Scheduling automated tests to run (deprecated)

Note:  Script agents for automated testing are deprecated and will be discontinued in a future release. We recommend using Helix ALM's out-of-the-box automated testing support. See Managing automated tests for more information.

You can schedule tests to run automatically. For example, schedule test to run at night. When you get to work in the morning, you can view the results and attach them to manual test runs.

Note:  The following steps only work if you have a script agent integrated with Helix ALM. See Configuring a script agent for automated testing (deprecated).

1. Click the Files tab in the manual test run that contains the automated test.

2. Click the Scripts tab.

3. Select a test and click Schedule.

The Schedule Task dialog box opens.

4. The Start date defaults to the current date. You can enter another date.

5. The Start time defaults to the current time. You can enter another time.

The start time must be at least five minutes later than the current time.

6. Select Stop the task if it runs for to stop the automated test if it runs longer than the specified time. Enter the hours and minutes to run the test before the task is stopped.

7. Enter the Windows Username and Password to use to start the task and run the tests.

8. Click OK.

The task is added to the Windows Scheduled Tasks. Use the Windows Task Scheduler to view or edit the task.