Introduction to test scheduling

These instructions describe how to set up test scheduling in Provar. By following these steps, you will learn how to set up tests to run on a schedule, and deliver a report of the results to your stakeholders. You will also learn how Provar can work with Version Control to help your team work more collaboratively and efficiently.

A standard DevOps flow with Provar looks like this:

Contents

This guide is divided into the following sections:

• Prerequisites (see below)
• Apache Ant, Java JDK and Environment Variables
• Generating a Build File
• Version Control and DevOps
• Setting up Continuous Integration

To run Provar tests without first installing Provar (e.g. on Linux), follow the guide up to Generating a Build File, then refer to Running Provar on Linux.

Prerequisites

To complete your test scheduling setup you will need the following:

Permissions to download Apache ANT and Java JDK from their websites

System permissions to install Apache ANT and Java JDK on your machine

System permissions to add and update environment variables on your machine

Provar installed on your machine with a valid license

Access to the Test Case files that you want to schedule

Access to the Command Line (Windows) or Terminal (Mac) on your machine