Configuring a Test Run

In order for the JavaTest harness to execute the test suite, it requires information about how your computing environment is configured. The JavaTest harness uses the Configuration Editor to interview you for this information.

Because the quantity and scope of this information depends on the test suite -- some test suites run in diverse environments (different platforms, networks), while others run in very specific, well defined environments -- a test suite may include an interview for the Configuration Editor to use.

If your test suite includes a configuration interview, the JavaTest harness uses the Configuration Editor to interview you for this information.

If your test suite does not include a configuration interview, consult the test suite documentation for directions about how to supply any required configuration information.

In all cases, you can use the Configuration Editor to specify runtime values that govern which tests in the test suite are run.

This chapter describes how to use the Configuration Editor, the configuration Checklist, the Exclude List browser, the Test Environment browser, and the Question Log:

Topic Description
Configuring All Values Describes how to use the Configuration Editor's All Values view to create a configuration file for the test run and to search interview titles, questions, and answers for character strings.
Changing Standard Values Describes how to use the Configuration Editor's Standard Values view to modify specific runtime values.
Working with Multiple Configurations Describes how use multiple interview files to switch configurations between test runs
Viewing the Configuration Checklist Describes how to display the checklist of items generated by the configuration editor.
Viewing the Test Environment Describes how to view the environment variables and values used to run a test suite.
Viewing Exclude Lists Describes how to view the list of tests excluded from a test run.
Viewing the Question Log Describes how to browse (in HTML format) the text of all the completed questions asked in the configuration interview and their answers.