TestExecute - Configure Settings
We destroy and rebuild the OS on our TestExecute machines frequently. As a result I would like to automate the installation of TestExecute with certain settings automatically applied. Specifically,...
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This isn't tested, but you might be able to copy your configuration files from:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\SmartBear\TestExecute\12.0 to a network share.
Then use silent mode install:
https://support.smartbear.com/testexecute/docs/general-info/installing/installing-in-silent-mode.html the second option by default does not allow updates to happen.
Then in theory you could copy your config files back into the new installation. Like I said haven't tested this, but it's worth a shot.
SmartBear said there is no official solution for this.
What we ended up doing is copying the tcsettings.xml file once we had it configured on a single workstation and adding it to our scripted process of installing TestExecute.
We opted to place the file into the DEFAULT profile in Windows 7.
c:\users\default\appdata\local\smartbear\testexecute\12.0
This works for us as it will install and place the file into this directory prior to any user profiles being generated. I am looking at options to get it copied out to the user profile if the profile already exists and the tcsettings.xml does not yet exist as a backup solution.
I created a "Feature Recommendation" post for additional functionality around configuring TestExecute options. If you are interested, please read and give kudos if you think it is a good idea.
