Running compound tests on Android devices on Perfecto Cloud

You can run compound tests that contain mobile tests on Android mobile devices that are connected to the Perfecto Cloud.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:
  • Recorded mobile tests. See Recording mobile tests for Android applications.
  • Created a compound test that contains mobile tests, see Creating a compound test.
  • Set up your account to access the Perfecto Mobile Cloud. You must have valid credentials such as the host name or the URL of the Perfecto Mobile Cloud instance and the security token to authenticate the connection.
  • Installed the .apk file of the Android application that you want to test on an Android device in the Perfecto Mobile Cloud. For information, refer to Manage Apps in the Perfecto documentation.
  • Installed the Android application that you want to test on the Android device.

About this task

When you run mobile tests, you can enable Test UI to collect metrics for certain parameters of the resources used by the mobile applications or devices. You can select the Resource Monitoring option and set the time intervals for the collection of the metrics during the test run.
Important: The collection of Resource Monitoring metrics and display of the data graphically is supported only when you run a compound test on a single device.

Procedure

  1. Open the UI Test perspective in Test UI if it is not already open.
  2. Select the compound test that contains the mobile tests from the Test Navigator pane.
    The test window is displayed.
  3. Click Window > Preferences > Test > Test Execution > UI Test Playback.

    The UI Test Playback pane is displayed.

  4. Perform the following steps in the UI Test Playback pane:
    1. Click the Mobile Device Cloud tab.
    2. Select the Perfecto host checkbox to enable the options on the Perfecto Device Cloud Environment panel.
    3. Perform the actions as listed in the following table:

      Option

      Action

      Perfecto host

      Enter the host name of the Perfecto Cloud instance.

      Security Token

      Enter the Token to authenticate the connection to the Perfecto Cloud instance.
    4. Click Apply and Close.
      Note: When the connection with the Perfecto Cloud instance is successful, the mobile devices that you have configured on the Perfecto Cloud are displayed in the Run using drop-down list.
  5. Click the Run Compound Test icon.

    The Run Configuration dialog is displayed.

    Perform any of the following actions:
    • To run each mobile test that are in the compound test on a specific device, go to step 6.
    • To simultaneously run all the tests that are in the compound test on the same set of devices, go to step 7.
  6. Clear the Run on several devices and browsers in parallel option, if selected, and then perform the following actions:
    1. Click the Run using option for each test, to view the mobile devices or emulators that are connected to the Perfecto Cloud.
    2. Select a device from the list.
    3. Repeat steps 6.a and 6.b, for each of the tests in the Compound test.
    4. Click Next.
      The Advanced Playback Options dialog is displayed.
      Note: There is no action to be performed by you for mobile tests.
    5. Go to step 8.
  7. 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 Perfecto Cloud are displayed.

    You must perform the following steps:

    1. Select the devices on which you want to run the test.
    2. Click Next.
      The Advanced Playback Options dialog is displayed.
      Note: There is no action to be performed by you for mobile tests.
    3. Go to step 8.
  8. Click Next.

    The Performance Measurement dialog is displayed.

  9. Perform the following steps if you want Test UI to collect the Resource Monitoring metrics during the test run:
    1. Select the Resource Monitoring option.
    2. Set the interval to collect the metrics by entering a number in the Polling interval field.
      Note: The minimum value that you can enter in the Polling interval field is 1000 milliseconds.
  10. Click Finish.

Results

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

If you opted to collect the Resource Monitoring metrics, you can view the metrics displayed graphically in the UI Test Statistical report. You can analyze the Resource Monitoring metrics to manage the resources of the device or the mobile application under test. See UI Test Statistical report.