Manage Test Machines in Test Plans

While creating a test plan, you must add at least one test machine to a test suite to develop it successfully. This article discusses how to manage test machines in test plans.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have referred to:

1. Documentation on creating test plan.
2. Documentation on creating test suite.

Adding a Test Machine to an Existing Test Plan

1. Navigate to Test Plans and click on an existing test plan.

2. On the Test Plan Details page, click on Add Machine.

3. On Add test machine/device profile overlay, add Name and click on Add/Remove Test Suites.

4. Select test suites and click on Add to Plan.

5. Click on Create Machine.

6. A New machine will be added to the test plan.

Alternatively, you can also add new machines from the edit test plan page.

Adding a Test Machine From Edit Test Plan Page

1. Navigate to Test Plan and click on an existing test plan.

2. On the test plan details page, click on Edit.

3. Go to Add Test Suites & Link Machine Profiles and click on Test Machine.

4. From Select test machine profiles overlay, select test machines and click on Save selections.

5. Go to Test Plan Settings and click on Update.

6. Selected machines will be added to the test plan.

Setting Pre-Requisite Rerun Options for a Test Machine

Choose whether a prerequisite test machine runs again in full or only its failed iterations run when you rerun the test plan.

1. In the Add Test Suites & Link Machine Profiles tab, click the Link Machine to all suites. This will oprn Select test machine profiles panel.

2. Click the Test machine settings on the test machine profile you want to configure. This will open Edit test machine/device profile panel.
3. From the Pre-requisite test machine list, select the prerequisite test machine.
4. Click Rerun options. This will open Pre-Requisite Rerun Options dialog.
5. Select Always run Pre-Requisite or Only execute failed Pre-Requisite iteration(s).
6. Click Save.
7. Click Update Profile.

Delete Test Machine

1. Navigate to Test Plan and click on an existing test plan.

2. On the test plan details page, click on Kebab Menu and click on Delete.

3. On the Delete Test Machine? prompt, enter DELETE and click on I understand, delete this Test Machine.