Creating Reports

The JavaTest harness does not automatically create reports of test results after a test run. You can create test reports either from the command line in batch mode (see Writing Reports) or from the JavaTest GUI. To create a test report from the JavaTest GUI, you must:

1. Choose Report > Create Report from the Test Manager menu bar. The JavaTest harness opens the Create a New Report dialog box.

2. Type the name of a report directory in the Report Directory field or click the button to specify where to put the new reports. You can either specify a new directory or an existing directory. If you ran reports earlier, it displays the directory from the previous run. If you use an existing report directory, the JavaTest harness saves the previous reports as backups and then writes the new reports.
3. The Report Results for field allows you to specify which test results are reported. You can choose Current Configuration, All Tests, or Custom. Create a Custom filter to generate test reports for a specific set of test criteria.
   • See Using View Filters for a description of the filters.
   • See Custom View Filter for a description of how to create a custom view filter.
4. After specifying a report directory and choosing the test results that are reported, click the OK button to generate new reports.

The JavaTest harness writes the reports and then displays a dialog box that gives you the option of either viewing the new reports in the report browser or returning to the Test Manager window.