A 1. Check if the device and Rational Test Workbench are in the same network.
A 2. Make use of the Android Debug Bridge and RTW USB Controller. For more information, see USB Controller.
A 4. Ensure that the devices are connected to Rational Test Workbench.
A 5. The UI elements or actions might not be supported by Rational Test Workbench. You can manually add an action to the test script.
A 6. If there is only one compatible device configured with the workbench and set to passive mode, it will automatically be selected. If there are several devices, follow the steps in Defining a variable to run a test with a selected mobile device.
A 7. Rational Test Workbench provides a native browser called RTW Mobile Web Recorder to record and playback web tests. For Android, when you tap Manage Web Applications for the first time, the browser is installed. For iOS, you have to install it from the Apple store or from the build archive on an iOS simulator.
A 8. Yes. The instrumented application must be produced again from the new version of the app.
A 9. Yes, you must re-instrument the app to use the latest workbench runtime code that is embedded in the instrumented application.
A 10. While it is not strictly required, not doing so will usually forbid you to make use of the new features of the product. To upgrade the Android mobile client, first use the Reset menu item of the Android RTW Mobile client, then proceed with the installation. For more information, see Installing the Android mobile test client.
For iOS web client, clear the Safari browser cache before browsing the workbench URL. For the native iOS client or testing web applications on an iOS simulator, see Installing the iOS mobile test client.
A 11. Yes, you can instrument your app from command line. For more information, see Automating the Android testing process.
A 12. No , you cannot connect the mobile client to multiple workbenches at the same time.