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This section applies specifically to the Zephyr Enterprise product. The information below is generally used to ensure that system administrators can update their Zephyr Enterprise product instance on a Linux environment. 

What is Vortex?

  • The value of Vortex is to Organize the Automated Test cases in Zephyr platform and see results
  • When Vortex job is run it posts the test cases into ZE, schedules and executes the test cases according to automation report

Benefits to user

  • Integration with test automation tools/frameworks- Selenium, UFT and Tricentis
  • Users can get the complete picture of automated and non-automated test cases in Zephyr application
  • Increase ROI by reducing time to setup and maintain integration
  • Provides easy to use workflow and intuitive UI to setup integration with Automation Frameworks 


This section provides step-by-step instructions to configure and use Vortex. Please refer to steps provided below:

Vortex configuration:

  1. Install Zephyr
  2. Go to the zephyr Installation Directory eg: C:\Program Files\Zephyr\license
  3. Copy the  zautomation.lic license file in license folder
  4. Restart the Zephyr service

How to validate Vortex Installed properly or not:

  1. Launch zephyr eg : http://localhost:81/flex/html5
  2. Login as Manager >> Select any project 
  3. Check the project Apps
  4. Click on Vortex >> It should be selected and should show in Green color
  5. Add Job and Execute Job

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Folder Watcher also does the same job as Automation does, but the difference is in Automation user has to execute the job, whereas in Folder watcher, user will configure the job with Result folder with an sleep over time (eg: 2 minutes) . So for every 2 minutes this Folder watcher will watch the result folder and if any report file will generate it will take that generated automated file and post the results to ZE UI 

How to Add and Execute Automation Job:

  1. Install Zephyr
  2. Install Zbot and configure with any user having all the permission of Test Repository, Test Planning and Test execution (Manager , lead , custom user etc)
  3. Login as (Manager , lead , custom user etc) in Zephyr
  4. Click on Vortex
  5. Select Automation
  6. Click on + button to add job and save the Job
  7. Click on E button and give cycle, phase names and select assign user and save
  8. Once Job is scheduled, it will give 3 notifications ( New, In-progress, Completed )
  9. Once Job is completed based on the Automation report file it will create testcases in Test Repository, Create cycle with the given name in Test Planning with the given start and end dates, and finally in Test execution it will post the results, and for failed testcases it will add attachment and logs

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Sample automated xml report files for all the frameworks is available at : \\192.168.100.203\SHARE\QA\Vortex\Files



How to Add and Execute Folder Watcher Job:

  1. Install Zephyr
  2. Install Zbot and configure with any user having all the permission of Test Repository, Test Planning and Test execution (Manager , lead , custom user etc)
  3. Login as (Manager , lead , custom user etc) in Zephyr
  4. Click on Vortex
  5. Select Folder Watcher
  6. Click on + button to add job and save the Job
  7. Trigger the script through Jenkins or Maven or sh file or bat file or eclipse etc.... Once execution of script is completed it will create report file in the folder path and it will give notifications in Folder watcher
  8. After applying notifications, Job will be completed. Based on the Automation report file it will create testcases in Test Repository, Create cycle with the given name in Test Planning with the given start and end dates, and finally in Test execution it will post the results, and for failed testcases it will add attachment and logs

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