Install Tricentis Test Automation for SAP in unattended mode

You can install Tricentis Test Automation for SAP in one of the following ways:

Via setup dialog as described in chapter "Install Tricentis Test Automation for SAP via setup dialog".
In unattended mode. In this case, the setup completes the installation without user interaction.

An unattended installation is necessary in environments that use software for automated and centralized software distribution. These environments need setups that support unattended installation.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation, ensure that you meet all requirements listed in chapter "Install Tricentis Test Automation for SAP".

Perform an unattended installation

To perform an unattended installation, follow the steps below:

Unzip the installation package.
Go to the installation folder and enter the following command at the command line:

"name and file extension of the installer file" /s <MSI commands> /qn
- /s specifies silent mode. Elements that require user interaction are not displayed.
- /qn specifies that Windows Installer dialogs are not displayed during the installation.
- Replace <MSI commands> with one or more of the commands in the list below.

MSI commands

The table below contains a list of MSI commands.

You can find more MSIEXEC commands in the Windows Installer Service documentation or display them by running the MSIEXEC.exe file in the command line. Or you can check out the attachments of this Tricentis Knowledge Base article.

For the MSI commands in the list below, please note the following:

If a path contains spaces, you have to enclose it with a backslash followed by quotation marks: \"<Path>\". For instance: \"C:\Temp\My directory\file.exe\".
All MSI commands are commands to configure the features that you want to install. If you want to use the default configurations for these features, you do not have to specify them in the command line.


MSI command	Description
INSTALLDIR	Specifies the installation path of Tricentis Test Automation for SAP. Default: C:\Program Files\TRICENTIS\Tosca Testsuite (32bit) or Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\TRICENTIS\Tosca Testsuite (64bit)
NETDRIVE	Installs the %TRICENTIS_ALLUSERS_APPDATA% directory on a network drive. NETDRIVE sets the permissions for the folder %TRICENTIS_ALLUSERS_APPDATA%. If you don't want to set any permissions on the %TRICENTIS_ALLUSERS_APPDATA% folder, set the NETDRIVE value to 1, i.e. NETDRIVE=1 . Default: NETDRIVE=0 For more information, see chapter "%TRICENTIS_ALLUSERS_APPDATA%".
START_SERVICES	Starts TOSCAAutomationService by default when the Windows system service is installed. If the security settings on your work station prevent services from starting, you can circumvent this by using START_SERVICES=0. Default: START_SERVICES=1
TOSCA_PROJECTS	Specifies the path where projects are saved. Default: C:\Tosca_Projects
TRICENTIS_ALLUSERS_APPDATA	Specifies the directory of user defined settings. Default path: C:\ProgramData\TRICENTIS\Tosca Testsuite\7.0.0

Examples

Example 1

The following command installs all features. This setup is similar to the standard Test Automation for SAP Commander installation via the installer:

"Tricentis Test Automation for SAP13.4.exe" /s /qn

Example 2

The following command installs all features to a defined directory:

"Tricentis Test Automation for SAP13.4.exe" /s INSTALLDIR="D:\Tricentis for SAP" /qn

View installation logs

Once installation is complete, you can check your logs in the %TEMP% folder.

Uninstall in unattended mode

You can also uninstall Tricentis Test Automation for SAP without user interaction.

To uninstall in unattended mode, enter the following command at the command line: "Tricentis Test Automation for SAP13.4.exe" /uninstall /quiet.

/uninstall triggers the deinstallation.
/quiet specifies that you want to perform the uninstall process in silent mode.