® and SpiraTeam®
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Contents
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Test Automation Overview
 Remote Launch Walkthrough
 Setting up SpiraTest / SpiraTeam
 Overview of Available Engines
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QuickTest Professional
Froglogic Squish
TestComplete
Selenium Remote-Control
SmarteScript
Soap-UI
FitNesse
LoadRunner
NeoLoad
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Test Automation Overview
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Automated test scripts are a valuable way to perform
regression testing on applications to ensure that new
features or bug fixes don’t break existing functionality.
They typically supplement manual testing which is more
efficient at the testing of new features and capabilities.
For complete test coverage you need to perform the
same automated tests across a complete spectrum of
platforms, browsers, devices and environments.
Using RemoteLaunch® with SpiraTest / SpiraTeam
allows you to manage the automated testing process.
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Track the automated tests against the project’s requirements
Have a holistic view of manual and automated testing
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Test Automation Architecture
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You install RemoteLaunch on each computer (called a host) that will
be running automated tests, for example:
Host #1
Windows 2008
IE 8.0
RemoteLaunch®
Host #2
Windows Vista
Mozilla Firefox
RemoteLaunch®
Manual
Tester #1
Manual
Tester #2
SpiraTest®
Repository
Host #3
Ubuntu Linux
Google Chrome
RemoteLaunchX®
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Manual
Tester #3
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Test Automation - Installation
Install RemoteLaunch® on each of the automation hosts
that will be running automated tests
 Install the appropriate plugins for the different
automation engines that will be running on that host
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Configure the plug-in if necessary
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Assign a unique name (called the token) to the host
 Point the instance of RemoteLaunch to your SpiraTest
server and set the polling interval
Installation
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Test Automation - Configuration
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Create the list of automation hosts inside SpiraTest
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Create the list of automation engines inside SpiraTest
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Should include all computers have RemoteLaunch installed
Should include all the automation engines that have a plug-in
installed inside RemoteLaunch
Test that all instances of RemoteLaunch can connect to
SpiraTest
Installation
Configure
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Test Automation – Test Scripts
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Either create new test cases in SpiraTest or reuse
existing manual test cases for test automation:
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Add parameters to the test case
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Select the automation engine that will be used for the script
Either upload the script into the test case or provide a link to it
They can be used to change how the test script operates
Make sure that the test cases are mapped to the
appropriate requirements and releases in SpiraTest
Installation
Configure
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Test Script
Creation
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Test Automation – Test Scheduling
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Create one or more test sets in SpiraTest to hold the
automated test cases
 Add the automated test cases to the test set and if
appropriate specify the parameter values to pass to the
test case
 Specify the automation host that will run the test set
and what date/time it should be executed
Installation
Configure
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Test Script
Creation
Test
Scheduling
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Test Automation – Test Execution
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RemoteLaunch instances will periodically contact the
SpiraTest server to see when the next test needs to be
executed
 When the planned date/time of the test set is reached,
RemoteLaunch will activate, launch the test automation
tool, capture the results and transmit back to SpiraTest
 The testing results are stored in SpiraTest and the test
status of the test cases and requirements will be updated
Installation
Configure
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Test Script
Creation
Test
Scheduling
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Execution
RemoteLaunch Walk-Through
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Installation and Configuration
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Install RemoteLaunch on
each of the automation hosts
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Specify the SpiraTest server
to connect to
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Configure the polling interval
and other execution
parameters
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Status Display
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The Status tab will display
the current status of
Remote Launch:
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Idle
 Executing a test
 Paused
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You can force
RemoteLaunch to
immediately launch a test
set in its queue before the
planned date/time
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Test Execution Engines
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The plug-ins for the
different test automation
engines should be copied
into the “extensions” folder
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The plug-ins will be
displayed in the “About
Spira RemoteLaunch”
dialog box
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You can configure plug-in
specific parameters inside
RemoteLaunch
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RemoteLaunchX – Cross-Platform Automation
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In addition to RemoteLaunch® that runs on Microsoft Windows,
there is RemoteLaunchX™ that is written in 100% Java and can be
used on:
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Linux (Ubuntu, Redhat, etc.)
 Mac OS X
 Any platform that can run Java 1.7+
#This file contains the configuration data used by the RemoteLaunch-X
#Spira connection information
server-url = http://vm-win2012r2/SpiraTeam
server-login = fredbloggs
server-password = PleaseChange
#The automation host token
host-token = MyHost1
#The regular expressions for each of the possible execution statuses
pass-regex = .*
fail-regex = .*(Error|Fail|Fatal).*
caution-regex = .*(Warning|Caution).*
blocked-regex = .*(Blocked).*
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Setting up SpiraTest / SpiraTeam
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Test Automation Engines - Configuration
The various automated test engines that will be used in SpiraTest
need to be configured to match the plug-ins installed in
RemoteLaunch.
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Test Automation Hosts - Configuration
The automated test scripts managed in SpiraTest / SpiraTeam can be
either executed on the local machine or scheduled for execution on
a series of remote hosts.
The local machine and/or remote hosts must all be running an
instance of RemoteLaunch ® that is pointing o the central SpiraTest /
SpiraTeam server.
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Test Cases – Attaching Scripts
You attach test automation scripts to existing test cases in SpiraTest
/ SpiraTeam. The results of the test execution will be reported back
as automated Test Runs in SpiraTest / SpiraTeam.
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Test Sets – Scheduling for Automation
You create a test set per automation host, add the automated test
cases and then specify the execution date / time.
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Available Engines
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Automated Functional Testing Tools
RemoteLaunch® can integrate with a variety of
automated functional and load testing tools.
 Functional Testing:
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HP QuickTest Pro™
Selenium Remote-Control
SmartBear TestComplete™
Froglogic Squish®
SmarteScript™
FitNesse
Eviware SoapUI
Performance/Load Testing:
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HP LoadRunner load-testing system
Neotys load testing system
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