# Running Tests

In the Test Manager, you can use the Run Tests menu or the toolbar button to start a test run of the tests specified in your current configuration. See Test Manager Tool for a description of the Run Tests menu and the tool bar buttons. See Configuring a Test Run for a description of how to use the Configuration Editor to specify configuration information used to run tests.

You can also use the test tree pop-up menu to start a test run of one or more tests selected from the test tree. See Test Tree Pop-up Menu for a description of how to use the test tree pop-up menu to run individual tests in a test tree.

If you do not want to use the Test Manager to run tests, you can use the command line. See Command-Line Summary in the Command-Line Interface User's Guide for information about running tests from the command line.

The harness saves all test results after running tests but does not automatically generate reports of test results. You must generate test reports from the Test Manager or from the command line. See Generating and Viewing Reports for detailed information about reports.

If you use the All Tests view filter and begin a test run, the harness displays an advisory dialog box. Using the All Test view filter displays the results of all tests in a test suite regardless of whether or not they are included in the test run.

You can choose to disable the dialog box by setting harness Preferences, by choosing a different view filter, or by using the check box in the dialog to stop the dialog from being displayed in the future.

This chapter contains the following topics, presented in a sequence that you can use when running tests:

- Starting a Test Run - Describes how to use the Test Manager to start a test run using the current configuration.
- Monitoring a Test Run - Describes how to use the Test Manager (including the use of the Log Viewer) to monitor a test run.
- Monitoring Agents - Describes how to use the Agent Monitor tool to monitor agent activity during a test run.
- Stopping a Test Run - Describes how to use the Test Manager to stop a test run.
- Troubleshooting a Test Run - Describes how to use the Test Manager to troubleshoot a test run.

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