Getting Started with Eggplant DAI

Upgrading from an older version?

You can find documentation for previous versions of DAI back to 6.5 by choosing the version from the drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of any page in the DAI documentation. You can find installation guides for earlier versions at the links here: 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5.

Eggplant DAI uses a model-based approach to combine linear directed test automation with automated exploratory testing. It integrates seamlessly Eggplant Functional (EPF) and Fusion Engine for both image and object-based test execution. The use of modeling shifts the focus of testing from basic code compliance to the overall user experience by allowing data sets including real user journeys, testing coverage, and past test failures to guide new test creation. This process can be scaled across any organization, by utilizing the Eggplant DAI tools for SUT management, scheduling, and viewing results.

Why Use Eggplant DAI?

Eggplant DAI is a cutting-edge solution designed to transform the way you manage and run software tests. With DAI, you can centralize test asset management, streamline test runs, and integrate seamlessly with CI/CD pipelines. DAI offers unparalleled flexibility and reusability, allowing you to optimize scheduling, simplify workflows, and enhance collaboration across teams in a scalable way. DAI enables your organization to do the following:

• Orchestrate, schedule, and analyze multiple Eggplant test runs on any platform, from a single user-friendly portal.

• Intelligently generate test cases, and use comprehensive dashboards that provide actionable insights, enabling you to achieve high-quality software assurance faster and with greater confidence.

• Adopt script-based, feature-based, or model-based testing, and support your users with advanced features like runtime test management and automatic retries, aggregated test results, and robust reporting capabilities.

• Integrate with external Git code repositories for secure suite management, syncing the latest versions at runtime.

• Report on formal requirements mapped against test suites as they progress through test cycles.

Setting Up Eggplant DAI

If you're new to Eggplant DAI, read the following pages and perform the following tasks to get started:

• Read the DAI Components page for an understanding of how DAI works
• Read the DAI License Overview to determine the license you need
• Review the Prerequisites page for system recommendations
• Install Eggplant DAI
• Set up user accounts
• Install the agent
• License DAI
• Create your execution environment

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Some DAI components contain open source software. To the extent you are entitled to a copy of the source code for the open source software distributed with this product, a free copy will also be provided. Please contact us with your request.

Then, use a workflow that suits you best. For instance, you might build models first, or define a SUT connection and test configuration, and work your way through running scheduled tests:

• Create models
• Create snippets and link them to your models
• Create and manage SUT connections
• Create test cases
• Set up test configurations
• Execute tests
• View test results
• Perform additional operations

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For information on Eggplant DAI licenses, see DAI Licensing Overview.

The Eggplant DAI Interface

The following section lists the components available on the left menu of the Eggplant DAI interface:

• Dashboard: View a snapshot of the current testing status of a model and drill down into other parts of the application for more details.
• Designer: Create and maintain the assets needed for end-to-end testing of your application. You can generate models, scripts, and test cases, as well as import user journeys based on real user data.
• Controller: Access everything related to running tests, from defining which devices to use, to choosing what to test, to reviewing progress and outcomes of individual executions.
• Insights: For each model, Insights present analysis relating to testing coverage and locations of defects identified in testing.
• System: Download server log entries for all the Eggplant DAI services and view the connection status of services and connected agents.
  • Status: View the status of your system at any given time.
  • Access: Manage users, and control the level of access they have to DAI.
  • Logs: Use these logs for sending to Eggplant Support for troubleshooting. To download your server logs, click the Download button on the Logs page, which then downloads a zip file of the whole directory to the Downloads folder of your browser.
  • Licenses: Use this page to add and manage your Eggplant DAI licenses.
• Help: Access the Eggplant DAI documentation home page for useful instructions on how to use the Eggplant DAI app.
• Log Out: Log out of Eggplant DAI.