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Running scripts remotely

You can run scripts remotely to distribute automated tests across multiple computers and more quickly run tests. For example, you can run a script on a computer in your QA lab to test it on a different operating system version.

Keep the following in mind before you run scripts remotely:

A QA Wizard Pro license must be available on each remote computer.
Remote playback is only supported through QAWRemote.exe, which must be started on the remote computer. See Starting QAWRemote.exe.
If you are testing a web application, the web server can be hosted on another computer, but the browser must be installed on the computer running the script.
The remote computer must have access to the application in the global or local repository.
If scripts include CallScript statements, the called script name must be a text string.
If an OpenRecordset statement is used to access a local datasheet, the datasheet name must be a text string. Variables and other expressions are not supported.

1. Open the script to run remotely and choose Script > Run Remote.

Note: If a script is set as the main script for the workspace, you can run it remotely without opening it. Choose Script > Run Main Script Remote. See Setting and running a main script.

The Run Remote dialog box opens.

2. Select the remote computer.

Click Add if you need to add a remote computer. See Configuring remote computers.

3. Select Monitor remote run to automatically start the status tool when remote scripts run. This lets you monitor script playback line-by-line. See Viewing playback information in the status tool.

4. Click OK.

The script runs on the remote computer. A dialog box opens to confirm the script is running.

Note: You may be prompted to enter information before playback starts, such as a session name, repository variable values, or server login credentials. See Running scripts.

5. Click OK to close the dialog box.

When the script finishes running, the run report is saved on the remote computer in C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Documents\QA Wizard Reports.

Note: If you want to email the results and run report, you must configure email notifications on the remote computer. See Setting email notification options.