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Inserting Other Items into a Suite

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Chapter 7 - Creating Functional Testing Suites

Parallel

Distributes each suite item to any computer that is available. This selector

is used in distributed functional testing. The suite items are parceled out in order,
based on which computers are available to run another test script. Once an item
runs, it does not run again.

A parallel selector distributes each test script without regard to its iterations. For
example, assume Script A runs for 10 iterations and Script B runs for only one
iteration. The number of iterations does not affect the way the scripts are
distributed.

To insert a selector into a suite:

Select the computer group or a scenario to contain the selector, and then click

Suite > Insert > Selector

Note:

For detailed procedures, see the TestManager Help.

Inserting Other Items into a Suite

The items described in the following sections are generally used in performance tests.
You may occasionally use these items in functional tests.

Inserting a Delay

A delay tells TestManager how long to pause before it runs the next item in the suite.

In functional testing, use delays to cause test scripts to wait before executing. For
example, if one virtual tester updates a record, you can insert a delay to give the
application time to process and display the correct information. By providing a delay,
you ensure that the application has enough time to complete a task, in case another
virtual tester must perform an action as a result of that task.