What is a test agent?

What is a test agent?

The Test Agent is simply a place to execute some tests, or a role included in a collection of machines (we call that a test environment) that is required to run a test. One example of a test agent as a role is if a test ran on a client, and that client needed a web server and a database server to run the tests.

How would you set up your test agent to run tests that interact with the desktop?

To configure the test agent you have installed to run as a process, go to Start > Test Agent Configuration Tool. The Configure Test Agent dialog box is displayed. Select Interactive Process. The test agent will be started as a process instead of a service.

What is Visual Studio test agent?

A test agent must be installed on each machine on which you intend to deploy your automated test, and on each machine to be used to collect test data. Test agent for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, 2015 (learn more). Test agent for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013.

What is test project agent?

TestProject Agent is a cross-platform local desktop automation component that communicates with TestProject’s cloud testing repository and is responsible for local test execution. It is a single executable/desktop component that needs to be installed and registered with your account.

How do I run a TestProject agent?

Starting TestProject Agent On Windows, the easiest way to run the agent is just to search for TestProject in the Windows search bar and clicking on the Agent to start it. The agent will then start up on your computer and you will be able to see the status of it by right-clicking on the icon in the system tray.

How do I start the TestProject agent?

Where to find interactive process in Microsoft Test Manager?

If the test controller for this test agent is registered with Team Foundation Server, the status of a test agent that is running as an interactive process is displayed in the Controllers view in the Lab Center for Microsoft Test Manager. It is listed with a preceding asterisk symbol to denote that it is running as an interactive process.

How to configure test agent in Microsoft Test Manager?

If you use Microsoft Test Manager to set up a lab environment, it installs the test agent. You can specify in the Environment Creation Wizard that you want to configure one of the roles to run coded UI tests. The computer that is running an agent on which you want to run coded UI tests cannot be locked or have an active screen saver.

Do you need a test agent in Visual Studio?

If you want to use Visual Studio to run tests remotely, distribute tests across multiple machines, or run load tests, you must configure a test controller, test agents, and test settings file. This topic describes how to manage test controllers and test agents after you install and configure them for the first time.

Can a test controller be removed from Microsoft Test Manager?

To remove these agents from a controller, you must remove the environment using Microsoft Test Manager. You can’t use this procedure to remove agents that are registered to a controller as part of a lab environment. In Visual Studio 2019, you can’t remove a test agent if the test controller is registered with a project.