Running Web UI tests in the private mode from the command line

When you play back Web UI tests, if the user profile that is stored in the browser prevents the test from running without intervention, then you can use the private or incognito mode from the command line. Also, when you do not want cookies and caches to affect your test play back, you can choose the private mode.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Procedure

  1. Create a variable file with the following variable name and its value:
    <variable_init name="<browser_name>.private" value="true" />
    Use the following values for the specific browser:
    Browser Value
    Chrome <variable_init name="chrome.private" value="true" />
    Edge <variable_init name="edge.private" value="true" />
    Firefox <variable_init name="firefox.private" value="true" />
    Opera <variable_init name="opera.private" value="true" />
    The sample variable file for running a test in the private mode of Chrome browser is as follows:
    <?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
    <inits xmlns="http://www.ibm.com/rational/test/lt/varinit"> 
        <variable_init name="chrome.private" 
            value="true" /> 
    </inits>  
  2. Go to one of the following directories:
    • <productInstallationDirectory>\cmdline directory that contains cmdline.sh on the Linux operating system.
    • <productInstallationDirectory>\cmdline directory that contains cmdline.sh on the Mac operating system.
    • <productInstallationDirectory>\cmdline directory that contains cmdline.bat on the Windows operating system.
  3. Close Test UI, if it is open, before you run the cmdline command.
  4. Enter the following command to run the test in the private mode:
    cmdline -workspace <workspacename> -project <projectname> -suite <suitename> -varfile <variable_file_full_path>
    For example:
    cmdline -workspace D:\My Workspace -project myProject -suite Tests\myWebUITest.testsuite -varfile "D:\My Workspace\priv.varinit"

    The test run starts and the status is displayed on the screen.

Results

You have run the test in the private mode from the command line.