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Defining the Configurations to Test

Creating Test Cases

Defining the Configurations to Test

You can use configurations to set up test cases so that they run automatically on
computers with specific hardware or software. For example, you might need to make
sure that a test case runs successfully on certain operating systems and certain
browsers. You could have configurations that test each operating system and browser
separately. Optionally you might need to test that certain combinations of operating
systems and browsers work together.

For example, a test case might need to run successfully on the following combinations
of an operating system and a Web browser:

Windows 2000 and Internet Explorer 4

Windows 2000 and Netscape 4

Windows NT 4 and Internet Explorer 4

Windows NT 4 and Netscape 4

Each of these combinations is a configuration that you need to test. After you define
the configurations in TestManager, you can associate the configurations with test
cases to create configured test cases. You can then run the configured test cases on the
appropriate computers.

There are four main steps when setting up configurations:

For any attributes that are not already built into TestManager, define the custom
attributes and their possible values. (For information, see Defining Configuration
Attributes and Their Values on page 42.)

For example, Browser is not a built-in configuration attribute. You would create a
configuration attribute named Browser, with values of Internet Explorer 4 and
Netscape 4.

Create a file named

tmsconfig.csv

or use the

tmsconfig.csv

file provided for each

computer on which you intend to run a configured test case. Type the custom
attributes and the appropriate values for that computer in the

tmsconfig.csv

file.

(For information, see Setting Up Custom Attributes in tmsconfig.csv on page 44.)

For example, if a computer has Internet Explorer 4, you must create a

tmsconfig.csv file

on that computer to indicate the browser that is on it.

Define the specific configurations that you need to test. (For information, see
Defining the Configurations You Need to Test on page 45.)

For example, Win2000 - IE4 is one configuration, and Win2000 - Netscape4 is
another configuration.