Remote Launch

What is Remote Launch?

Extend the installation of SpiraTest with support for automated regression testing. The RemoteLaunch app will connect to your automated testing tools and allow SpiraTest to orchestrate your test activities, both manual and automated in one place.

Feature Highlights

Why use RemoteLaunch?

Automated test scripts are a valuable way to perform regression testing on applications to ensure that new features or bug fixes do not disrupt existing functionality. They typically complement manual testing, which is more efficient in testing new features and capabilities.

For full test coverage, you need to perform the same automated tests across a full spectrum of platforms, browsers, devices, and environments. Using RemoteLaunch with SpiraTest or SpiraTeam allows you to manage the automated testing process. Track automated testing against project requirements. Get a holistic view of manual and automated testing.

Manage a Distributed Test Lab

Using RemoteLaunch, you can manage an entire global test lab from your central SpiraTest server, with automated test sets running using a variety of different automation technologies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. RemoteLaunch can be used for on-premises, cloud, or hybrid deployments without any special configuration.

Use the best-in-class test automation tools

With RemoteLaunch's open architecture, you can schedule and track manual tests in the same environment as your automated tests - with plug-ins available for the best test automation tools such as HP Unified Functional Testing, SmartBear TestComplete, Ranorex, Squish, and Selenium.

Holistic view of manual and automated testing

Each of the plug-ins for RemoteLaunch is designed to use the specific information provided by the automation tool being integrated. So you get advanced reports that are fully integrated into your SpiraTest environment, with support for screenshots, log files, detailed test reports, as well as key quality control metrics.

RemoteLaunch Features

The following features illustrate the power to use RemoteLaunch and SpiraTest to manage your automated tests:

Test automation integration

• Installs on any test machine or Virtual Machine (VM) in your environment
• Searches the SpiraTest server for automated sets assigned to the computer
• You can launch automated tests using a variety of different technologies
• Parameter values can be passed from SpiraTest to RemoteLaunch
• Easy-to-use interface that lets you see upcoming tests
• Communicates using standard web protocols - no firewall change required
• Cross platform - supports Linux, UNIX, MacOS X and Windows
• Open architecture that supports different test automation tools
• You can access test scripts stored in SpiraTest or hosted externally
• Real-time test status reports for SpiraTest

System requirements:

CPU: 1.8 GHz dual core processor

RAM: 2 GB

HDD / SSD: 50 GB of free space on the main drive

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

Resolution: 1024×768

Supported operating systems

Mac OS X 10.5 x (Leopard), Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), Mac OS X 10.7 (Mountain Lion), OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)

Hardware requirements

Memory - 1 GB of RAM and more

Free disk space - 50 MB

System type - 32-bit and 64-bit OS