You can set the concurrency and the timeout factor in one of three ways, as follows:
You can also use the Configuration Editor window in Question Mode to specify the concurrency and the timeout factor.
Use the Execution pane to set the following:
The JavaTest harness can run tests concurrently. If you are running the tests on a multiprocessor computer or are using multiple agents on a test system, concurrency can reduce the time required to run tests. For detailed information about using agents to run tests, refer to your test suite documentation and to the JavaTest Harness Agent User's Guide if it is proviided by the test suite.
When using multiple agents to run tests, the concurrency value must not exceed the number of agents. If the concurrency value exceeds the total number of available agents, an error will occur in the test run.
If you have unexpected test failures, run the tests again, one at a time. Some
test suites may not work correctly if you run tests concurrently. The default
range of values used by the JavaTest harness is from 1
to 50
.
For your first test run, leave this field set to 1
. After the tests
run properly, you can increase this value. Unless your test
suite restricts concurrency, the maximum number of threads
specified by the concurrency
command is 50
. See your test suite
documentation for additional information about using concurrency values greater
than 1
.
This field is disabled for some test suites.
To prevent a stalled test from stopping a test run, most test suites set a timeout limit for each test. The timeout limit is the amount of time that the JavaTest harness waits for a test to complete before moving on to the next test.
If you are running the tests on a particularly slow CPU or slow network, you
can change the time limit by specifying a floating point value in the time
factor field. Each test's timeout limit is multiplied by the time factor value.
The default range of values used by the JavaTest harness is from 0.1
to 100.0
.
In the Time Factor field, the JavaTest harness uses the form of floating point
values that is specific to the locale in which it is run. For example, if your
locale uses floating point values in the form of x,x
, JavaTest harness
uses that form of floating point value in the Time Factor field. In setting the
timeout factor in the following example, specify values of 2,0
and 0,5
if
your locale uses floating
point values in the form of x,x
.
Example:
If you specify a value of 2.0
, the timeout limit for tests with
a basic 10-minute time limit becomes 20 minutes. Specifying a value of 0.5
for
tests with a 10-minute limit produces a 5-minute timeout limit.
At first, use the default value of 1.0
to run tests and then, if
necessary, increase the value. The actual timeout calculation for any particular
test suite might vary.