Create a Test Plan

The following steps walk you through the process of creating a test plan, modifying step settings, running the plan, and setting it to repeat. This is a basic procedure for users who are unfamiliar with the application.

1. Open Test Automation.
   
   

2. Load the appropriate packages that contain the desired test steps. 
   
   

3. Add a step to the test plan:

   1. For example, from the Steps dialog (which lists available test steps in expandable groups) expand the Basic Steps group.
      
      

      
      
      

   2. Select the Delay step and notice that:

      • A blue bar identifies the selected step
      • A short description of the step is shown below the steps
        
        
        
        

   3. Click the Add button next to the step you want to add to the test plan (in the example, next to Delay). 
      
      

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      You can also add a step by double-clicking it or dragging it to the test plan.

4. Add another step. Drag the Log Output step to the test plan, then close the Steps dialog box. Your test plan should look like this:
   
   

   
   
   

5. Select the Delay step:

   1. Notice the delay settings open in the Step Settings pane. Change the Time Delay to 5.0 seconds.
   2. Double-click the Delay step name and rename the step to "Delay 5 Seconds"
      
      
      
      

6. Select the Log Output step and enter "Hello World" in the Log Message field:
   
   

   
   
   

7. Click Run or press F5 to run the test plan. Notice that the test plan indicates:

   1. The time remaining to complete the test step (a)
   2. The duration of the step thus far (b)
      
      
   
   
   
   

8. The Log pane shows the log messages. Use the scroll bars to view all of the messages (a). Notice the "Hello World" message from the Log Message step (b).
   
   

   
   
   

9. To save the test plan to the PathWave Desktop Edition internal file system, see Save a Test Plan. 
   
   

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   To save the current test plan to a specific file location on your computer, type Ctrl+S, navigate to the desired location, and enter a file name with a .TapPlan extension. 

Next Steps

The PathWave Desktop Edition Viewer service is launched after a successful test plan run to provide a visual representation of the test plan results. See View Results for more information on viewing, filtering, and exporting test plan results.