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Automation with Ranorex

This feature is available only in the Ultimate version of Squash.

Configuration of the execution environment

In the execution environment, an environment variable called SQUASH_MSBUILD_PATH containing the path to the parent folder of MSBuild.exe must be created. You can execute the following command to get the path to your MSBuild executable:

reg.exe query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSBuild\ToolsVersions\4.0" /v MSBuildToolsPath

Test reference in Squash TM

In order to bind a Squash TM test case to a Ranorex automated test, the content of the Automated test reference field of the Automation block of a test case must have the following format:

[repository]/[solution]#[project]#[suite]#[test_case]
or
[repository]/[solution]#[project]#[suite]
(The reference contains two or three # characters.)

with:

  • [repository]: Name of the Git repository.

  • [solution]: The path to the solution's .sln file from the root of the project source repository.

  • [project]: Project name to execute.

  • [suite]: Test suite name to execute.

  • [test_case]: Test case name to execute.
    This parameter is optional, i.e. it may be absent.

Determination of the result of the test case

If a test [test_case] is not specified, the result of the Squash TM test case is calculated by taking into account the individual results of each test in the suite [suite]:

  • If at least one test has an Error status (in case of a technical issue), the status of the execution will be Blocked.
  • If at least one test fails functionally and none of the other ones has an Error status, the status of the execution will be Failed.
  • If all tests succeed, the status of the execution will be Success.

Nature of the exploitable Squash TM parameters

Here is a table showing the exploitable parameters (these parameters are transmitted as test parameters, see below, Squash TM does not generate global parameters):

Nature Key
Name of the dataset DSNAME
Dataset parameter DS_[name]
Execution ID TC_EXECUTION_ID
Test case reference TC_REFERENCE
Test case internal UUID TC_UUID
Test case custom field TC_CUF_[code]
Iteration custom field IT_CUF_[code]
Campaign custom field CPG_CUF_[code]
Test suite custom field TS_CUF_[code]

Legend:

As indicated, Squash TM adds a prefix to the code of the transmitted custom field. Make sure to take it into account.

Availability of the execution ID

TC_EXECUTION_ID is only available with Squash TM 8.0 or later.

Parameters usage

It is possible, when running Ranorex tests, to exploit parameters within it. A parameter can be a test parameter or a global parameter. Squash TM transmits only test parameters. Test parameters and global parameters can be used in the case of a launch from a CI/CD pipeline with the ranorex/params action.

Each parameter is available in Ranorex as a global parameter and, if adequate, as a local parameter (see the Ranorex documentation):

  • if the test reference contains a test case name ([test_case] above), the parameter, whether a test parameter or a global parameter, will be defined in Ranorex as both a global parameter and a local parameter;
  • otherwise, if the test reference does not contain the name of a test case, it will only be defined as a global parameter.

If the same name is used for a global parameter and a test parameter, the latter is taken into account in Ranorex.

Example

Below is an example of a Ranorex solution and the corresponding Squash TM test case automation:

Ranorex example

Ranorex example

Supported versions

Squash has been validated with the following versions of Ranorex. More recent versions should work properly.

Testing Technology Version
Ranorex 💎 9.5