3.21.3. Starting, stopping and pausing Test Suites and Test Jobs
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### 3.21.3. Starting, stopping and pausing Test Suites and Test Jobs

#### 3.21.3.1. Starting a Test Suite or a Test Job

To start a Test Suite or a Test Job, you must:

- have started the AUT (Section 3.21.2, “Starting the AUT”)

- have completed object mapping for the Test Suite or Test Suites (Section 3.20.1, “Object mapping”)

- have entered complete test data for your Test Suites.

| Before starting a Test Suite or a Test Job, it is a good idea to review your preferences for the test results (Section 3.29.10, “Test result preferences”).

Starting a Test Suite:

  You can start a Test Suite from the Test Suite Browser or from the Running AUTs View. Click on the arrow next to the ”Start test execution” button and select a Test Suite to start from the list.

Starting a Test Job:

  You can start a Test Job from the Test Suite Browser. Click on the arrow next to the ”start test execution” button and select a Test Job to start from the list.

| The amount of Test Suites or Test Jobs in the list for the ”start test” button depends on your selection. In the Running AUTs View, only Test Suites for the currently selected AUT will be shown. In the Test Suite Browser, if you have selected a Test Suite or a Test Job, only the selected item will be startable.

When a test is running, you can view the progress of the test in the Progress View. This is especially useful if the ITE and the AUT are running on different machines: you can see how much longer the test will run without having to switch to the machine the AUT is running on.

#### 3.21.3.2. Stopping a Test Suite or Test Job

To stop the test at any point, click on the ”stop test execution” button on the toolbar. The test stops automatically when it finishes or when an error occurs whose Event Handler has exit as a reentry type.

#### 3.21.3.3. Pausing a Test Suite or Test Job

1. To pause a test, click on the ”pause test execution” button on the main toolbar.

2. To continue with the test, press the ”Pause test execution” button again.

   | You can opt to automatically pause the test execution when an error occurs via the toolbar (Section 3.21.4, “Interactive test analysis”).

   | If the client and AUT Agent are installed on the same machine, moving the mouse will disrupt the test.