How to Create System Tests

This task describes how to create and run a system test that instructs ALM to provide system information for a machine, capture a desktop image, or restart a machine.

1. Prerequisites

   Test subjects are defined in the test plan tree.

   For task details on creating test subjects, see the step on creating test subjects in the How to Create Tests task.

2. Create a system test

   Create a system test in a subject folder.

   1. In the Test Plan Tree view, right-click a test subject, and select New Test.

   2. In the New Test dialog box, select SYSTEM-TEST in the Type field.

   3. Fill in other fields in the New Test dialog box. For user interface details, see New Test Dialog Box.

   A new test with the system test icon is added to the test plan tree under the subject folder you selected.

3. Configure a system test

   Select the operations a system test should perform.

   1. Select a system test in the test plan tree.

   2. Click the Test Script tab to configure the system test settings. For user interface details, see Test Script Tab - System Tests.

4. Run system tests

   Run system tests in the Test Lab module. For details on running tests, see How to Run Tests in ALM.