Running mobile tests on an Android device or emulator connected to a computer that runs Rational Functional Tester

You can run mobile tests on Android mobile devices or emulators that are connected to a computer that runs Rational® Functional Tester.

You must have completed the following tasks:

Recorded mobile tests. See Recording mobile tests.
Installed the Android SDK on the computer that you want to use for testing Android mobile applications.
Set or changed the value of the ANDROID_HOME environment variable on the computer that you want to use for testing Android mobile applications for the following operating systems:
- Windows operating systems, see Setting or changing the ANDROID_HOME path in Windows operating systems.
- Linux operating systems, see Setting or changing the ANDROID_HOME path in Linux operating systems.
- Mac operating systems, see Setting or changing the ANDROID_HOME path in Mac operating systems.
Installed the Android application that you want to test on the Android device or emulator.
Connected and started the Android device or emulator to the computer that you want to use for testing Android mobile applications.
Ensured that you started the Execution Agent and it is running on the computer that runs Rational Functional Tester.

Open the UI Test perspective in Rational Functional Tester, if it is not already open.
Select the mobile test from the Test Navigator pane.

The test window is displayed.
Click the Run Test icon.

The Run Configuration dialog box is displayed.
Note: If you are using a compound test that contains mobile tests, you can specify the mobile device or emulator to play back the test for each mobile test.
Select the mobile device or emulator to play back the test from the Run using list and click Next.

The Advanced Playback Options dialog box is displayed.
Note: There is no action to be performed by you for mobile tests.
Click Finish.

The test runs on the selected mobile device or emulator. The test result is displayed as a unified report in Rational Functional Tester.

You can view the unified report for the mobile tests and choose to export the unified report. See Unified reports.