Collecting usage metrics data

To provide an insight into the usage patterns of the product itself and not necessarily the application that it is testing, the usage metrics are collected. The product can collect the metrics about the usage of the tool including and not limited to the number of tests executed, the number of actions performed against an application under test, the number of successful versus failed actions, verification points, and so on.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel is installed. See the DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel documentation for the installation instructions.
  • Ensure that the license key is applied. See License configuration.

About this task

When you collect usage metrics, the data is collected for internal use to provide you better services. For example, in a Web UI test, all user actions such as click, enter text, and so on are counted and collected. No information about the application under test is collected.

Procedure

  1. Click Window > Preferences > Test > Rational Test Control Panel > HCL Quality Server.
  2. Specify the IP address or host name of the computer where DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel server is installed.
    Note: If the IP address or host name is not specified, depending on the license key setting, a warning message might be logged every time you run a test, the test execution itself might be blocked, or the tests can be executed without any warning messages.
  3. Click Test Connection to check whether the connection is established. Click OK if the connection is established.