Running compound tests on iOS devices on BrowserStack Cloud
You can run compound tests for mobile tests on the BrowserStack Cloud so that you
can choose devices from a wide range of iOS devices that are available for
testing.
Before you begin
- Recorded mobile tests. See Recording mobile tests for iOS applications.
- Created a compound test that contains mobile tests, see Creating a compound test.
- Set up your account to access the BrowserStack Cloud. You must have valid credentials such as the user name, either the host name or the URL of the BrowserStack cloud instance, and an API key to authenticate the connection. This key is available under ACCESS KEY in the BrowserStack dashboard.
- Uploaded the .ipa or .app file of the iOS application to the BrowserStack server for testing. For more information, refer to Live Testing in the BrowserStack documentation.
- Installed the iOS application that you want to test on the iOS device.
Procedure
- Open the UI Test perspective in HCL OneTest™ UI, if it is not already open.
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Select the compound test that contains the mobile tests from the
Test Navigator pane.
The test window is displayed.
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Click
.
The UI Test Playback pane is displayed.
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Perform the following steps in the UI Test Playback
pane:
- Click the Run Compound Test icon.
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Clear the Run on several devices and browsers in
parallel option, if selected, and then perform the following
actions:
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Select the Run on several devices and browsers in
parallel option, if not selected.
All the mobile devices and emulators that are connected to the BrowserStack Cloud are displayed.
You must perform the following steps:
Results
You have run the compound test on multiple iOS devices that are avialble on the BrowserStack Cloud.
What to do next
You can view the unified report for the mobile tests and choose to export the unified report. See Unified reports.