Setting Specific Configuration Values

You can use an existing configuration file and then specify values for running tests that override those in the configuration file. Any values that you specify in the command string override but do not change the values specified in the configuration file.

Before a value can be changed from the command line, it's tag-name must exist in the initialized configuration file. If the configuration does not include the tag-name (for example, jckdate.gmtOffset) you must use the Configuration Editor in the JavaTest GUI to add or replace it.

See Obtaining the Question tag-name for detailed information about the tag-name for the question.

When specifying configuration values for a test run, include the commands in the following sequence:

1. Open the test suite (mytestsuite.ts)
2. Open a work directory (myworkdir.wd)
3. Open/initialize a configuration (myconfig.jti)
4. Specify the tag-name=values for running tests (jckdate.gmtOffset=8)
5. Include the runtests command.

To run the following examples you must replace mytestsuite.ts, myworkdir.wd, and myconfig.jti with test suite, work directory, and .jti names that exist on your system. Win32 users must also change "/" file separators to "\" to run these examples.

Command Options Example:
java -jar [jt_dir/lib/]javatest.jar -batch -testsuite mytestsuite.ts -workdir myworkdir.wd -open myconfig.jti -set jckdate.gmtOffset=8 -runtests

Single String Arguments Example:
java -jar [jt_dir/lib/]javatest.jar -batch "testsuite mytestsuite.ts; workdir myworkdir.wd; open myconfig.jti; set jckdate.gmtOffset=8; runtests"

Obtaining the Question tag-name

There are two ways to obtain a configuration question tag-name:

• CONTROL and T - Start the JavaTest harness, open the Configuration Editor and load the configuration file used to run tests. Click on text in the Configuration Editor's question box and then press the CONTROL and T keys. The Configuration Editor displays the tag-name at the bottom of the pane. Navigate through the configuration until you locate the question whose value must be changed. Use the tag-name at the bottom of the pane in the command.
• Question Log - Start the JavaTest harness and load the configuration file that will be used to run tests. Choose Configure > Show Question Log in the Test Manager menu bar to view the Question Log of the current configuration. The Question Log displays the tag-name for each question in the configuration and its value.