About Testing Groups Of Packages; Setting Test Statuses And Details - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - REFERENCE V1.0 Reference

About Testing Groups of Packages

Setting Test Statuses and Details

Wise Package Studio Reference
Running a test case for a Software Manager group is slightly different from running a
test case for a single package.
When a group is open, you see a Package drop-down list at the top of Test Expert.
This lists the packages in the group. It does not list the transforms because they are
already applied. Use this list to view the test cases for any one package in the group
of for all packages in the group.
If you have a group open, the Package Execution dialog box opens for installation
tests, from which you install each package in the group.
Uninstall tests do not appear for groups.
If transforms are included in a group, Test Expert opens the base .MSI package as
though the transforms are already applied.
Quality Assurance module only.
You can set the status for a test case or a test item. Test cases are listed in the left pane
of Test Expert and test items appear in the right pane after you select a test case name.
Some tests, particularly application verification tests, are run automatically and set
test item statuses automatically. In some cases, the overall status of the test case is
also set automatically. In other cases, you must set the overall status of the test
case.
Some tests require visual verification from you and prompt you to set the status.
Some tests are informational and might not require a Pass or Fail status for each
test item. Example: When you run the Extra Files or Extra Registry Entries test
cases, you see a list of items that were accessed but not installed. These items do
not necessarily require a Pass or Fail status, but the Status column is available if
you need to mark an item as a problem.
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