Use TestCloud in Katalon Studio

Katalon TestCloud is a test automation service that allows you to execute tests on a wide range of operating systems, browsers and mobile devices, on the cloud. With Katalon TestCloud, you can easily configure those test environments.

This guide shows you how to configure TestCloud environments in Katalon Studio, execute tests, and view test reports.

To learn more about the platforms supported by TestCloud, see:

• Supported environment for TestCloud
• Local testing with TestCloud

Note:

From version 9.5.0, particularly with mobile test case, you can execute individual mobile test cases without having to organize them within a test suite.

Requirements

• An active Katalon TestCloud subscription or trial. See TestCloud Trial.
• Katalon Studio version 8.2.5 onwards.
• TestCloud integration enabled in Katalon Studio. To learn how to enable the integration, see: Integrate Katalon Platform with Katalon Studio.

Run test suites with TestCloud

Follow these steps to execute a test suite with TestCloud in Katalon Studio:

1. Open a test suite.
2. Click on the dropdown icon of the Run button and choose to run with TestCloud.
   

   The TestCloud Configuration dialog appears as below.

   If the application under test is hosted in a private/local environment, you can check the Private/Local Testing option to set up TestCloud tunnel. See: Configure TestCloud Tunnel

3. Select the execution environment for your tests.

   Select between Desktop Browser, Mobile Browser, or Mobile Native Apps environments.

   • For desktop browsers: Select the desired OS, browser, and browser version.
   • For mobile browsers: Select the desired OS, OS version, and device. The default browser is Chrome for Android, and Safari for iOS.
   • For mobile native application: Select the desired OS, OS version, and device. By default, the test suite will be executed using the application specified in the script. If you want to override with applications from Application Repository, check the override option and select the available application. See: Upload mobile application.

     

4. Click Run.

You can view the execution progress in Log Viewer with detailed information on the status of each test step:

Run test suite collections with TestCloud

To run a test suite collection with TestCloud from Katalon Studio, follow these steps:

1. Open your test suite collection, select the individual test suite, and double-click the Run with column.
   

   The Select an environment appears as below.

   
   
   

2. Choose TestCloud as your test environment, then click OK.
3. Double click on the Run Configuration column to open the TestCloud Configuration dialog.

   The TestCloud Configuration dialog appears.

   If the application under test is hosted in a private/local environment, you can check the Private/Local Testing option to set up TestCloud tunnel. See: Configure TestCloud Tunnel

4. Select the execution environment for your tests.

   Select between Desktop Browser, Mobile Browser, or Mobile Native Apps environments.

   • For desktop browsers: Select the desired OS, browser, and browser version.
   • For mobile browsers: Select the desired OS, OS version, and device. The default browser is Chrome for Android, and Safari for iOS.
   • For mobile native application: Select the desired OS, OS version, and device. By default, the test suite will be executed using the application specified in the script. If you want to override with applications from Application Repository, check the override option and select the available application. See: Upload mobile application.

     

5. Once you've set up the run configuration for each test suite, click Execute.

You can view the execution progress in Log Viewer with detailed information on the status of each test step: