Configure Menu

Use the Configure menu to load, create, modify, and view configuration data used for a test run. The following table describes the menu items in the Configure menu.

Menu Item Description
New Configuration Sets the current configuration to an empty configuration and opens the Configuration Editor.

The JavaTest harness uses the Configuration Editor to create configuration data containing both test environment and standard values required to run a test suite.

See Creating a New Configuration for detailed information.

Load Configuration Opens the Load Configuration File dialog box.

Use the dialog box to load an existing configuration into the Test Manager for use in running the test suite. The JavaTest harness does not require you to use the Configuration Editor when loading an existing configuration interview.

See Loading an Existing Configuration for detailed information.

Change Configuration Opens an additional menu containing Tests to Run, Exclude List (optional), Keywords (optional), Environment (optional), Prior Status, Concurrency, and Timeout Factor menu items that you can use to change specific configuration values. Use the Other Values menu item to change the remaining values in the configuration.

The JavaTest harness opens the configuration editor window in the most appropriate mode (Question mode or Quick Set mode) for you to change the configuration value.

See Changing Configuration Values for detailed information.

Show Checklist (optional) Enabled only if your test suite supports the configuration checklist. Displays a checklist of tasks to be performed before running tests. See Displaying the Configuration Checklist for detailed information.
Show Exclude List Opens an Exclude List dialog box that contains the exclude list used to run the test suite. You can use the Exclude List dialog box to review but not edit the contents of the exclude list. If you use multiple exclude lists, the Exclude List dialog box displays the merged set of exclude lists.

Use the configuration editor window to add or remove exclude lists. See Using Exclude Lists for detailed information.

See Using the Exclude List Browser for detailed information about viewing the contents of the exclude list.

Show Test Environment Opens a Test Environment browser that displays the configuration values used when running the test suite

You can browse but not change values in the Test Environment browser. Use the configuration editor to change the values. See Changing Configuration Values for detailed information.

See Using the Test Environment Browser for detailed information about viewing the contents of the test environment.

Show Question Log Displays a log of the current configuration interview questions and answers. See Displaying the Question Log for detailed information.
Configuration History Displays a list of configuration files that have been opened. Choose a configuration from the list to use it as the current configuration.