Install Tricentis Test Automation for SAP

This chapter gives an overview of the Tricentis Test Automation for SAP installation.

To get an overview of all tasks that administrators need to perform to set up Tricentis Test Automation for SAP for users, see chapter "Set up Tricentis Test Automation for SAP".

Prerequisites

To install and work with Tricentis Test Automation for SAP, you must fulfill the following requirements:

• You have the necessary software and hardware listed in the Tricentis Test Automation for SAP system requirements.

• You have downloaded the Tricentis Test Automation for SAP installation package (see chapter "Download the installation packages").

• You have local administrator rights, which you need to install Tricentis Test Automation for SAP.

• The user of the machine on which you install Tricentis Test Automation for SAP has write permission for the directory %TRICENTIS_PROJECTS%. By default, the directory path is C:\Tosca_Projects. The user needs this permission to work with Tricentis Test Automation for SAP.

Installation process

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

Manage settings

If you want to adjust specific settings for individual work stations after the installation, Tricentis recommends that you first perform a prototype installation on one machine.

By default, Tricentis Test Automation for SAP stores settings files at C:\Program Files(x86)\TRICENTIS\Tosca Testsuite\. This directory contains the following sub-directory (see chapter " Hierarchy of the Settings Files"):

• TBox\Settings\ for Engines 3.0

You can then copy the settings files into the corresponding directory on the target computers. This allows you to configure settings which you cannot configure during the installation process. These are managed directly by the central software administration.

Use DB2 repositories

Tricentis Test Automation for SAP in 32-bit supports DB2 repositories by default.

If you want to use DB2 repositories in 64-bit installations, you need to perform additional steps after you have installed Tricentis Test Automation for SAP. For more information, see chapter "Use DB2 repositories in 64-bit installations".

Run Tricentis Test Automation for SAP in 32-bit on 64-bit systems

You can run Tricentis Test Automation for SAP in 32-bit on a 64-bit operating system. In this case, you need to manually start Tricentis Test Automation for SAP or the schema migration if you want to use them.

To do so, double-click the following executable files, which are located in %COMMANDER_HOME%:

• TOSCACommanderX86.exe

• DbRepositorySchemaMigratorX86.exe

Maintain the installation

You can repair or uninstall Tricentis Test Automation for SAP. For more information, see chapter "Maintain the Tricentis Test Automation for SAP installation".