Installing An Installation Test Into A Virtual Software Layer; About Test Cases - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - REFERENCE V1.0 Reference

Installing an Installation Test into a Virtual Software Layer

About Test Cases

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Requires Software Virtualization Agent.
When you run an installation test, you can install the package into a virtual software
layer. After you finish testing the package, you can use the Symantec SVS applet to
delete or deactivate the virtual software layer. If you run the uninstall tests, the layer is
deleted.
This has the following benefits:
It restores the computer to its original state so that you do not need to reimage it to
test another package.
If you created a snapshot when you ran the installation test, you can use this
snapshot when you run the next installation test.
When you run an installation test and install the installation into a virtual software layer,
all activated layers are deactivated. If the installation test depends on something in a
virtual software layer, it will not be available because the layer is deactivated. When the
installation is complete, the layers that were deactivated are reactivated.
When you run an uninstall test on a package that was installed into a virtual software
layer, the layer must be activated.
About the Altiris SVS Applet in the Virtual Package Editor Help.
Quality Assurance module only.
Different kinds of test cases are run differently. (Example: Generated tests are run
within Test Expert, but user-defined tests must be run manually outside Test Expert.)
Some tests might have to be run on multiple computers.
When you select a test case in the left pane, the upper-right pane shows information for
the selected test case:
Description of the test case
Statistics for test items that make up the test case
Overall status of the test case.
Use the Pending, Passed, or Failed tabs to view test items by status.
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