Creating and executing tests on a Deployment Manager pipeline

Users must create a test application as the first step in the journey of writing automated tests. A test application contains test cases and supporting assets in a test ruleset. To manage tests independently, create a test application on the target application.

Developers must configure a test application on either the development or source development environment (system of record (SOR)). Depending on the Development model, the environment where the test application is created changes:

• If you are using a distributed, branch-based environment, create a test application on the remote development environment.
• If you are using a branch-based environment, create a test application on the development environment.
• If you are not using branches, create a test application in the development environment.

Steps to create a test application

After identifying the environment on which the test application must be created, perform the following steps to create the test application:

1. Create the target application if the application does not exist.
2. Create a test application. Open the application record and add the application created\identified in Step 1 under the built-on application.
3. Lock both the target and test applications.
4. Lock both the target and test application rulesets only if the application is created in a remote development environment.

To learn more about the automation of tests, see PegaUnits or PegaScenario.

A release manager must configure the test application on the Deployment Manager pipeline.

To configure tests on a Deployment Manager pipeline, perform the following steps:

1. Create or edit a deployment pipeline.
2. Under the Application details tab, after the Pipeline name, locate Configure application test cases.
3. Select the Configure application test cases check box to enable the pipeline to package the test application.
4. Fill the required details under Test application details section such as the Application, Version, Access group, Product rule, and Version (product rule version).
   • You are ready with the source of the test cases. Define the environments where the tests will run.
5. Select the Deploy test artifact input on the Deploy application task for a target stage or environment.
6. Click Save to save the changes.

When you save the pipeline, run the application tests on the target environment.

The pipeline in the Deployment Manager is configured to create a test artifact and deploy the artifact to the configured environment.

Executing a test in a pipeline

A release manager must add a task to run the automated tests in a pipeline in the Deployment Manager. The tasks to run PegaUnits and PegaScenario tests are supported out of the box.