Attach and view files with Tricentis File Service

Tricentis File Service is a web-based application that stores your Tosca Commander files in a separate file system. You can still access the files in your workspace, but they don't take up its storage space. This keeps your workspaces slim and improves their performance.

You can store various types of files in Tricentis File Service. This topic covers working with files that you attach manually.

What's in this topic?

This topic is for users. It has all the information you need to complete the following tasks: 

  • Attach files to objects in Tosca Commander and edit them.

  • View these files.

  • Empty your local cache to free up disk space.

Manually attach files to objects

The process of manually attaching files is the same with or without Tricentis File Service:

Drag and drop a file onto the test object, or use the context menu entry Attach file.

However, there are some differences once you've attached the file:

  • You can't choose to embed or create a file reference. Instead, Tricentis Tosca automatically saves the file to Tricentis File Service.

  • None of the settings or configurations for embedding or file references apply.

  • You can save a local copy of the file. To do so, right-click the attached file and select Save Copy to ... from the context menu..

Edit files that you store in Tricentis File Service

To edit a file that you store in Tricentis File Service, follow these steps:

  1. Check out the attached file you want to edit.

  2. Open the file in Tosca Commander.

  3. Edit and save the file.

  4. Check in. This updates the file in the Tricentis File Service database.

View files

The process of viewing files is the same with or without Tricentis File Service:

Empty the local cache

When you click on an object or execution log, Tricentis Tosca downloads the files from Tricentis File Service and stores them in the local cache.

To free up disk space, go to Project->Info and select Empty local File Service Cache.

What's next

You have prepared your Tosca Commander objects. Now it's time to create tests with them.