Establish Export Log Options

Use the Define Runtime Options - Export Log page (PSPTTSTLOGOPTIONS) to automatically archive the result logs to a file system in XML + XSL format at the completion of each test.

This option provides the following benefits:

  • The logs are accessible from any browser.

  • The PTF client is not required to verify test results.

  • The logs are available even after the environment or database is brought down or upgraded.

  • Since the log is in XML format, you can write customized utilities to parse or interpret the logs as needed.

Navigation:

PeopleTools, and then Lifecycle Tools, and then Test Framework, and then Define Runtime options

Select the Export Log tab.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Define Runtime Options - Export Log page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Define Runtime Options-Export Log page
Field or Control Description

Use Log Export

Select Yes to activate the export log functionality.

Path

Specify the shared drive to store the log files.

Note: Ensure that the shared drive path allows users full read/write access. The path can be customized using existing system variables. See System Variables

Style Sheet File

(Optional) Specify the path to the stylesheet. If specified, the exported XML log will be saved with the stylesheet.

You can create your own stylesheet to format the XML. If this field is left blank, the XML will not be saved with a stylesheet.

Add Time Stamp

If set to Yes the XML filename will be appended with the Time Stamp in the following format:

<TEST_NAME>-<LOG_ID>-T<YYYYMMDD>_<HHMMSS>

Example: FSCM_INS_VER-LOG5-T20121128_163649.XML

Export Images

If set to Yes the Image will be saved in the same Log folder as the XML Log in the following format:

<TEST_NAME>-<LOG_ID>-T<OPTIONAL_TIME_STAMP>-<LINE_NUMBER_AS_SHOWN_IN_LOG>

Example: FSCM_INS_VER-LOG5-T20121128_163649-Line30.JPEG