Before the JavaTest harness can execute the tests in a test suite, it requires information about how your computing environment is configured. You provide the JavaTest harness with this information by loading an existing configuration, creating a new configuration, or changing the values in a configuration.
You can also specify configuration values from the command line when starting the JavaTest harness GUI.
The quantity and scope of information required to run tests depends on the test
suite. Some test suites run in diverse environments (different platforms and
networks), while others run in very specific, well-defined environments. The
test suite may provide a configuration interview, configuration template, or
a configuration file (.jti
) for you to use in creating a configuration for
your test run. If your test suite does not provide any of these, consult the
test suite documentation for directions about how you can supply the required
configuration information.
This chapter contains the following topics: