Folder Watcher jobs are similar to Suite Automation ones. The difference is that when creating a Folder Watcher job, you specify a sleepover period (for example, 2 minutes) after which the Folder Watcher job will watch the result folder, and if some report file is generated, it will take that file and post the results to Zephyr.
To create a Folder Watcher job:
1. Switch to the Vortex > Folder Watcher tab and click the plus sign:
2. In the Folder Watcher Job Creation form, populate all the highlighted (required) fields and click Add:
The table below lists the fields available on the Folder Watcher Job Creation form.
Field name | Description |
Job Name (required) | Enter a name for the suite automation job. |
Job Description | A description of your job. |
Automation Framework | Select the framework you are using. Possible values:
|
Create Package | Select the check box if you are using the Selenium automation framework. |
Sleepover Period (required)
| The time interval between checking for changes (in minutes). |
Folder Path (required)
| The path to the folder where the results will appear. |
Zbot (required) | Select the Zbot you will use to execute the test cases. |
Cycle Name (required) | Specify a name for the cycle that will be created. Here you can decide whether you want to reuse the same test cycle for all the automation runs or create a new test cycle every time the automation job is run (you can include a timestamp in the test cycle as well). |
Folder in Test Repository for Test Cases (required) | Select a test repository folder where the created test cases will be stored. |
Assign Executions To | Specify a Zephyr user to assign the executions to. |
Cycle Start Date (required) | Specify the test cycle start date. |
Cycle End Date (required) | Specify the test cycle end date. |
After creating a Folder Watcher job, you can start watching the specified folder.
Start watching the folder
To start watching the specified folder, click the play button in the Action column. The pause button pauses the action:
When a job is running, it keeps on watching the specified folder in specified time intervals. Once a test report appears in the folder and the job run is completed, Zephyr creates test cases in the Test Repository, creates a cycle for them on the Test Planning page, and posts the results to the Test Execution page. If there are some failed test cases, they will have attachments:
See Also
Zephyr Test Automation
Zephyr Vortex
Script Automation
Suite Automation
ZBot Overview