Deploying AutoTest Assist

An instance of AutoTest Assist tests an API by sending it a series of randomly-generated requests. These requests are informed by the API definition and any custom rules that you provide. The feature alerts you about any conformance errors and server-side errors that it observes.

AutoTest Assist is provided by IBM API Connect Test and Monitor.

Deploying AutoTest Assist

You can deploy AutoTest Assist into a new instance or an existing instance of API management subsystems.

Deploying into a new instance of API management subsystems

  1. Create a new instance of API management by following the steps in Deploying all API management subsystems on Linux x86_64 (Platform UI). When you reach the configuration step, return to step 2 in this procedure.

  2. Click Advanced settings, then click Management subsystem*.

  3. Scroll to the section for Test and Monitor.

  4. Set Enable Test and Monitor to on.

  5. Set Enable AutoTest Assist to on.

  6. Click Create.

Deploying into an existing instance of API management subsystems

  1. Log in to the Platform UI.

  2. From the navigation panel, click Administration > Integration instances.

  3. Find the instance of API management that you want to modify and click the overflow menu (three-dot icon) in that row.

  4. Click Edit.

  5. Click Advanced settings, then click Management subsystem.

  6. Scroll to the section for Test and Monitor.

  7. Set Enable Test and Monitor to on.

  8. Set Enable AutoTest Assist to on.

  9. Click Update.

What's next?

After you deploy AutoTest Assist, create and execute an AutoTest profile so you can use AutoTest Assist to support your API integrations. For more information, see Using AutoTest Assist.

Uninstalling AutoTest Assist

  1. Log in to the Platform UI.

  2. In the navigation panel, click Administration > Integration instances.

  3. Find the instance of API management that you want to uninstall and click the overflow menu (three-dot icon) in that row.

  4. Click Edit.

  5. Click Advanced settings, then click Management subsystem.

  6. Scroll to the section for Test and Monitor.

  7. Set Enable AutoTest Assist to off.

  8. Click Update.

  9. At this point, if you don't use any other features of Test and Monitor, set Enable Test and Monitor to off.