13 STAP Jobs Management

Learn about jobs, creating a new job, updating an existing job, and running a job in Oracle Communications Solution Test Automation Platform (STAP) UI.

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About Jobs Page

The term 'job' represents a package dedication unit that combines one or more scenarios (sets of test steps) to be run against a specific environment. A job is a test suite that is configured and ready to be run as a single entity.

To access Jobs, navigate to the Menu using the navigation panel. Select the Jobs option to view and manage jobs. The Jobs page allows you to view and manage all the previously created jobs in a single tabular format. Each row represents a unique job.

Table 13-1 lists the columns for each unique jobs.

Table 13-1 Job Details

Field Description
Name Name of the job.
Description Brief information about the job.
Scenarios Number of scenarios running within the job.
Environment Linked environment.
Actions Action icons to edit, run, or delete the job.

Creating a New Job

To create a new job, navigate to the Jobs page:

  1. Click the Create New Job button on the top right corner of the page. This allows you to define and configure a new job from scratch. The fields include:
    • Name
    • Tags (optional)
    • Environment
    • Description (optional)
    • Scenarios (select one or more from the available list by checking the box against each scenario)
  2. Click Create Job to add the new entry to the jobs table.

Updating an Existing Job

To update an existing job:

  1. Click the edit (Edit Icon) icon under Actions column on the row corresponding to the job you want to modify.
    1. This opens the Edit Job page with all pre-filled data, allowing you to modify the following job details:
    • Name
    • Tags
    • Environment
    • Description
    • Scenarios (to add or delete scenarios, select the check boxes against each scenario)
  2. Click Update to save the changes and update the jobs table accordingly.
  3. Click Cancel to abort the changes made.

Running a Job

You can run a job in two modes:

  • Background
  • Run and visit Dashboard (For monitoring realtime execution of the job)

Deleting a Job

To delete an existing job:

  1. Navigate to the Jobs page, click the delete (Delete Icon) icon under the Actions column on the row corresponding to the job you want to delete.

    A confirmation dialog box appears.

  2. Click Delete.