Configuring Test Information

In order for the JavaTest harness to execute the test suite, it requires information about how your computing environment is configured.

The quantity and scope of this information depends on the test suite -- some test suites run in diverse environments (different platforms, networks), while others run in very specific, well defined environments.

If your test suite includes a configuration interview, the JavaTest harness uses the Configuration Editor to interview you for this information.

If your test suite does not include a configuration interview, consult the test suite documentation for directions about how to supply any required configuration information.

In all cases, you can use the Configuration Editor to specify runtime parameters that govern which tests in the test suite are run.

The rest of this chapter describes how to use the Configuration Editor and is divided into the following topics:

Using the Configuration Editor Describes how to fill out the interview, search for strings, save the interview, and generate a log file
Working with Multiple Configurations Describes how use multiple interview files to switch configurations between test runs
The Configuration Editor Window Describes the parts of the Configuration Editor window