The Tosca Exploratory Testing Server is installed and configured by using the Tricentis Tosca Server (see chapter "Install Tosca Server via setup dialog").

Configurations can be manually adjusted and extended via the Web.config file in the ExploratoryTestingServer directory.

Files and paths to be configured
Web.config
Path to your server directory Default path: C:\Program Files (x86)\TRICENTIS\Tosca Server\ExploratoryTestingServer

The Tricentis Tosca Server must be restarted via the IIS Manager each time the Web.config file is changed. Tricentis recommends defining a time frame for the restart since all newly installed features are restarted as well.

Define a directory for the data

The Exploratory Testing Server saves all session data to a directory.

In the <setting name="DataDirectory" serializeAs="String"> section of the Web.config file, enter the path to the required directory.

The following sample configuration saves data to the directory C:\ProgramData\TRICENTIS\ToscaServer\ExploratoryTesting:

<setting name="DataDirectory" serializeAs="String">
	<value>C:\ProgramData\TRICENTIS\ToscaServer\ExploratoryTesting</value>
</setting>

Enter the activation key

The Exploratory Testing Server must be enabled in order to invite exploratory testers to a session. Enabling the Exploratory Testing Server requires a valid activation key which is provided along with the corresponding license.

You can enter the activation key either upon the Tricentis Tosca Server installation, or into the <setting name="ActivationKey" serializeAs="String"> section of the Web.config file.

The sample configuration below uses the following activation key: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX.

<setting name="ActivationKey" serializeAs="String">
	<value>XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX</value>
</setting>